Will Mel Go?

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Will M e l G o? by George Matthews

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illustrated by Kristin Sorra

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Will M e l G o?

by George Matthews

illustrated by Kristin Sorra

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Mel is s ad. His van w ill not go. He w ill mis s the fun. 2

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Mel can not fix the van. Mel w ill get a m an. Can the m an fix it? 3

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The m an can not fix it. W ha t w ill Mel do? Mel w ill look for a bus. 4

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Here is a big red bus. W ill Mel get on it? 5

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Yes, Mel w ill get on. The big bus w ill go. 6

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The big bus w ill get there. Mel w ill get off the bus. 7

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Mel is not s ad. He did not w ant to mis s it. Mel can ha ve fun! 8

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School-Home Connection Have your child read the book to you. Then discuss different things you and your child can do at a park.

Will Mel Go? Word Count: 96 High-Frequency Words do for go have he here

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look the there to want what

Decodable Words a big bus can did fix fun get his is it

man Mel miss not off on red sad van will yes

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