Aa Kelly Doudna Aa Kelly Doudna PublishedbySandCastle™,animprintofABDOPublishingCompany,4940VikingDrive,Edina, Minnesota55435. Copyright©2000byAbdoConsultingGroup,Inc.Internationalcopyrightsreservedinall countries.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedinanyformwithoutwrittenpermission fromthepublisher.SandCastle™isatrademarkandlogoofAbdoPublishingCompany. PrintedintheUnitedStates. Coverandinteriorphotocredits:Comstock,DigitalStock,DigitalVision,EyewireImages, PhotoDisc LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData Doudna,Kelly,1963- Aa/KellyDoudna. p.cm.--(Thealphabet) Includesindex. ISBN1-57765-394-7 1.Readers(Primary)[1.Alphabet.]I.Title. PE1119.D6752000 428.1--dc21 [[E]] 00-028879 The SandCastle concept, content, and reading method have been reviewed and approved by a national advisoryboard includingliteracyspecialists,librarians,elementaryschool teachers,earlychildhoodeducationprofessionals, and parents. Let Us Know Afterreadingthebook,SandCastlewouldlikeyoutotellusyour storiesaboutreading.Whatisyourfavoritepage?Wastheresomething hardthatyouneededhelpwith?Sharetheupsanddownsoflearning toread.Wewanttohearfromyou!TogetpostedontheAbdo PublishingCompanyWebsite,sendusemailat: [email protected] About SandCastle ™ Aprofessionalteamofeducators,readingspecialists,andcontent developerscreatedtheSandCastle™seriestosupportyoungreaders astheydevelopreadingskillsandstrategiesandincreasetheirgeneral knowledge.TheSandCastle™serieshasfourlevelsthatcorrespondto earlyliteracydevelopmentinyoungchildren.Thelevelsareprovidedto helpteachersandparentsselecttheappropriatebooksforyoungreaders. EmergingReaders BeginningReaders (noflags) (1flag) TransitionalReaders FluentReaders (2flags) (3flags) Theselevelsaremeantonlyasaguide.Alllevelsaresubjecttochange. ToseeacompletelistofSandCastle™booksandothernonfictiontitlesfrom ABDOPublishingCompany,visitwww.abdopub.comorcontactusat: 4940VikingDrive,Edina,Minnesota55435•1-800-800-1312•fax:1-952-831-1632 A a nn h s fun with a Gr ndma. Aa 5 A a a nna h s a b th. Aa 7