The author _____________

Written by Arthur Dorrosand illustrated Elisa Kleven

The illustrator _________

Summary: It is about a girl and her grandma and the girl imagines that she and her grandma are flying around town.

writes the stories.

draws the pictues.

Abuela

• Arthur Dorros had many jobs before he became a writer and illustrator. • He was a carpenter, a teacher, and a

photographer. • He says he has always had to try hard

before he succeeded. • Abuela is about his New York grandmother

and about imagining flying.

Meet the Author:

By looking at this picture, what is the Genre of this

story?

Genre- Fantasy

• A fantasy is a story about events that can not happen in

real life.• Look for:• Characters who do things that

real people can not do.• A setting that may be different

from the real world.

1.Put your reading book on your desk.

2.Open your book to the glossary.3.When you see the word, get

ready to find the word in your glossary.

This flock of flamingos is looking for shrimp.

- group of birds

- fly smoothly without effort

I love to watch a bald eagle glide through the sky.

- a place where ships can dock

My dad’s fishing boat is docked in the harbor.

Abuela and Mira soared over the Statue of Liberty.

- flew high

- flying downward fast

The eagle is swooping down to catch a fish.

Grade 2, Theme 3

ABUELA Vocabulary Review

1. flock - group of birds2. glide - fly smoothly without effort3. harbor - place where ships dock4. soared - flew high5. swooping - flying downward fast

The egret _______ through the sky on a current of air.

flockglideharborsoaredswooping

These birds are __________ down to find food.soaredflockglideharborswooping

This ______ of ducks is migrating.harborswoopingsoaredglideflock

See the bird ______ through the air.glideharbor flocksoaredswooping

glideharbor soaredflockswooping

Big ships unload their cargo in the Savannah _________.

Vocabulary Review1. Glide __

2. Soared __

3. swooping __

4. Harbor __

5. Flock __

A. group of birds B.fly smoothly

without effort C.place where ships

dock D.flying downward

fast E.flew highA

B

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Find the page for this story.

Anne Miller

Links for the story

• Vocabulary words • Abulea Voc. fill in the blanks • Abuela: Matching exercise 1• Abuela: Matching exercise 2• Abuela: Matching exercise 3• Test Tutor: Harcourt• R Controlled air or are?• R Controlled air or are? Gap-fill

exercise

Activies for Abuela

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