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Pocket Parks
A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book
Word Count: 227
LEVELED BOOK • H
Pocket
Parks
Written by Salomon Dunphy
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Pocket Parks
A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book
Word Count: 227
LEVELED BOOK • H
Pocket
Parks
Written by Salomon Dunphy
Visit www.readinga-z.com
for thousands of books and materials.
www.readinga-z.com
Where Are the Parks in This Book?
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5
4
1
2
8
3
U N I T E D S TAT E S
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1 Cleveland, Ohio
5 St. Paul, Minnesota
2 San Francisco, California
6 Los Angeles, California
3 New York City, New York
7 Seattle, Washington
4 Detroit, Michigan
8 Boston, Massachusetts
Table of Contents
What Is a Pocket Park? . . . . . . . . . 4
Lots of Empty Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Different Pocket Parks . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
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Where Are the Parks in This Book?
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5
4
1
2
8
3
U N I T E D S TAT E S
6
1 Cleveland, Ohio
5 St. Paul, Minnesota
2 San Francisco, California
6 Los Angeles, California
3 New York City, New York
7 Seattle, Washington
4 Detroit, Michigan
8 Boston, Massachusetts
Table of Contents
1 Perk Plaza, Cleveland, Ohio
What Is a Pocket Park? . . . . . . . . . 4
Lots of Empty Lots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Different Pocket Parks . . . . . . . . . . . 8
What Is a Pocket Park?
Some cities don’t have space
for big, grassy parks.
Conclusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
That’s why they build pocket parks
Glossary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
instead.
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4
2 24th Street Mini-Park, San Francisco, California
A pocket park is like a regular park,
only smaller.
A pocket park can take up
a city block.
It can also be as small
as a parking space.
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2 24th Street Mini-Park, San Francisco, California
A pocket park is like a regular park,
4 Detroit, Michigan
Lots of Empty Lots
only smaller.
A pocket park can take up
An empty lot is a great place
a city block.
for a pocket park.
It can also be as small
It can take many workers
as a parking space.
to build one.
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6
4 Detroit, Michigan
People who live close by
can help, too.
They can plant flowers or trees.
They can also help keep the park
clean and safe.
Every pocket park is different.
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4 Detroit, Michigan
3 Paley Park, New York City, New York
People who live close by
Different Pocket Parks
can help, too.
They can plant flowers or trees.
This pocket park has a waterfall
They can also help keep the park
at the back.
clean and safe.
It also has many places for people
Every pocket park is different.
to sit.
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8
2 24th Street Mini-Park, San Francisco, California
Check out the colorful art at this
pocket park.
It has a swing to play on, too.
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2 24th Street Mini-Park, San Francisco, California
5 Riverfront Pocket Park, St. Paul, Minnesota
Check out the colorful art at this
People decorated this pocket park
pocket park.
with many lights.
It has a swing to play on, too.
They twinkle at night.
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10
8 Harriet Tubman Memorial Park, Boston, Massachusetts
An artist made a statue
for this pocket park.
It reminds people of someone
important.
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8 Harriet Tubman Memorial Park, Boston, Massachusetts
3 Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Park, New York City, New York
An artist made a statue
for this pocket park.
This pocket park has grass and
It reminds people of someone
a large pond.
important.
People can come here to think.
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12
6 Marsh Park, Los Angeles, California
A man paints a big snake and turtle
in this pocket park.
They look as if they would be fun
to play on.
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6 Marsh Park, Los Angeles, California
7 Waterfall Garden Park, Seattle, Washington
A man paints a big snake and turtle
This tiny pocket park is almost
in this pocket park.
hidden in trees.
They look as if they would be fun
People can relax and listen
to play on.
to the waterfall.
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14
6 Marsh Park, Los Angeles, California
Conclusion
Pocket parks can be found all over.
Do you have a pocket park where
you live?
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Glossary
decorated (v.) made something
more attractive by
adding color or an
ornament to it (p. 10)
lot (n.)
a piece of land (p. 6)
parks (n.)
small areas of land
used for play and
exercise (p. 4)
relax (v.)
to spend time resting
or doing things for
pleasure (p. 14)
statue (n.)
a work of art, usually
in the shape of a
person or other
animal (p. 11)
waterfall (n.)
a stream of water
that falls over the
edge of something,
especially from a high
place (p. 8)
6 Marsh Park, Los Angeles, California
Conclusion
Pocket parks can be found all over.
Do you have a pocket park where
you live?
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Parks
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Parks
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Photo Credits:
Front cover: © Mason Vranish/Alamy; back cover: © Macana/Alamy; title page:
© Marmaduke St. John/Alamy; page 4: © Thomas Ondrey/The Plain Dealer/
Landov; page 5: © Wil Batista/Alamy; page 6: © Jim West/Alamy; page 7:
© Jim West/The Image Works; page 8: © Michael S. Yamashita/Corbis; page 9:
© Fotomaton/Alamy; page 10: © Greg Ryan/Alamy; page 11: © Harriet Tubman
Memorial/Omniphoto/UIG/The Bridgeman Art Library; page 12: © Patti McConville/
Alamy; pages 13, 15: © Nick Ut/AP Images; page 14: © Wolfgang Kaehler/
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Front Cover: Waterfall Garden, Seattle, Washington
Title Page: Pearl Street Pocket Park, New York City, New York
Pocket Parks
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Written by Salomon Dunphy
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Correlation
LEVEL H
Fountas & Pinnell
H
Reading Recovery 13–14
DRA
14
