Decodable Book 18 Grade 2

DECODABLE BOOK

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DECODABLE BOOK 18

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Contents Mort’s Sports Store

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Not Your Normal Fish!

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Court yards

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Courtney’s Plans

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by Je

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Mort owns a sports store. He sells lots of sports gear. In his store, Mort has caps, shorts, and things of that sort. 2

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I like every sport, but I like soccer more than most of them. I like soccer shirts, shorts, and cleats. Mort has lots of them for sale. 3

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On weekends, I go to Mort’s store after I finish chores at home. I can look at things Mort sells for a long time. I never get bored. Mort likes soccer, too. He knows more about soccer than any person I have ever met before. 4

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I am on a soccer team. Mort always asks me the score of my last game. He shows me soccer gear and tells me what it is for.

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If we get a bad storm on the day of a game, I will go to Mort’s store. I help Mort cut cord off boxes. Mort gives me other chores that will help him. I like doing chores for Mort. He lets me trade my work for sports gear. Some days I just help Mort for free. 6

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It is hard to decide which thing to get at Mort’s store. I search the store for something that is just right. It might be a shirt or shorts.

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At the end of the day, Mom picks me up at the store. I hear her honk her horn outside. I wave to Mort. He knows I will be back before long.

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by John Grigsby illustrated by K. E. Lewis

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A seahorse is a kind of fi sh. For a fi sh, it looks mighty strange! A seahorse has no scales, just a bony frame. It has a long horny snout and a head that sort of looks like a horse. A seahorse stands up as it swims. It wraps its long tail around seaweed to stay in one spot.

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Seahorses seem strange, but it would be hard to fi nd more interesting fi sh than them! 11

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Seahorses can be found near shore, in forests of sea grass, or on coral reefs. Seahorses blend in with the background. This keeps them safe from big fi sh that might eat them. 12

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Seahorses can be sorted into about forty kinds. Their sizes range from one inch to more than twelve inches. Real horses go fast, but not seahorses. Seahorses use their dorsal fi ns to go forward, little bit by bit. These dorsal fi ns flap back and forth more than a thousand times each minute!

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Now here is the most interesting thing about seahorses. The father seahorse hatches eggs and cares for seahorse babies. 14

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A father seahorse holds little seahorse eggs in its pouch. Tiny seahorse babies are born in this pouch. The father seahorse tends them until they can go forth.

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When they get older, seahorse babies learn to swim. They may form packs and use their tails to hold on to each other. It is time for them to go off on their own! 16

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by Kerry Curry illustrated by Tom Leonard

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A courtyard is an outside space surrounded on each side by buildings. You reach some courtyards by going through a gate. You reach other courtyards by going under an arch.

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It is hard to see inside many courtyards from the street. You must go through homes or buildings to reach them. Courtyards can have many sides. This courtyard has four sides. Homes surround its four sides. Gardens fi ll its middle.

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People have made courtyards for a long time. This castle in France has a stone courtyard. Tourists visit this castle and look at the buildings on the four sides of its courtyard.

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Courtyards can be big or little. Courtyards can be paved with things such as brick or stone. Courtyard paths may be dirt or grass. The pouring rain bounces off stone and brick paths in this courtyard.

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People can plant gardens and trees in courtyards. Plants such as flowers, beans, pumpkins, and gourds can grow in courtyard gardens. See the gourds that grow in this courtyard garden.

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People use some courtyards to park cars. Other courtyards are safe places for kids to play. This courtyard is not for cars. It is for people to enjoy. This boy found a four-leaf clover in this grassy courtyard.

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Birds like birdbaths and ponds in courtyards. These four birds sip water through the course of a hot day. Courtyards can be fun places to explore. See if you can fi nd one near your home.

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by Jenna Lynn illustrated by Celine Malepart

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“Mom must nearly be finished with work. Can we meet her at the courthouse?” Courtney asked. Mom was a judge and spent her days in court. Dad said, “That is a great idea. Get your black jacket. You need to look nice at the courthouse.”

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Courtney and Dad chatted on the way. It was four blocks to the courthouse. “I might be a judge when I grow up or maybe a writer like you,” Courtney told Dad.

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Then they passed the Courtyard Lunch Spot. Courtney told Dad, “Maybe I will be a waitress, pouring tea and serving lunch.” Further on their course, they passed fourteen tourists. “Maybe I will take tourists on tours around the world!” Courtney told Dad.

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Then Courtney spied a man planting flowers. “Maybe I will be a farmer,” Courtney told Dad. “I can grow flowers, corn, and gourds!”

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Then they passed a golf course. “Maybe I will be a golfer. It would be fun to be on a golf course each day,” Courtney told Dad.

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Then they passed under an arch leading to the courtyard by the courthouse. Courtney liked courtyards. “Maybe I will be a builder,” Courtney told Dad. “I will make buildings and courtyards where children can play.”

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Then they spied an artist painting pictures. Dad smiled and told Courtney, “You like to paint. You can use your paints to make pictures.” Courtney smiled. “Of course,” she said. Then she hugged Dad.

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Mort’s Sports Store Word Count: 244 High-Frequency Words always any doing gives have look my of other soccer some something to too what work

Decodable Words* every a finish about for after free am game and gear asks get at go back hard bad has be he before hear bored help boxes her but him can his caps home chores honk cleats horn cord I cut if day in days is decide it end ever just

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* knows last lets like likes long lots me met might Mom more Mort Mort’s most never off on or outside owns person picks right sale

score search sells shirt shirts shorts shows sort sport sports store storm team tells than that the them thing things time trade up wave

we weekends which will

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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Not Your Normal Fish! Word Count: 244 High-Frequency Words are by cares father from here interesting into looks minute mother of one other their they to would your

Decodable Words* fl ap a for about forests and form around forth as forty babies forward back found background frame be get big go bit grass blend hard bony has born hatches but head can hold coral holds dorsal horny each horse eat horses eggs in fast inch find inches fins is fi sh

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* it packs its pouch just range keeps real kind reefs kinds safe learn scales like sea little seahorse long seahorses may seaweed might seem mighty shore more sizes most snout near sort no sorted normal spot not stands now stay off strange older swim on swims or tail own tails

tends than that the them these thing this thousand time times tiny twelve until up use when with wraps

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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Courtyards Word Count: 243 High-Frequency Words are buildings by from have from look many of one other people some through to water you

Decodable Words* explore a fill an find and fl owers arch for as found at four be four-leaf beans France big fun birdbaths garden birds gardens bounces gate boy go brick going can gourds cars grass castle grassy clover grow course hard courtyard courtyards has home day homes dirt hot each enjoy

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* if plants in play inside ponds is pouring it pumpkins its rain kids reach like safe little see long side made sides may sip middle space must stone near street not such off surround on surrounded or that outside the park them paths these paved things places this plant time

tourists trees under use visit with your

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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Courtney’s Plans Word Count: 243 High-Frequency Words builder buildings by idea look of pictures said their they to was where work world would you

Decodable Words* each a farmer an finished and fl owers arch four around fourteen artist fun asked further at get be golf black golfer blocks gourds can great chatted grow children her corn hugged course I court courthouse in is Courtney Courtney’s it jacket courtyard courtyards judge leading Dad like day liked days

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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(continued)

Decodable Words* lunch make man maybe meet might Mom must nearly need nice on or paint painting paints passed plans planting play pouring serving she smiled spent

spied spot take tea that the then told tourists tours under up use waitress way we when will with writer your

*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.

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by John Grigsby Illustrated by K. E. Lewis

by Jenna Lynn illustrated by Celine Malepart

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