Level: J DRA: 18 Science Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Word Count: 313 2.2.7 Build Vocabulary by Laura Cerier illustrated by David Austin Clar HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1032974 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN by Laura Cerier illustrated by David Austin Clar Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of Houghton Mifflin Company unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Address inquiries to School Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02861-3 ISBN-10: 0-547-02861-X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 SDP 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 2_000000_VR2_2BL_Sisters.indd 1 1/17/08 12:32:41 PM Let’s plant a garden! First you will need supplies. You need shovels, seeds, and a hose. 2 2_000000_VR2_2BL_Sisters.indd 2 1/17/08 12:32:44 PM You can also buy plants. Some plants have a scent that keeps bugs away. You can buy those too! 3 2_000000_VR2_2BL_Sisters.indd 3 1/17/08 12:32:48 PM Next, you need to get the soil ready for planting. You will need to dig with your shovel. It’s hard work digging out tough roots and rocks. Use your muscles! 4 2_000000_VR2_2BL_Sisters.indd 4 1/17/08 12:32:52 PM Now it is time to plant your seeds. What will you plant? Corn, beans, and squash are three plants that help each other grow. Sometimes they are called the three sisters. 5 2_000000_VR2_2BL_Sisters.indd 5 1/17/08 12:32:55 PM Corn is a plant that grows tall. Beans need to climb up something tall. So the bean plants climb up the corn stalks. Squash plants grow big leaves. The big leaves make shade. The shade stops weeds from growing. 6 2_000000_VR2_2BL_Sisters.indd 6 1/17/08 12:32:56 PM You plant the three sisters in hills. First, you mak