Is It the Bus?

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I s I t t he B us? by Ross Calderara

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illustrated by Maribel Suarez

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I s I t t he B us?

by Ross Calderara

illustrated by Maribel Suarez

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Jen and Ed w ill hug Mom. Ed and Jen w ill get the bus. 2

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There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? 3

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It is a cab, Ed. It is not for us. 4

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There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? 5

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It is a van, Ed. It is not for us. 6

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There is a bus, Jen. Can we get on it? 7

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Yes Ed, we can get on it. Hop on the bus! 8

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School-Home Connection Have your child read the book to you. Then discuss how you get to work and school.

Is It The Bus? Word Count: 78 High-Frequency Words and for the there we

Decodable Words* a bus cab can Ed get hop hug is

it Jen Mom not on us van will yes

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

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