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Mr. Putter
Tabby
The characters are:
Author: Cynthia Rylant
Cynthia Rylant was born in Hopewell, Virginia on June 6, 1954. She grew up with her mother and grandparents in Beaver, West Virginia. Growing up, she liked comic books, pets, pajama parties, and the Beatles.
Now Cynthia Rylant lives in Oregon with her son and two cats.
"Playing is the greatest training you can have for being a writer."
"Every part of life can be art." "Let us never forget the power of what a story can do."
The ____________ writes the stories.
The author is Cynthia Rlylant
The ___________ draws the pictures.
The illustrator is Arthur Howard
Mr. Putter loves toys. He’s old and he knows he shouldn’t love them anymore. But he does. His cat Tabby is especially bothered by toys that fly. So when Mr. Putter brings home a little toy biplane that’s supposed to really fly, he and Tabby are in for quite an adventure.
author
illustrator
Genre: Realistic Fiction
Realistic fiction is a story about characters who act like real people.
Look for:
Events that could happen in the real world.
A setting that could be a real place.
1.cranes
2.directions
3. promise
4.twitch
5.worry
Vocabulary for “Mr. Putter and Tabby:
Fly the Plane”
1.Put your reading book on your desk.
2.Open your book to the glossary.
3.When you see the word, find it in your glossary.
machines with long, movable arms used to lift things
This man is directing the crane driver.
- instructions on how to do something
This book gives clear directions on how to use a sewing machine.
•Julie and Kathie made a promise to be friends forever.
Pledge or statement made by a person telling that he or she will do something
Did you see the mother rabbit’s nose twitch when she smelled the lettuce in our garden?
• to move with a sharp, quick movement
This toad’s biggest worry is a little dog named Molly.
- to think that bad things may happen
A. cranes - machines with long, movable arms used to lift thingsB. directions - instructions on how to do somethingC. promise - statement made by a person
telling that he or she will do somethingD. twitch - to move with a sharp, quick movement E. worry - to think that bad things may happen
• Say the words.
• Read the sentences.
• Fill in the blank
These ______ are being used to lift heavy containers.
cranes
worry
twitch
promise
directions
I decided not to _____ about the math test because I studied with
Mom.
twitchworry
cranes promise
directions
A map can give us __________ to the park.
cranes
twitch
directions
worry
promise
Grandma had a ______ in her left eye.
cranes
promise
worry
directions
twitch
I _________ Mom I would not make a mess.
worry directionspromisedcranes twitch
1. promise – ___
2. directions ___
3. worry –___
4. cranes – ___
5. twitch –__
A. machines with long, movable arms used to lift things
B. instructions on how to do something
C. statement made by a person telling that he or she will do something
D. to move with a sharp, quick movement
E. to think that bad things may happen
B
E
C
D
A
Tweak by Anne Miller
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Grammer: Nouns Plural Nouns Proper Nouns Test Tutor
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