Billy’s Birthday Card by Linda Wills illustrated by Lance Ross Cover ©Photodisc 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: 0-15-351355-1 ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351355-8 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: 0-15-358041-0 (package of 5) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-358041-3 (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 Here I am, on the mat in Billy’s house. I am a bright blue birthday card. I was sent by Billy’s dad. He is away for his job. He was able to go to a card shop to buy me for Billy. 2 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_28_TXT.indd 2 1/16/08 3:49:48 PM Billy’s dad put a stamp on me, and he took me to the mailbox. Then I was put in a bag in a mail truck. I traveled to the mail center to be sorted with the other cards and letters. 3 RXENL08CRD1X_AL_28_TXT.indd 3 1/16/08 3:50:43 PM c Te a Think Critically A lou 1. Where did Billy’s birthday card go after Dad put it in d the mail