A Symphony of Whales
by Steve Schuch
Illustrated by Wendell Minor
by Steve Schuch
Illustrated by Wendell Minor
Question of the Week:
How can people help animals in danger?
How can people help animals in danger?
Genre of the Week:
Fiction
Fiction
This Week's Focus Comprehension Skill:
Generalize:
When you read ideas about several things, you may see how they are alike in some way. You can make a general statement about all of them together.
Generalize:
When you read ideas about several things, you may see how they are alike in some way. You can make a general statement about all of them together.
This Week's Focus Comprehension Strategy:
Story Structure
This Week's Story Vocabulary:
surrounded- shut in on all sides; encircled; enclosed
channel- a waterway that joins two larger bodies of water
bay- a part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by land
blizzards- snowstorms with very strong, cold winds
supplies- food and other necessary items
anxiously- uneasily; nervously
chipped- cut or broke off small, thin pieces of something
melody- an easily remembered series of musical notes
symphony- a long musical piece for an orchestra
surrounded- shut in on all sides; encircled; enclosed
channel- a waterway that joins two larger bodies of water
bay- a part of a sea or lake partly surrounded by land
blizzards- snowstorms with very strong, cold winds
supplies- food and other necessary items
anxiously- uneasily; nervously
chipped- cut or broke off small, thin pieces of something
melody- an easily remembered series of musical notes
symphony- a long musical piece for an orchestra
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