Decodable Book 13 Grade 2

DECODABLE BOOK

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DECODABLE BOOK 13

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Contents The Gentle Knight

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Fun with Tricky Knots

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Wrap It Up!

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The TwiceWrapped Gifts

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Dolphins

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A Fun Day for Phil

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by Lee S. Justice illustrated by Valeria Cis

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Sir Bravedeed was a brave knight, but he did not feel brave around Princess Kay. His knuckles turned white. His knees knocked. He did not know how to say that he wanted to be friends with her. 2

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Sir Bravedeed tried showing that he was a gentle knight. One time, Kay was going to step in a mud puddle. Sir Bravedeed knelt and laid his cape on the puddle so that her feet would stay dry. Kay just stepped on the cape and kept going.

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Kay did not know she had hurt Sir Bravedeed. She was busy knitting. Kay had a real knack for knitting, and she knitted day and night. She did not see Sir Bravedeed kneeling in the mud. 4

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On a hike in the woods, Sir Bravedeed heard sad sighs. They came from Princess Kay! He raced to her.

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“Can a gentle knight help?” Sir Bravedeed asked with hope. “I do not know,” Kay told him. “I cannot get this big knot out of my yarn.” 6

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Sir Bravedeed reached in his knapsack for his knife. With one quick cut, he got rid of the knot. He tied the ends of the yarn.

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Sir Bravedeed knelt. He handed the yarn to Princess Kay. “I am so happy!” she said. “So am I,” said the knight. 8

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by Laura Meredith illustrated by Erica Pelton Villnave

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You can do a knot trick using rope. Just use the steps on these pages. Try the trick first, and get a knack for it. After you know it, show it to friends. 10

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Start by holding up a rope. Say, “We know that when we tie a knot, we must let go of each end of the rope.” Ask one kid to tie a simple knot. Say, “See? You had to let go of both rope ends.”

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Then take the knot out. Say, “I know how to tie a knot while holding both ends of the rope. My hands will not let go of the rope ends.” 12

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Next, knock your knuckle on the table and place the rope on it. Cross your arms so that your right arm is on top of your left arm. Place each hand at the elbow bend. 13

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Tuck your right hand under your left elbow. Bend and pick up one rope end with your right hand. Pick up the other end with your left hand. 14

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Stretch your arms wide, still holding the rope ends. Say, “I just tied this knot while holding both ends of this rope!”

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At last, smile in a knowing way as the kids clap. Say, “Now you know this knot trick. Try it with friends.”

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by Trudy Wren illustrated by Kathryn Mitter

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People wrap lots of things. They may wrap a glass vase in paper to keep it safe. Then they use wrapping paper to wrap it up as a gift. 18

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If children get a cut, moms and dads can clean it and wrap it! Wrapping a cut keeps it clean and helps it stop bleeding.

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Some people hurt their wrists and wrap them. Wrist wraps help stop pain and heal hurt wrists. Athletes like wrestlers and bike riders wrap their wrists. That helps keep their wrists safe. 20

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People use watches to keep track of time. This girl is wrapping a watch around her wrist. Its wristband has black spots.

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People can wrap up in clothes to keep warm. This man has a scarf wrapped around his neck. These divers wriggled into special clothes that keep them warm when they dive in the cold sea. 22

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Shops sell some foods in wrappers. We wrap food to keep it fresh and clean. Some foods are named wraps! This man is making a kind of sandwich named a wrap. It has grilled chicken and peppers inside of it.

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Wrenches, pans, and hammers have handles. We wrap our hands around their handles so we can use them. We wrap our arms around people we love so we can hug them. 24

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by Wayne Wright illustrated by Aaron Jasinski

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Mom, Dad, Jill, and Ed had birthdays in the same week. Kurt and his sister Pam went to buy them gifts. “Ed likes birds. We can get him this bird book about wrens!” said Kurt. 26

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“Mom will like a silk scarf,” said Pam. “Find one with no wrinkles.” “We can get wrenches for Dad. He likes to fi x things,” said Kurt.

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“Will Jill like this wristband?” asked Kurt. “It is so little. She will have to wriggle it on her wrist. This bracelet will be much better!” said Pam.

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Back at home, Kurt asked, “Will you wrap the gifts, Pam? I always do it wrong.” Pam said, “I will wrap if you will write the gift cards. Your handwriting is so nice.” 29

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Pam stacked the wrapped gifts by Kurt. He wrote the cards. Then he turned to stick them on the gifts. Kurt looked at the wrapped gifts. The wrapped gifts looked the same!

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Kurt worried that he might stick each card on the wrong gift. He had to take the wrapping off each gift. He tried not to wreck the wrapping as he took it off. 31

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After Kurt glanced at each gift, he wrapped it back up and stuck the right card on it. “Now everyone will really have a happy birthday!” said Kurt.

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by Ann Rossi

illustrated by Lisa Falkenstern

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Dolphins spend their lives in water, but dolphins are not fish. Like kittens and puppies, baby dolphins drink milk. Like people, dolphins need air. They use a blowhole like a nose to get it. 34

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This picture is in a pamphlet. It names parts of a special kind of dolphin. This dolphin uses its flippers and fins to swim. Its beak makes it seem like it is smiling.

blowhole fin

flipper beak

tail fins

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Dolphins may be gray, black, white, and other colors. Their names may tell what dolphins are like. Striped Dolphins have black stripes. Spotted Dolphins have white spots. Spinner Dolphins can spin when they leap. 36

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Many dolphins spend their lives in seas, but river dolphins stay in rivers and lakes. Dolphins may swim in clusters named pods. Pods can have five dolphins. Pods can have hundreds of dolphins.

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Numbers of Dolphin Teeth 220

Number of Teeth

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Spinner Dolphin

Bottle-Nosed Dolphin

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Dolphins

Dolphins hunt in pods. Dolphins have enough teeth to grab fish and squid. Then dolphins gulp them. The graph on this page shows how many teeth three dolphins have. 38

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Dolphins speak using whistles and clicks. At times, clicks may seem like laughs. Dolphins help each other. Grown dolphins lift baby dolphins and hurt dolphins to the top of the water to get air.

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Photos show dolphins swimming next to ships. Photos show dolphins swimming with people. Like people, dolphins like to have fun, too. 40

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The weekend had just started. Phil had hoped for a fun day, but he had no plans. Mom made Phil help her clean. Phil moped as he dusted each photo frame. 42

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At lunchtime, Mom and Phil stopped cleaning. Mom thanked Phil for his help, but Phil still moped. Then Mom gave Phil a pamphlet and said, “Enough moping! Look at this pamphlet about a dolphin show at Sea Park. Do you want to go there with a friend?”

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Phil peeked at the pamphlet. Photos showed dolphins leaping through rings and tossing things. Photos showed dolphins ringing bells and grabbing fish. Phil started to smile.

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Phil phoned his pal Phong and made plans. Then Mom drove them to Sea Park for the dolphin show. 45

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The show started when Jazz the dolphin began clapping his flipper on the water. Phil laughed. The dolphin kept clapping, and Phil kept laughing. 46

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The dolphin trainer came out and said, “There are five phases to this show.” In the first phase, Jazz jumped through rings. In phase two, the dolphin tossed shapes through nets. In phase three, Jazz squeaked a rubber fish.

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In the next phase, Jazz rang bells. In the fifth phase, the dolphin leaped and flipped. When the show ended, Phil clapped. The dolphin did, too.

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The Gentle Knight Word Count: 218 High-Frequency Words around busy do dry for friends how my of one out said they to wanted was woods would

Decodable Words* a am and asked be big brave Bravedeed but came can cannot cape cut day did ends feel feet from gentle get going got had handed

happy he heard help her hike him his hope hurt I in just Kay kept knack knapsack kneeling knees knelt knife knight knitted knitting knocked knot

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* knot know knuckles laid mud night not on princess puddle quick raced reached real rid sad say see she showing sighs Sir so stay step stepped

that the this tied time told tried turned white with yarn

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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Fun with Trick y Knots Word Count: 218 High-Frequency Words by do for friends how my now of one other out table these to try you your

Decodable Words* a after and arm arms as ask at bend both by can clap cross each elbow end ends first fun get go had hand hands

holding I in is it just kid kids knack knock knot knots know knowing knuckle last left let must next not on pages pick place

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* right rope say see show simple smile so start steps still stretch take that the then this tie tied top trick tricky tuck under

use using way we when while wide will with

up

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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Wrap It Up! Word Count: 217 High-Frequency Words are around clothes food foods have into kind love of our paper people some special their they to warm watch watches

Decodable Words* a and arms as athletes bike black bleeding can chicken children clean cold cut dads dive divers fresh get gift girl glass grilled hammers handles

hands has heal help helps her his hug hurt if in inside is it its keep keeps like lots making man may moms named neck

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* pain pans peppers riders safe sandwich scarf sea sell shops so spots stop that the them then these things this time track

we when wrap wrapped wrappers wrapping wraps wrenches wrestlers wriggled wrist wristband wrists

up use vase

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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The Twice-Wrapped Gifts Word Count: 220 High-Frequency Words about always book buy by do everyone for have looked now one said to took worried you your

Decodable Words* a after and as asked at back be better bird birds birthday birthdays bracelet can card cards Dad each Ed find fix get gift gifts

glanced had handwriting happy he her him his home I if in is it Jill Kurt like likes little might Mom much nice no not

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(continued)

Decodable Words* off on Pam really right same scarf she silk sister so stacked stick stuck take that the them then things this tried turned twice

we week went will with wrap wrapped wrapping wreck wrenches wrens wriggle wrinkles wrist wristband write wrong wrote

up

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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Dolphins Word Count: 243 High-Frequency Words air are colors enough have how laughs many of other people picture special their they to too water what

Decodable Words* a and at baby be beak black blowhole bottle-nosed but can clicks clusters dolphin dolphins drink each fin fins fi sh fi ve flipper flippers fun get

grab graph gray grown gulp help hundreds hunt hurt in is it its kind kittens lakes leap lift like lives makes may milk named names

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* need next nose not number numbers on page pamphlet parts photos pods puppies river rivers seas seem ships show shows smiling speak spend spin spinner

spots spotted squid stay striped stripes swim swimming tail teeth tell the them then this three times top use uses using when whistles white with

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A Fun Day for Phil Word Count: 217 High-Frequency Words about are do enough for friend laughed laughing look out said there through to too two want water you

Decodable Words* a and as at began bells but came clapped clapping clean cleaning day did dolphin dolphins drove dusted each ended fi fth first fi sh fi ve flipped

flipper frame fun gave go grabbing had he help her his hoped in Jazz jumped just kept leaped leaping lunchtime made Mom moped moping nets

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* next no on pal pamphlet park peeked phases Phil phoned Phong photo photos plans rang ringing rings rubber sea shapes show showed smile squeaked started

still stopped thanked the them then things this three tossed tossing trainer weekend when with

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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by Trudy Wren illustrated by Kathryn Mitter

by Lee S. Justice illustrated by Valeria Cis

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