Jim Henson, Puppet Man Jim Henson, Puppet Man

Level: E
DRA: 8
Genre:
Informational
Strategy:
Question
Skill:
Text and Graphic Features
Word Count: 93
1.2.9
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Jim Henson,
the
Puppet Man
by Spencer Thomas
ISBN-13:978-0-547-02812-5
ISBN-10:0-547-02812-1
1032862
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Jim Henson,
the
Puppet Man
by Spencer Thomas
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ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02812-5
ISBN-10: 0-547-02812-1
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This is Jim Henson.
Jim liked to make art.
2
Jim liked to draw and paint.
He made puppets, too.
3
Jim’s mom had
a green coat.
Jim cut up the coat.
He made it into a frog!
4
Jim’s frog liked to sing.
Jim’s frog liked to dance.
5
Jim made lots of puppets.
He made big puppets.
6
Jim made small
puppets, too.
7
He made a pig and a bear.
He made a dog, too.
8
Jim made so many puppets.
He had lots of help!
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Lots of kids saw
Jim’s puppets.
His puppets made
them smile!
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Responding
Text and Graphic
Features Find two pictures in the
book. How do the pictures
help you understand the story?
Make a chart.
TARGET SKILL
Talk About It
Text to Text Think of a different
story about a famous person.
Describe that person. How are
this person and Jim Henson
different or the same?
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WORDS TO KNOW
green
like
draw
sing
is
small
Text and Graphic
Features Tell how words go
with photos.
TARGET SKILL
Question
Ask questions about what you
are reading.
TARGET STRATEGY
GENRE Informational Text gives
facts about a topic.
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Level: E
DRA: 8
Genre:
Informational
Strategy:
Question
Skill:
Text and Graphic Features
Word Count: 93
1.2.9
HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books
Jim Henson,
the
Puppet Man
by Spencer Thomas
ISBN-13:978-0-547-02812-5
ISBN-10:0-547-02812-1
1032862
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN