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Dear Family Member:In Nutik, the Wolf Pup, a young Eskimo boy takes

care of a sick wolf pup. The boy’s sister was rescued by wolves, so I think the boy and girl know a lot about them. I’m making a smart guess. I can make a lot of good guesses. They make the story even more interesting because I know things the author doesn’t say.

This Week’s SkillsComprehension: make inferences

Vocabulary: word parts ending in ed

Phonics: the sound of open syllables

Spelling: words with open syllables

Word Workout

WORDS TO KNOW

beloved glanced gleamed

noble promised wiggled

Once Upon a Time Will a princess kiss a frog? In this game, we’ll fi nd out! That’s because we’ll use the words to make up a fairy tale.

SPELLING WORDS

no male baby bacon return

noble female basic relate lion

Vowel Hunt I’ll say a one-word syllable from the list. You tell me if the word ends in a vowel. Then I’ll give you a two word syllable from the list. Tell me the vowel that it ends with.

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Reading Betweenthe LinesLet’s look at each picture and read the sentences. Then we can use the pictures and words to make guesses about the story. When we’re done, we can explain what clues we used to make our inferences.

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What guess can you make about this picture?

Who are the children? How do they feel?Why do they feel this way?

Where did the bone come from? Why is the dog happy?

Why is Chuck making the card?

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Conexión con el hogarConexión con el hogar

Queridos familiares:En Nutik, the Wolf Pup, un niño esquimal cuida a un

cachorro de lobo enfermo. Los lobos habían rescatado a la hermana del niño, así que creo que el niño y su hermana saben mucho sobre lobos. Estoy haciendo una buena conjetura. Puedo hacer muchas conjeturas buenas. Hacen que el cuento sea aún más interesante porque sé cosas que el autor no dice.

Destrezas de la semanaComprensión: hacer inferencias

Vocabulario: partes de la palabra que terminan el ed

Fonética: el sonido de las sílabas abiertas

Ortografía: palabras con sílabas abiertas

Ejercicio de palabras

PALABRAS DE VOCABULARIO

beloved glanced gleamed

noble promised wiggled

Había una vez ¿Va la princesa a besar al sapo? ¡En este juego lo averiguaremos! Vamos a usar las palabras de la lista para crear un cuento de hadas.

PALABRAS DE ORTOGRAFÍA

no male baby bacon return

noble female basic relate lion

Cacería de vocales Voy a decirte una palabra de una sílaba de la lista. Tú me dirás en qué vocal termina. Luego yo te diré una palabra de dos sílabas. Tú me dirás en qué vocal termina.

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Leer entre líneasVamos a mirar cada ilustración y leer las oraciones.Luego podemos usar las ilustraciones y las palabraspara hacer inferencias sobre el cuento. Cuando terminemos, diremos qué pistas usamospara hacer nuestras inferencias.

Where did the bone come from? Why is the dog happy?

Why is Chuck making the card? What guess can you make about this picture?

Who are the children? How do they feel?Why do they feel this way?

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by Liane B. Onishillustrated by Erin Mauterer

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The basement door was open. Mom said, “Cody, didn’t I remind you to close the basement door last night?”

“I did remember, Mom. But she opened it,” Cody said.

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After Cody returned from taking Sophie for a walk, the basement door was open.

“What are you doing, Mom?” he asked.

“I am putting in a new lock!” she said.

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There she was. Sophie, the Irish sheepdog, was sound asleep on the new sofa.

Mom said, “In order to keep the new sofa looking new, Sophie needs to sleep in the basement. How did she get out?”

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“Sophie opened the door herself,“ Cody said.

“I don’t believe it! Show me!” Mom said.

So Cody, Mom, and Sophie went into the basement and closed the door.

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Sophie stood on the third step and jumped up. Her big front paws hit the doorknob and slid off. Sophie repeated the jumping and pawing until the doorknob turned.

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WhatI Read

WhatI Know

Inference

RetellUse the Inference Chart and the photos to help you tell about a dolphin calf and its mother.

Think and Compare 1. Could dolphins survive as well

without the special clicking sound they make? (Make Inferences)

2. How is a dolphin’s family like your family? How is it different? (Apply)

3. Do you think mother dolphins are good parents to their calves? Why or why not? (Analyze)

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1What Does a Baby Dolphin Do?. . . 2

Chapter 2How Do Dolphins Get Along? . . . . . 6

Chapter 3How Do Dolphins Live?. . . . . . . . . . . 12

Glossary/Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Look Outfor Dolphins

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Chapter 1

What Does a Baby Dolphin Do?

Dolphins are animals

that live in the ocean.

A dolphin baby is called a

calf. A dolphin calf needs to

learn to swim right away.

That’s because dolphins

breathe air. A dolphin calf

must learn to swim to

the surface, or top of the

water, so it can get air to

breathe.

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echo (EK-oh) the sound that comes back when sound waves hit something (page 8)

echolocation (ek-oh-loh-KAY-shuhn) a way to find things using sound waves (page 8)

pods (podz) groups of dolphins living together (page 5)

social (SOH-shuhl) liking to be with other people or animals (page 5)

surface (SUR-fis) the top part or outside of something (page 2)

Indexblowhole, 10–11

calf, 2–7, 12, 14

food, 9

milk, 2, 4, 14

sound, 8–9, 11

waves, 6

Glossary

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Someday the calf will be big like its

mother. For now it is happy to swim with

its mother, drink milk, and play.

If you are at the shore, promise to look

out for dolphins. You just may be lucky

enough to get a glance of one of these

adorable creatures!

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Dolphins need to breathe air one or two times a minute.

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A dolphin calf is 3 feet (1 m) long and

weighs about 30 pounds (14 kg). It will

grow to be 8 or 12 feet (2.4 or 4 m) long

and weigh about 1,000 pounds (454 kg).

During its first year, the calf drinks milk

from its mother. After a few months, it also

starts to eat fish.

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Noble dolphins help each other survive.

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Chapter 3

How Do Dolphins Live?

Living together is good for dolphins

for many reasons. The calves have aunts

to look after them. They can surround a

school of fish and take turns eating. If one

dolphin is hurt, the others try to help it.

Together, dolphins can fight enemy sharks

and other predators, such as killer whales.

And, of course, dolphins enjoy all sorts of

fun and games playing in the ocean with

one another.

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Dolphins are social animals. They like

being with other dolphins. They live in

groups called pods. Some dolphin calves

live in pods with their parents and

grandparents.

Sunlight gleams on a group of dolphins swimming together.

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Chapter 2

How Do Dolphins Get Along?

Baby dolphins are playful. They play catch

with each other, tossing bits of seaweed.

Sometimes they will ride waves behind

boats. Often they leap and dive together.

Playful dolphins wiggle high in the air.

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A dolphin breathes air in and out of its

blowhole. The sounds it makes come from

its forehead.

A dolphin looks like it is smiling because

the lower part of its jaw sticks out. Its big

eyes help a dolphin see extremely well in

and out of the water.

A dolphin has 80 to 100 teeth while humans have 32.

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A dolphin flips its tail fin up and down

to swim. The top fin keeps a dolphin up,

and the front fins help it go the right way.

dorsal fin (top fin)

blowhole melon (forehead)

pectoral fins (front fins)flukes

(tail fin)

Dolphin Body

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A dolphin mother keeps an eye on her

calf while it plays. But when she goes to

hunt for food, other dolphins called aunts

look after her beloved calf.

Like other animal babies, dolphin calves

like to be close together.

Dolphins nap together near the surface.

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All dolphins make the same click sound.

But every dolphin makes a whistling sound

that only it can make. The sound lets its

mother know, “It’s me! I’m here!”

Sound moves through water. Dolphins

use sound waves under the water. These

sound waves help them get around and

stay safe. This is called echolocation. Here’s

how it works. Dolphins make click sounds.

The sound waves hit something to make an

echo. The echo tells what the thing is and

its location.

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Dolphins hunt a lot, so they use

echolocation to help them find food.

What Dolphins Eat

fish shrimpsquid

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