Level: L DRA: 24 Social Studies Strategy: Question Word Count: 650 3.4.18 Build Vocabulary by Kate Morgan HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1387977 H O UG H T O N MIF F L IN H ARCO URT by Kate Morgan PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover: Masterfile; Title Page: Masterfile; 2 (b) Masterfile; 5 (t) © Wayne Green/Corbis; 8 (b) PhotoDisc, Inc.; 9 (b) © Shubroto Chattopadhyay/Corbis; 10 (b) Larry Bones All other photos © Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers 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-10: 0-547-25295-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-547-25295-7 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. 3_252957RTXE_VR4_3BL_CityParks.i1 1 2/6/09 9:10:45 AM A Green Space in a Big City Many people live and work in a city. Cars and buses speed along the busy streets. Tall buildings are full of people at work or at home. But a city has more than tall buildings. In the middle of many big cities are large green open spaces. These city parks are special places. 2 3_252957RTXE_VR4_3BL_CityParks.i2 2 2/5/09 4:50:58 PM Why Are City Parks Impo

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