1 4 1 the surprise box (fiction)

Reader

The

Surprise
Box

by Francis Robin

Genre

Fiction

Build Background

Access Content

Extend Language

• Surprises
• Personal
Treasures
• Family
Traditions

• Labels in
Pictures
• Repetition

• Color Words

Scott Foresman Reading Street 1.4.1

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ISBN 0-328-14115-1

Illustrated by Toni Goffe


Talk About It

The

1. Why do you think Marta gives her special
things to Rosa?
2. Do you think Marta will gather any new
special things?

Surprise
Box

by Francis
Write About
It Robin

3. What surprise would you want to give to
someone you know? On a separate sheet of
paper, draw a picture and write about it.

Extend Language
Marta’s special ribbon was blue. Blue is a color

word. Her special star has a gold color. What
other color words can you use for things in
the story?

ISBN: 0-328-14115-1

Illustrated by Toni Goffe

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1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
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big sister

butterfly wing

Marta loves her big sister Rosa.
Rosa calls her “Martita.”
That means “little Marta.”

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One day, the girls are walking.
Marta finds a butterfly wing.
The butterfly wing makes her happy.
She puts it in her special box.
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blue ribbon

gold star

Rosa puts a blue ribbon in Marta’s hair.
The ribbon makes Marta happy.
Marta puts the ribbon in the box.

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Rosa helps Marta with her homework.
The teacher gives Marta a star.
Marta puts the star in her special box.

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box

Marta loves the butterfly wing.
She loves the ribbon and the star.

She loves her big sister.
Marta thinks of a surprise for Rosa.
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Marta wraps the box in colored paper.
She gives it to Rosa.
“I made you a surprise box!”
says Marta.
“You are a good big sister.”
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Talk About It
1. Why do you think Marta gives her special
things to Rosa?
2. Do you think Marta will gather any new
special things?

Write About It
3. What surprise would you want to give to
someone you know? On a separate sheet of
paper, draw a picture and write about it.

Extend Language
Marta’s special ribbon was blue. Blue is a color
word. Her special star has a gold color. What
other color words can you use for things in
the story?

Rosa opens the box.

She sees the butterfly wing.
She sees the ribbon and the star.
“You are a good little sister,” says Rosa.
“The surprise box makes me happy!”

ISBN: 0-328-14115-1
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.
All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America.
This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the
publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission
in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise.
For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman,
1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V034 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05

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