Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA, Lexile, and Reading Recovery are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. Swimming in a School Genre Animal fantasy Comprehension Skills and Strategy Plot and Theme Realism and Fantasy Story Structure Scott Foresman Reading Street 3.6.4 ISBN-13: 978-0-328-51428-1 ISBN-10: 0-328-51428-4 9 780328 514281 9 0 0 0 0 by Thea Feldman illustrated by Luciana Navarro Alves
Swimming in a School Note: The total word count includes words in the running text and headings only. Numerals and words in chapter titles, captions, labels, diagrams, charts, graphs, sidebars, and extra features are not included.
This school is no fun! Leo told his friend Gil. Every day is the same. We swim from here to there. What s the goal of this journey? Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Pearson. Illustrations by Luciana Navarro Alves 16 Royalty-Free/Corbis ISBN 13: 978-0-328-51428-1 ISBN 10: 0-328-51428-4 Copyright by Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permissions, write to Pearson Curriculum Rights & Permissions, One Lake Street, Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Pearson is a trademark, in the U.S. and/or in other countries, of Pearson plc or its affiliates. Scott Foresman is a trademark, in the U.S. and/or in other countries, of Pearson Education, Inc., or its affiliates. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 13 12 11 10 09 3
Gil looked sad. Oh Leo, he said. Trust me. Swimming in a school is cool. One day you ll see why. But Leo was staring at something far away. Wow! he said. Gil, do you see that? It looks like an old ship. What s that shiny stuff? I ll bet there could be crystal and maybe even jewels. I m going to make a discovery! 4 5
But Gil was talking to air bubbles. Leo had already disappeared toward the ship. Leo! Gil said. Don t you dare go over there. That shiny light could be one of those ugly anglerfish. It could be just waiting to eat you! 6 7
Leo was very excited when he swam into the ship. Finally! Here was something different. The ship was filled with things he had never seen before. There were big bright jewels and shiny gold coins. Leo swam toward a bright light. There he found an anglerfish with its jaws open wide! 8 9
As Leo turned around, he saw a big moray eel lurking in the corner. Say, son, why don t you come and tell old Morey all about it? Before I eat you, that is! Leo swam backwards as fast as he could. He kept his eyes on the anglerfish at all times. Ouch! Leo cried as he backed up right into a silver fork. This is not the kind of adventure I wanted! 10 11
Leo watched Morey come toward him. He knew it was time to leave. I must go! I must get back to the school. Maybe we can talk some other time. 12 As he swam away, Leo was unaware that a big net had come down. Like a giant scoop, it caught him up. But Leo swam right through a hole in the net. For once, being small was a good thing. 13
Leo looked out at the ocean. More than anything, he wanted to see Gil and the school. But what was that? The school was coming back! Leo was joyful. I ll never complain about swimming from here to there ever again! Leo swam behind some coral. He needed to be safe. He needed a quiet place where he could think. He thought about his safe school. How he missed it now! 14 15
At least one-fourth of all fish swim in schools. Some schools have millions of fish! By swimming together, fish make it harder for bigger fish to eat them. Some scientists also think it s easier to find a mate in a school. Also, small fish are born knowing to swim together. It s the best defense against a sea world filled with big, hungry creatures. Reader Response 1. Tell what happens at the beginning of this story. What happens in the middle? How does the story end? Use a chart like the one below to help you. Beginning Middle End 2. What four problems did Leo face when he left the school? How did the structure of the story, with a clear beginning, middle, and end, help you predict what would happen? 3. To show that you understand the meanings of the vocabulary words discovery, unaware, and joyful, use them to write your own sentences about this story. 4. What good things are there in being in a group? What good things are there in being on your own? 16