Tuesday, June 16, 2009

Sun Up

This is old school, from when I was in first grade, I think:



From Harcourt Brace Jovanovich's Bookmark Reading Program, Eagle Edition (1983), ISBN 0153312513. Margaret Early. Elizabeth Cooper. Nancy Santeusaino. Stories by Stephen Mooser. Illustrations by Linda K. Powell. Bonus story "Little Dog" illustrated by Lucinda McQueen.

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Via: http://paperkitty.wordpress.com/2008/11/21/sun-up/

Text:

Sun Up
The sun was up. / Buffy was up. / Mack was up.

Good Morning
Good morning, Buffy. Good morning, Mack. / Good morning, Buffy. Good morning, Mack. / Good morning, Buffy and Mack.

Up Went Mack
Mack went up. Mack went up and up. / Mack was up. Buffy went up. / Buffy went up and up! Buffy went up to Mack!

In the Sun
The sun was up. / Buffy ran up. Mack ran up after Buffy. / Buffy went in. Mack went in after Buffy. Buffy and Mack went in.

The Bug
Mack met the bug. The bug said, "Mack!" / The hat went to the bug. The bug went to the hat. Mack said, "Up and in, bug. Up and in the hat!" / The bug was in the hat! The bug said, "Good!"

The Hat
A hat was in the grass. A bug was in the hat. The bug was big! / Buffy ran to the hat. Buffy said, "The big hat! The big hat in the grass!" / Buffy said, "A big bug! A big bug in the hat!" The hat went up. The bug went up. Buffy and the bug ran.

The Bee
Mack ran in the sun. Mack was after a bug. A bug hid in the grass. Mack said, "Good! A little bug." / Mack ran after the little bug. The little bug was a bee! The bee went after Mack. Mack ran away. / Mack went in. Mack hid!

Lost!
Mack went up the hill. Mack went up and up. / The grass hid Mack. Was Mack lost? Mack was lost! / Mack said, "Buffy, Buffy!" / Buffy said, "Mack, Mack!" Buffy said, "Lost?" Buffy went after Mack. / Buffy went up the hill. Buffy went to Mack. Buffy met Mack!

The Dog
The little dog ran after Mack. The dog ran after Buffy. Buffy and Mack ran away. / Buffy and Mack ran up the hill. The dog ran up. / Buffy and Mack ran down the hill. The dog ran down. / Buffy and Mack ran in. Buffy and Mack hid. / The dog lost Buffy and Mack. The little dog went away.

The Grasshoppers
Mack was down. Buffy went up. The grasshoppers hid in the grass. / "Hop up to Buffy?" said a grasshopper. "Hop up!" said the grasshoppers. / Grasshopper after grasshopper went to Buffy. "Hop down, grasshoppers!" said Buffy. Buffy said, "Hop down to the grass!" / Up and away went Buffy. Up and away went the grasshoppers! / Down went Buffy. Down went the grasshoppers!

The Pond
Mack and Buffy went to the pond. Duck was in the pond. "Good morning, Duck," said Mack. "Good morning, Mack," said Duck. / Buffy ran down to the pond. Mack ran down to the pond. "Duck, Duck!" said Mack. / Duck went down in the pond. Duck went to Mack and Buffy. "Good Duck!" said Mack.

The Good Turtle
Mack and Buffy sat in the morning sun. Duck sat in the morning sun. The little dog hid in the grass. / The dog ran after Mack. It ran after Buffy. Mack and Buffy ran away. / A big turtle was in the pond. Mack and Buffy ran to the turtle. "Turtle, turtle!" said Buffy. Hop went Buffy. Hop went Mack. / The little dog went to Mack. The dog met Mack. Mack was It! / The turtle was in the pond. It was a good turtle. And it was a good morning.

The Lost Hat
Turtle and Duck sat. The grasshoppers sat. The pigs and the dog sat. The hat was up. / The hat went down! Was it lost? / Duck and the pigs went after the hat. The grasshoppers went after it. / The bug went after the hat. Turtle went after the hat. Was the hat lost? / Was it lost? / Good! The hat was up!

Little Dog
Little Dog ran after Duck. Duck ran away. Duck ran to the pond. / Little Dog ran after Grasshopper. Grasshopper went hop, hop. Grasshopper hid in the grass. / Little Dog ran after Turtle. Turtle went in. Turtle hid. Little Dog lost Turtle. / Little Dog ran up to a dog. / The dog was big! Little Dog ran away!

New Words
Pages 5-7: sun, up, the, was, Buffy, Mack
Pages 9-11: good, morning, and
Pages 13-15: went, to
Pages 17-19: in, ran, after
Pages 21-23: bug, met, said, hat
Pages 25-27: a, grass, big
Pages 29-31: bee, hid, little, away
Pages 33-37: lost, hill
Pages 39-43: dog, down
Pages 45-49: grasshoppers, hop
Pages 51-53: pond, duck
Pages 55-59: turtle, sat, it
Pages 61-66: pigs

2 comments:

  1. awe i remember this but for some reason i recall the cover being blue

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  2. AmNi, they changed the covers sometimes. I remember this.

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