Seabird by Isaac Hales illustrated by Chantal Stewart Copyright © by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887–6777. Fax: 407-345-2418. HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions. Printed in Mexico ISBN 10: 0-15-351354-3 ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351354-1 Ordering Options ISBN 10: 0-15-351211-3 (Grade 1 Advanced Collection) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351211-7 (Grade 1 Advanced Collection) ISBN 10: 0-15-358040-2 (package of 5) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-358040-6 (package of 5) If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 805 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 Tess found some pools of water trapped in the rocks. All of a sudden, her ears went up. There was a screeching sound near the cliff. “What is it, Tess?” whispered Brad. “Yap, yap, yap!” Tess answered. 4 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_27_TXT.indd 4 1/16/08 3:40:10 PM Tess ran over to the cliff. She jumped up and down. Brad and Mom ran to see what Tess had found. “Oh, look, it’s a seabird,” Mom cried in surprise. “What has it done to get trapped in this net?” asked Brad. The seabird wouldn’t stay still. It struggled to get away, but the net surrounded it. It screeched and screeched. 5 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_27_