1. Firecrackers and Families: Vietnam's Tet

Tet is a ______________ in the _____________ of Vietnam.  ____________ is in _____________.  Tet is _________ _____________ ________________ _______ and New Year's _____ ________ __________ time.  Tet is a __________ _____________.  ______________ _______ __________ _________ the ____________ they have.  They ____________ ______ ____________ in their family _______ lived _________ them.

Tet _________ _________ _____________ or _______________.  The _____________ __________ ________ ___________ days.  The __________ ___________ the first day, _____________ have a ____________ __________.  They eat Banh Chung _______.  It is __________ __________ _________, __________, and green ____________.  People __________ ________ near a __________ and ________ _____________.  ______ _____________, ____________ go _______.  People ______________ _____________.  they _______ _______ __________ "Happy New Year."

______ _______ ____________ ________ of Tet, families _____ _____________.  Many people __________ that _______ __________ ___________ ______ _________ the house is ______________.  He or she _________ ___________ the __________ ________ will _____ ______________.

_______ ___________ _________, people are ______________ to be extra ___________ to _______ ____________.  They try _________ ______ _____________.  ______________ get ____________ of money ___________ in ________ ____________.

____________ the _________ _______ days, people _________ ___________.  They __________ ________, ________ ____________, and ________ ___________.  Some people _________ ___________ ________ ________________.  The ____________ with the _______________ firecracker _________ a ______________.

Tet is a ____________ to ___________ _____________ _______ the __________ _____________.  Most people _________ ______ ______ _____________ and to _________ a _________ ______________.

2. Tiny travelers

Monarch ______________ are very small.  But they _______ _________ _____ _________ ______!  ______________ _______________ every ________ and ____________.  They ________ about 3,000 miles.

Monarchs ___________ their _______ _________ in ____________ or in the U.S.  They fly ____________ _____ ________________, Mexico, and Cuba.  They want to be ____________ _____ _________ is _____________.

These ____________ ___________ like ____ _________ in the ________________.  _______________ many ________________ _________ _________________.  They __________ ___________ the sky.  You may even ____________ their ____________ ________________.  Monarch butterflies have ___________ ___________ on their ___________.  The ____________ color helps to _____________ ___________ birds and animals that __________ butterflies.  Monarchs ____________ flowers _____ they ____________.  They ________ _________ from the ___________.  This ___________ ________ _____________ ____ ____________.

A ____________ monarch butterfly ___________ about 400 _________ ____ ___ _________.  The eggs _____ under __________ _______________.  After two ___________, _________________ ___________ ______.  A new ______________ is very ____________.  It eats _____ ___________.  After ___ ______ __________ ___________, the caterpillar ___________ _________ a ______________.  At first its wings are __________.  It takes a few _____________ ________ _________ ______ __________.  Then the ___________ _____________ can _______ ___________!

The mothers and fathers _________ ___________.  _____ ________ ___________, their ____________ _________ _________.  In the ___________, they will fly _______ __________ again!

3. The House Built with Snow

Many people __________ that Eskimos in Alaska _________ ____ ____________.  But Eskimos ___________ _________ _____ igloos.  Igloos ___________ ____ ______ the _________ ______________ _______ the Inuit people of ___________ and _____________ Canada and ___________.  The word igloo __________ _______ an Iuit __________.  It _____________ "____________."

Igloos _______ ___________ of ____________ of _________.  The igloo ____________ ________ the ___________ ___________ _________ ____ _________ on the ______________.  Then the blocks are ___________ up to __________ the _________.  _______________ an igloo _____________ a ________________ is ___________.  But the base ___________ __________ the ___________ _________.  Block after block _______ _________.  The __________ are ____________ or ____________.  _____________ in the walls are ____________ with ___________ _________.  The ___________ block is called _______ ________ ______________.  It ___________ the ___________ at the very ________ of the igloo.

Now the igloo is ___________ _____.  A ___________ is ______ inside.  The ___________ ____________ the air.  The _________ inside the igloo ____________ _____ ____________.  The ________ also _____________ some ________.  You ________ ______ the igloo again ______ ____________ _________ a block of snow.  The _________ _________ from ___________ ______________ the ____________ snow.  People ________ and _______.  The igloo ____________ and _______________.  Soon the igloo is very ______________.  It is _______ __________ ___ ___________ of __________.  It is a house ______ ___________.

4. Egyptian Vultures

People _______ __________ to ________ things __________.  But ______ _______ _________ there is a _________ that _________ __________?  The Egyptian ____________ ___________ _________ _______ the _______.  The rocks ___________ _________ the ___________ of other _________.  The vulture _________ the ___________ out of the ___________ _________.

The Egyptian vulture ______ ____________ in ____________ ____________.  It is also found _____ _______ ____________ _________ and ___________ and in ________ _______ ____________.  Its _____________ is the open _____________ and ____________.  It can also _________ in the ___________.  It _________ _______ __________ __________ or ______________.

The Egyptian vulture ________ ____________ _____________.  It has __________ ______________.  The bird is _________ ______________.  ___________ it is ____________ or ___________, it _____________.  The Egyptian vulture ___________ _______ ____________ ______ __________ _____________.  It may ___________ ____________ ______________.  It _______ _____________ ________ ___________.  It ___________ ______ _________ the ___________ of animals that have ____________.

Egyptian vultures ________ ___________ in __________ _______________ or ___________.  They ___________ their ___________ out of ___________.  Sometimes they ___________ ________ of __________ or ____________ ________.  The __________ ___________ up to ___________ eggs _____ ____ ________.  Both the father and the mother ___________ ________ _____ the eggs.  They _______ _____ the __________ _______ 42 _______________.  Then the __________ birds _________ _________ _______ the eggs.  In about ________ ____________, they ________ _________ ___ __________.

5. Second from the Sun

Venus is _________ ______________ ________________ ________ our _______.  __________ the Sun and Moon, it is _____ ________________ _________ in the sky.  It is _____________ to _________ in the ________________ or the _____________.

___________ is _________ _____ __________ ______ Earth.  But it is __________ ___________ _____ _____________.  The ____________ clouds ________ the Sun's __________.  The ____________ _______ ___________ almost 1000°F.  on Venus.  _____________ Venus is ______ _________, it has ______ ____________.

Venus ________ __________ ______________ and ____________.  On it is _______ ______ the __________________ mountains ______ ______ ___________ __________.  The mountain ______ ____________ Maxwell Montes.  It is _____________ _________ the _____________ mountain on _________.

Venus is ______ _______ __________ in the solar system that __________ from _______ to _________.  That __________ that the Sun __________ _____ in the west and __________ __________  in the east!  _____ __________ 24 ___________ _______ __________ to turn ____________.  This is ______ Earth __________.  Venus _________ _________ _________ ___________ than Earth.  A day on Venus __________ Earth days _______.  That is _____ _________ _______ ___________!

_______________ _________ there is ____ _________ on Venus.  Venus is very _________ and has _____ ____________.  The sun ___________ ____ _______ _________ and __________ in the ____________.  It's a very __________ world.  _________ ____________ want to _______ there anyway?

6. Cricket Voices

_______ summer _____________, you _______ ___________ the ________________.  Crickets can _________ _____ _______ _____ ___________!  Only ________ _________________ ______________.  They ___________ to the __________________.  __________ ____________ _______________ ever ___________ any ___________ at all.

Females ________ _________ in ___________ in the ___________.  Baby crickets __________ ________ ______ _____ _______________.  _____ ___________, they ________ __________ ____________.  As they __________, they ____________ their hard ____________ many times.  They __________ ____________.

_________ crickets have two ____________ of wings.  ___________ ______ with the _________ ____________.  They _________ with the __________ ___________.  On each _________ __________ is a ____________ _________.  There is also a ____________ _________.  The ___________ _________ an edge of one wing ________________ the ____________ of the other.  This ___________ the _____________ ___________.

Crickets __________ one another ________ _________ ______________.  But their __________ are not ____________ __________ ___________ ____________.  They are __________ the crickets' __________ ______________!  Each ear is a ___________ ___________.  Sound ____________ from the chirps _________ the ____________.  The crickets _________ _______ ____________.

Cricket have ________ ___________.  But they ________ _______ _________.  ___________ ________ and long ________________ help them _________ ___________ trouble _____ __________.  Their _____________ are used _____ _______________.  They also help ___________ _______ _______________ and _____________ to eat.

The next time you __________ crickets _____ a __________ ________________, ______________.  They are _____________ ________ _______ _____________!

8. The Mysteries of Magnets

Earth is a ______________!  __________ _______ a _________ ____________ ____________.  This force ___________ magnets to __________ _________.  ____________ ________ ____________ through ___________ and ________.  It ___________ __________ houses and walls.

_______ _______ small magnets ______ __________ __________.  They ________ _________ ______ _________, a white _____________.  Magnets ______________, or ________, anything with _________ in them.  A magnet is _____________ at its ________ or __________.  ________ pole is ____________.  _______ ________ is ___________.

__________ and ___________ poles _____________ each other.  ____ _________ __________ will __________ or _________ _________ other _________ _____________.  ____ ____________ __________ will ____________ other ________ ______________.

______________ aren't sure _________ ____________ are made.  It may be that Earth's ____________ ________ __________ _____ all the ________ _____ __________ ____ ____________.  The rock ________ _________ a __________.

People _________ ___________ about magnetic _____________ for a _________ ___________.  _______________, ____________ were the ___________ to use magnets.  They ____________ _____________ _________ _________ _______.  The rocks always _____________ ____________.  This was the _________ _____________.

Magnets are _________ at _________, too. They ________ ______ _________ __________ that have ___________ ___ ______ ___________.  Magnets ___________ _________ _____________.  _________ homes have _____ ____________ one magnet on the _________________ _________.  The magnet ___________ even be _____________ ______ one of your ___________!

9. Fly Like a Bird

____ __________, _________ are _________________: in the __________, ____ ______  _____________, and in the _______.  Then _________ ___________.  They ________ ___________.  Then ___________ comes.  They fly ___________.  __________ do they _________ __________ _________?

Birds _______ _______________ to _________ ____________ ________.  ____ _______________ can be a ____________ or a _________.  What about birds that fly ________ the ____________?  ______________ ________ ________ landmarks ______ ________.

______________ ___________ _________.  They think that __________ the ________ birds ________ the _________.  The sun _________ birds ________ ____________ and ___________.  _____ ____________, birds use ________________ to find their ________.  They see the _______________ stars __________ in the __________.  Then they know ________ ________ _____ _________.

What ______ _______ _______ is ____________?  Birds _________ _______ the sun.  They __________ ______ ___________ on a cloudy ___________.  But the ___________ is a ______________ _____________.  Birds may feel the Earth's _____________ _______.  It shows them _________ _____ _________.  It is ________ _____________ their ________ ______________.

This ________ was ____________.  People ________ _____________ _____ the ___________ of birds.  The day was ____________.  They _______ the birds _______.  The magnets _________ it __________ for the birds ______ __________ _____________ _______________ ________.  The birds _______ everywhere.

We can ___________ ____ _________ __________ birds.  Birds _______ ______ _____ __________ ______________ _________ ________ _____________.  People have to ________ ___________!

10. What Your Senses Tell You

____________ that you are ___ _________ _____________.  You ________ the ____________ _______ _______.  You _________ the ______________ _________.  You _______ the __________ air.  You ______ __________, ___________ __________.  You _________ your ________ ________ the _________.

You _______ ___________ you body's _________ _______________.  You see _______ your ____________.  That's _________ ___________ of _____________.  You __________ ________ your ___________.  That's your _________ of __________________.  You __________ with your _________.  That's your _________ of _____________.  __________ ___________ of ___________ works _________ you _________.  You _________ ______________ your ___________ of _______________.  ____________ of your senses ____________ _____________ to your ___________.  __________ _________ your ___________ about the ____________ ___________ you.

_________ __________ _____________ to see.  They send ___ _____________ to the ________.  It makes a _____________.  The brain _____________ the ___________.  ____________ ______________ ____________ to your __________.  The _____________ ___________ to your brain.  It ________________ the _____________.

With your ___________, you ___________ bits of things _____ ________ _________.  You have _______ _________ __________ on your ____________.  __________ your ___________ are tiny _______________.  Each time you _________ __________, a ____________ ___________ to the brain.  _________ ___________, you use your ______________.  _______ ___________ _______________ go to the ____________, too.

_____________, you __________ all your _____________ ______ _______.  ___________ times, you use _________ one or two.  Next time ___________ ____________ cookies, ___________ your ___________.  Can you __________ _______ _______ _________ they are ____________ even __________ them?

11. Frog or Toad?

Can you ___________ a ________ ___________ a ________?  _______ of them _____________ _____ the _________________ ____________.  Each of them has a _____________, or ___________.  Some __________ of frogs and toads have ____________ ____ _________ _____________.  ____________ that try to eat them _________ a bad ______________!  Many people ________ _______ frogs and toads.  But they ____________ are ________________.

Frogs have ____________ ____________ and ____________ _________.  _________ _________ _________ ____________ help them ___________ _________.  Their ___________ _________ help them ___________.  Frogs ___________ ___________ _____ _____________ ________ in ___________ or _____________.  They ___________ _________ the ___________, though.  They _______________ it ____________ their ________!  ___________ the _________ frogs make the ______________ ____________ many people know.  Frogs use their long, ___________ _________ to __________ bugs.  ______ ____ _____________ ___________ ______ them, some frogs ______ _______ _____ to ______ years or more.

Toads are _________.  They have ____________ _________ __________.  They have ___________ _________.  Their _________ back legs are _____ _______________.  Toads ________ in _________ places.  They _________ ________ ___________ _______.  Most toads ____________ __________ the day.  They often __________ __________ _________ to ________ _____ food.  Toads can ________ ____ to ______ years.

Next time you ___________ _____ an animal is a frog or a toad, ________.  _____________ is it?  _________ is _____ _______ _________? Are ____ _______ ____________ or ________?  These things will help you ______ __________ ___________ _____ _______.

12. The Country's Doctor

Antonia Novello ___________ ___________ it's ________ to have an ____________.  _____ ____ ____________ ________ in Puerto Rico, she was _________ ______ ___ ________ ________.  She _____________ ___ _______ ___ _____ in the _______________.  _______ age 18, she was ______________.  Novello ____________ ___ ___________ a _________ in which she ___________ ________ other ______ children __________ _______.

Antonia ______________ _________ _______ _________ years.  She ___________ a ____________ ___________ ________ ____________ _______ children.  In 1990, President George Bush ____________ her Surgeon General of the United States.  That is the __________ ___________ in the __________ __________.  The ___________ General _________ ______ people _____ ______ America.  He or she _________ them about _________ _______________ and _________ ______ _____________.  Dr. Novello was the __________ __________ _____ __________ this important job.  She was also _______ _________ Latina.

Dr. Novello ___________ a lot of ________ ___________ about ___________.  She ________ people about _______ ____________ that can ________ _______ ___________.  Dr. Novello _______________ ______ people.  She ___________ about their ____________.  She _________ to _________ all Americans ___________.

_________ the ___________ ____________ is ___ ______ ____.  Dr. Novello _______ said, "I ________ _____ ____ ________ ______ a ____________.... good as a Surgeon General... I have to be _____________."  ______________ her time as Surgeon General, Antonia Novello _____________ many ____________ with her work.

13. The Rainy Desert

The Sonoran Desert is a ____________ ___________.  It is ______ _____________ __________ _______ ___________ America.  It __________ _________ parts of Arizona, California, and Mexico.

The Sonoran Desert _________ _______ _________ _______ the Papago Indian word Sonora.  It ____________ "___________ of ____________."  Isn't that ____ __________ ___________ for a desert?  ________ _____ it ___________ that?

Deserts ________ _______ ______________.  The Sonoran Desert _____ __________ ______.  Days _________ _________.  Nights ________ ______ _________.  The desert has _______ ____________ ____________.  One is ____ ___________.  The other is _____ ____________.  The rains ________ ______ and _________ the desert to help ____________ ____________.

________ __________ ______ _________ plants ________ in the Sonoran Desert.  A cactus _______ __________ _________ ____ _____ _______.  Some cactus plants __________ _______ beautiful ______________.

________ _____ ___________ in the U.S. and Mexico _______ _____________.  They think the Sonoran Desert _____ ______________ _____ _________ _______ _________ ___________.  They say ___________ ________ _______ ________ _________ and ______________.  They _________ ______ __________ the Sonoran Desert.  They want to __________ the desert _________ ____ ___________.  Then everyone _________ always ____ _________ ______ __________ _________ __________ place, but not ____________ ____ ___________.