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Up On Top by Morgan Pierce

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illustrated by Gene Barretta

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U p On Top

by Morgan Pierce

illustrated by Gene Barretta

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Ca t, I am s ad. I can not s ee Bug. Can you s ee him? 2

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I can not s ee him. Look in the cup, Pig. Is Bug in it? 3

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Bug is not in the cup. Pup, can you s ee Bug? 4

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I can not s ee him. Look on the rug, Pig. Is Bug on it? 5

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Bug is not on the rug. Bug is not in the cup. 6

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I am s ad, Ca t. I am s ad, Pup. I can not s ee Bug. 7

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Look up, Pig! It is Bug. Bug is up on top. 8

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School-Home Connection Have your child read the book to you. Then make a list together of the words in the story that have the short u sound.

Up On Top Word Count: 91 High-Frequency Words look see the you

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Decodable Words it am not Bug on can Pig Cat Pup cup rug him sad I top in up is

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