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Book Week News by Derek Scott illustrated by Meredith Thomas Copyright © by Harcourt, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopy, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Requests for permission to make copies of any part of the work should be addressed to School Permissions and Copyrights, Harcourt, Inc., 6277 Sea Harbor Drive, Orlando, Florida 32887-6777. Fax: 407-345-2418. HARCOURT and the Harcourt Logo are trademarks of Harcourt, Inc., registered in the United States of America and/or other jurisdictions. Printed in Mexico ISBN 10: 0-15-351413-2 ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351413-5 Ordering Options ISBN 10: 0-15-351212-1 (Grade 2 Advanced Collection) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-351212-4 (Grade 2 Advanced Collection) ISBN 10: 0-15-358048-8 (package of 5) ISBN 13: 978-0-15-358048-2 (package of 5) If you have received these materials as examination copies free of charge, Harcourt School Publishers retains title to the materials and they may not be resold. Resale of examination copies is strictly prohibited and is illegal. Possession of this publication in print format does not entitle users to convert this publication, or any portion of it, into electronic format. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 050 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 Characters Anchor 1 Mr. Jackson Anchor 2 Mrs. Coats Red Riding Hood Mr. Reed Wolf Setting: On the school stage 3 Mr. Jackson: Today is the beginning of Book Week. Is everyone ready to present our news? Then let’s have a fantastic show. Action! 4 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 44 11//1166//0088 99::4466::0000 AAMM Anchor 1: Good morning everyone, and Book Week News welcome to . Anchor 2: This news report is brought to you by the children of room eight, Lakeside School. Anchor 1: Today we will talk to some people about the events during Book Week. 5 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 55 11//1166//0088 99::4488::2233 AAMM Anchor 2: We have Mrs. Coats, our librarian, in the studio right now. Welcome Book Week News to , Mrs. Coats. What’s happening in the library this week? Mrs. Coats: We have over one hundred new books on display for Book Week. Anchor 1: Will the children be allowed to take the new books home, Mrs. Coats? Mrs. Coats: This week is for looking at the books. Beginning next week, the children will be able to take them home. 6 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 66 11//1166//0088 99::5500::2200 AAMM Anchor 2: I believe that you have another interesting activity in the library. Mrs. Coats: Oh, yes. Every day at lunch, we have a storyteller coming to the library. Her stories will be interesting and fun. I think she will prove to be very entertaining for all. 7 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 77 11//2255//0088 99::5588::0044 AAMM Anchor 1: Thank you, Mrs. Coats. I’m sure everyone will enjoy the storyteller and the new books. Anchor 2: Now we would like to interview Mr. Reed, principal of Lakeside School. Good morning, Mr. Reed. I know you’re really excited about this special week. 8 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 88 11//1166//0088 99::5577::5511 AAMM very Mr. Reed: Good morning. I’m excited about Book Week. All the children have been so creative in preparing for it. The older children have been learning about authors, and they have been making colorful book jackets and bookmarks. The younger children have been making picture books. They are just wonderful. 9 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 99 11//1166//0088 99::5599::3344 AAMM Anchor 1: Mr. Reed, are all the children going to be allowed to go through the classrooms to look at these amazing creations? Mr. Reed: Yes, there will be time for everyone to visit the classrooms. 10 RRXXEENNLL0088CCRRDD22XX__AALL__0055ssii__TTXXTT..iinndddd 1100 11//2255//0088 99::5599::2244 AAMM