Decodable Book 9 Grade 2

DECODABLE BOOK

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DECODABLE BOOK 9

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Contents The Bad Itch

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Hatch!

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Flash Gets a Shave

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Shark Cove

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Beth, Seth, and the Pie Contest

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These Are the Ways That We Travel

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by Ilissa Rose illustrated by Laurence Cleyet-Merle

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I have such an itch! It itches so much. The itch is on the arch of my back. I cannot reach it. Let me see if a pal can help scratch it. 2

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I see Chad on his patch of grass. Chad is a pal of mine. Can Chad help scratch my itch? I will go chat with Chad.

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There is a big glitch. Chad cannot scratch my itch with his neck. What will I do now? Let me see if a pal can help scratch it. 4

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I see Chuck. Chuck is such a good chap. Can Chuck help scratch my itch? I will march up the hill and see.

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There is a big glitch. Chuck cannot scratch my itch with his trunk. What will I do now? Let me see if my mom can help scratch it. 6

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I see my Mom by a big tree. Mom is so smart. Will Mom help scratch my itch? I bet my Mom can help me.

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Mom has a neat trick. She teaches me to use the big tree. Now I can scratch my back by myself. I can scratch my itch! 8

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by Josh Gibson illustrated by Jason Wolff

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It is a fine day on the ranch. Chase and Dad will hike in the gulch. Chase stands at the rim. He sees rocks and pine trees. 10

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Chase sees a ditch and spies inside. Chase sees a bright green snake. It is slim and has blotches on its side. Dad tells him it will not harm him, but Chase sits still.

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In a patch of shade, Chase sees a clutch — a bunch of eggs. This clutch has five eggs. Each egg is an inch wide. Chase hopes the clutch will hatch.

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The sun blazes in the gulch. It gets hot. Chase is parched. He and Dad hike back to the ranch for lunch and a drink. 13

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Chase eats. It gets dark. It rains. The ranch is drenched. Chase stays in. The next day, Chase stays in again. He does not make it back to the gulch.

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Weeks pass, and Chase has a hunch. Chase fetches Dad and they race to the gulch. Chase reaches the ditch and peeks inside. 15

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Chase and Dad are just in time. The clutch is hatching. Bit by bit, the eggs chip, crack, and split. It is such a grand sight!

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by Debbie O’Brien illustrated by Lee Harper

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Flash is a sheep. She lives on a sheep farm with Tish and Shep the dog. 18

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Flash and the sheep like the farm. They eat grass and play in the sun each day. 19

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One day, Flash gets a shock. Tish takes a sheep in the shed. When the sheep leaves the shed, it has no coat. Tish gave it a shave! 20

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Each sheep gets a shave. “Now it is time for you, Flash,” Tish tells her. Flash runs off and hides next to a big bush. Shep sees Flash. Shep sends Flash in the shed.

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Flash gets free. She runs off and hides next to a shrub. Shep sees her tail shake. He sends Flash back in the shed.

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Flash gets free again. She runs off and hides in a shack. It is dark inside, and Flash slips. Shep hears a dish and glass crash. He sends Flash back in the shed. 23

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This time, Tish has a plan. She shows Flash a vest. “Flash, I will shave you,” she tells her. “But I will get a vest to keep you warm.” Flash gets a shave, but she gets a vest, too. 24

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by Rowan Obach illustrated by Craig Spearing

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Take a trip to Shark Cove. The beach at Shark Cove is made of rocks of many shapes and sizes. Ships can crash and sink on its hard, sharp rocks.

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Swish! Each day the tide rushes in at Shark Cove. Waves crash and splash. Swish! Each day the tide rushes out at Shark Cove. Some water stays in holes in the rocks. Sea animals make homes in the holes. 27

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Crabs live in shallow holes in the rocks. A crab has a hard shell. It helps keep it safe from the crashing waves. 28

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Snails stay in holes where big waves cannot crush them. A snail has a shell, too. Its shell keeps its soft inside safe.

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A crashing wave has tossed this sea star on the rocks. A sharp rock has gashed its arm. Soon the arm will drop off. A fresh arm will grow in its spot. 30

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Fish splish and splash in deep holes. They stay deep where the sun does not shine. Fish like it in the dark shadows.

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As you can see, Shark Cove has lots of sea life hidden in its rocks. Dash over and take a look! 32

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by Marcy Haber illustrated by Bob McMahon

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This is a tale about Beth and Seth Thack. They live in Thip. Beth and Seth Thack like to bake lots of things like cakes and pies.

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This week there is a pie contest in Thip. The rules say that the pies can be thick and thin.

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Beth and Seth think it will be a thrill to win that pie contest. “We will bake the best pie in Thip,” they say. “It will not be too thick. It will not be too thin.” 36

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Beth and Seth throw lots of things in the pie mix. They toss in a bit of this and a bit of that. At last, it is finished.

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Beth and Seth take the pie to the contest. They cannot wait until people sink their teeth into it.

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One by one, the three people taste each pie. “This pie is too thick,” they say. “This pie is too thin,” they say.

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At last, they taste the pie that Beth and Seth made. “This pie is not too thick and not too thin,” they say. “This pie wins!” Beth and Seth jump up and down with a thump, thump, thump! 40

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by Wes Vega illustrated by Gideon Kendall

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There are lots of ways that we travel. These are ways that we do it. 42

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We can jog and run on a thin path. Some people think that it is fun doing these things with a pal. This can be fun, but it is hard as well!

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We can ride in a bus and car. A car is fine if you like being with people that you like. On buses, you can make lots of friends. That can be fun. 44

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If you like being at sea, then there are three fine ways to travel. You can row, sail, and zip in speed boats that go fast.

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If you need to go far, then a jet is the best way to go. These fly fast in the sky. It can be a thrill to go that fast! Try it and see. 46

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Do you think that we may visit the stars one day? Think about the ways that we will get up to them! This rocket may take you.

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This is just one way that you might travel each day. Think about other ways that you do it, too. 48

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The Bad Itch Word Count: 191 High-Frequency Words by do good have my myself now of she to there what

Decodable Words* is a it an itch and itches arch let back march bad me bet mine big Mom by much can neat cannot neck Chad on chap pal chat patch Chuck reach glitch scratch go see grass smart has so help such hill teaches his the I tree if

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

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(continued)

Decodable Words* trick trunk up use will with

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

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Hatch Word Count: 196 High-Frequency Words again are by does for of they to

Decodable Words* fetches a fine an fi ve and gets at grand back green bit blazes gulch harm blotches has bright hatch bunch hatching but he Chase hike chip him clutch hopes crack hot Dad hunch dark in day inch ditch inside drenched is drink it each its eats just egg lunch eggs

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

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Decodable Words* make stays next still not such on sun parched tells pass the this patch time peeks trees pine weeks race wide rains will ranch reaches rim rocks sees shade side sight sits slim snake spies split stands

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

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Flash Gets A Shave Word Count: 195 High-Frequency Words again for her lives now one they to too you

Decodable Words* I a in and inside back is big it bush keep but leaves coat like crash next dark no day off dish on dog plan each play eat runs farm sees Flash sends free shack gave shake get shave gets she glass shed grass sheep has Shep he shock hears hides

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

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Decodable Words* shows shrub slips sun tail takes tells the this time Tish vest warm when will with

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

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Shark Cove Word Count: 193 High-Frequency Words animals does from live look many of out over some soon they to too water where you

Decodable Words* grow a hard and has arm helps as hidden at holes beach homes big in by inside can is cannot it cove its crab keep crabs keeps crash life crashing like crush lots dark made dash make day not deep off drop on each rock fish rocks fresh rushes gashed

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

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Decodable Words* safe sea see shadows shallow shapes shark sharp shell shine ships sink sizes snail snails soft splash splish spot star stay stays sun swish take

the them this tide tossed trip wave waves will

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

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Beth, Seth, and the Pie Contest Word Count: 201 High-Frequency Words about by down into live of one people their there they to too

Decodable Words* a and at bake be best Beth bit cakes can cannot contest each finished in is it jump last like lots made mix not pie

pies rules say Seth sink take tale taste teeth Thack that the thick thin things think Thip this three thrill throw thump toss until up

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

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Decodable Words* wait we week will win wins with

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

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These Are the Ways That We Travel Word Count: 195 High-Frequency Words about are do doing fly friends of one other people sky some there to too try you

Decodable Words* it a jet and jog as just at like be lots being make best may boats might bus need buses on but pal can path car ride day rocket each row far run fast sail fine sea fun see get speed go stars hard take if that in the is

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Decodable Words* them then these thin things think this three thrill travel up visit way ways we well with zip

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by Ilissa Rose illustrated by Laurence Cleyet-Merle

by Debbie O’Brien illustrated by Lee Harper

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by Marcy Haber illustrated by Bob McMahon

by Rowan Obach illustrated by Craig Spearing

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