Level: K DRA: 20 Genre: Informational Text Strategy: Analyze/Evaluate Skill: Text and Graphic Features Word Count: 392 Always Learning Always Learning by Gloria Ríos • illustrated by Nancy Cote 1.6.27 HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13:978-0-547-02726-5 ISBN-10:0-547-02726-5 1032765 H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN 1_027265_AL_LRSE_CVR_L27_LEARN.indd 1 5/17/10 6:51:19 PM Always Learning by Gloria Ríos illustrated by Nancy Cote Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing 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 and retrieval system, without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers, Attn: Permissions, 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02726-5 ISBN-10: 0-547-02726-5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0940 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. People are always learning. They start when they are just babies. Babies learn by exploring. This baby studies her toys and puts them in her mouth. When the family dog comes near her, she tries to learn about him, too! 2 Babies learn from their families. Lisa’s mother reads books to her. Lisa looks at the pictures and listens to the stories. That helps her learn new words. Lisa tries to walk like her brother. She is happy to learn new things. 3 Old