Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA,™ Lexile,® and Reading Recovery™ are provided in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide. Earth Science A Gem of a Tale! Genre Expository nonfiction Comprehension Skills and Strategy Generalize Cause and Effect Prior Knowledge Text Features Chart Map Captions Glossary Scott Foresman Reading Street 3.4.3 ISBN 0-328-13375-2 ì<(sk$m)=bd hfi< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U by Donna Latham Reader Response A Gem of a Tale! 1. Is the statement on page 5, “Gemstones are found everywhere,” a generalization? Why or why not? 2. On a chart like the one below, write a fact that you already knew about gemstones. Next, write something you wanted to know more about. Last, write a new fact that you learned from the book. What I Knew What I Wanted to Know What I Learned 3. Write each compound word from the Glossary in an interesting sentence. 4. Which twoby continents have the greatest Donna Latham variety of gemstones? Use the world map and its key on pages 6–7 to find out. 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 What’s Your Birthstone? Did you know that each month of the year has a birthstone? A birthstone is a gem that has been assigned to a certain month to honor the birthdays of people born in that month. For example, April’s birthstone is the diamond. Which is your birthstone? Month Birthstone January Garnet February Amethyst March Aquamarine April Diamond 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. May Emerald Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education. June Alexandrite Photo locators de

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