van in a jam

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Van in a Jam
by Sarah Curran illustrated by David Hitch
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Van in a Jam
by Sarah Curran illustrated by David Hitch
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Jan has a big job.
Jan will get in the van.
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Vic will get in.
Jen will get in.

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The van will go.
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The van can not go.
They are in a jam.
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Jen is hot.
Vic is mad.
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7
Jan can get a map.
Jan will look at it.
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8
The van can go.
It is not in a jam.
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School-Home Connection Have your child read the book to you. Then
discuss the different ways your family can travel from one place to another.
Van in a Jam
Word Count: 63
High-Frequency Words Decodable Words*
are
go
look
the
they

a
at
big
can
get
has
hot
in
is
it
jam
Jan
Jen
job
mad
map
not
van
Vic
will
*Boldface words indicate sound-spelling introduced in this story.
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ISBN-13: 978-0-15-364069-8
ISBN-10: 0-15-364069-3
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