Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA,™ Lexile,® and Reading Recovery™ are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. Jand un Pepper Genre Realistic fiction Grow Up Comprehension Skills and Strategy Author’s Purpose Character, Setting, Plot Story Structure Scott Foresman Reading Street 2.2.4 ISBN 0-328-13257-8 ì<(sk$m)=bdcfh < +^-Ä-U-Ä-U by Nancy Day illustrations by Bob Masugals Think and Share Read Together 1. Why do you think the author wrote Jun and Pepper Grow Up? Was it to share something that happened to the author, to teach the reader about something, or to tell an interesting story? Jand un Pepper 2. How did Jun feel about the puppy at the beginning of the story? How did Jun’s feelings change by the end of the story? 3. Copy this chart on a separate sheet of paper. Write plural nouns from the story that end in -s, -es, and -ies. Write a sentence for each plural noun. Grow Up Ending s es ies Noun Sentence by Nancy Day illustrations by Bob Masugals 4. If you have a pet, tell how you help take care of it. If you don’t have a pet, tell about a pet you would like to have. Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona eight years old five years old five weeks old Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions. Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. ISBN: 0-328-13257-8 Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storag