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Their Dreams Came True Mia kicked the soccer ball. Score! The team cheered. The U.S. women’s team won the game! Nomar took a big swing. Crack! The ball flew deep into the stands. It was a towering home run! Here are Mia and Nomar at a charity bowling event. 2
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3_0547021356_VR1_5BL_MiaNomar_04S3_0547021356_VR1_5BL_MiaNomar_04S Mia was always polishing her skills.Mia was always polishing her skills. Mia was always polishing her skills. Mia’s Dream Can you guess how old Mia was when she first played soccer? She was only five years old. Mia always loved soccer and watched it on television. She played as often as she could. And she practiced, practiced, practiced. If there were no girl teams, Mia played with boys. She was shy, but a tough player. 3
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Mia’s teammates helped her when she was hurt. Garrett was Mia’s brother and her hero. He taught her how to play soccer. Mia played in a soccer league. In the league, she learned how to pass and how to score. Most important, she learned teamwork. Mia was there for her team, and the team was there for her too. 4
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Mia’s hard work helped her team win games. She is in the National Soccer Hall of Fame. Mia’s dream of becoming a great soccer player came true. Today, she has many fans. Mia’s team won two Olympic gold medals. 5
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Nomar’s Dream When Nomar was young, he was a good soccer player. But he loved to play baseball even more. He threw the ball straight and fast. Later, Nomar played in the Olympics, and he was also Rookie of the Year. Nomar throws the ball sidearm. 6
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Nomar is an amazing baseball player. Many days Nomar was hurt and could not play, but he kept trying. Other players helped him. They called him Spiderman. Nomar almost always caught the ball, and many times he slammed the ball and hit home runs. 7
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Nomar is also a hero. Once he saw two women drowning. What did he do? Without pausing, he jumped into the water and saved them. That’s his style! Nomar finds homeless children food, clothing, and a place to live. Nomar and Mia at an awards event. 8
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Mia says sick children are her heroes. Mia and Nomar Today Today, Mia does not play soccer, but Nomar still plays baseball. They have two girls. The couple work to help other children. There is a special reason that Mia and Nomar want to help children. Mia’s brother got sick and died a few years ago. So now Mia works hard helping sick children. 9
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Today, Mia and Nomar want to help others reach their dreams. If you work hard, maybe you can reach your dream. Then, like Mia and Nomar, you can work to help others. That’s a great way to have all your dreams come true. Mia and Nomar care about their community. 10
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Responding TARGET VOCABULARY Word Builder “Fans“ is a sports word. Make a word web of other words that have to do with sports. Copy this word web and add more words. team sports words Write About It Text to Self You are one of many fans cheering for your favorite team. Write a short paragraph telling what happens at the game. Use some of the words from the word web in your writing. 11
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TARGET VOCABULARY fans slammed league stands polishing style score towering TARGET STRATEGY Visualize As you read, use selection details to picture what is happening. If you look at this board, you can see who is winning. 12
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Level: K DRA: 20 Social Studies Strategy: Visualize Word Count: 464 3.1.5 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02127-0 ISBN-10: 0-547-02127-5 1032011
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