S P EC T R U M ® R EA D ER Bring real-world topics to life with Spectrum Readers! S This high-interest, nonfiction reading series provides young learners an opportunity to explore interesting, informational reading topics on their own. Nonfiction readers are an important resource for engaging children while building knowledge and developing reading skills. Children will love to learn with Spectrum Readers! Level 1: Beginning to Read E X O T IC ! P la c e s Level 2: Reading with Help Level 2 Readers are just right for children who are progressing in their reading skills with slightly longer sentences and a greater range of vocabulary. Level 3: Reading Alone L e v e l 2 ® An imprint of Carson-Dellosa Publishing LLC carsondellosa.com/spectrum Guided Reading Level: I For a complete reading experience, be sure to read all of the Level 2 Spectrum Readers! D ii ntmvpeaoslt oarkol rpelacrSiotooIls as pdlPnewg rsbHeoaunt .ru cLa fercyetR tleenaeeprroaevned uttrupryee a tmyatuerorsloc . r,tsu2c r t eiTiRabiht,rn c ih seeniEvcegolacegmehd mowd s e hillmteel aiiedoiotrrgg nhgis fwhnath gi aoanntadg-ulr giyvge nyneaaewas otgR- tl negaohyn eewrocpn oefiaeweoo pugscdp tirdrth eel edcio tlrroirar os pssgfesn. n epr eoaia icv intardrhctee et tsehex we e yrliaent .pnao,rrc t yeuwyrer erosoht a odcutidhhc urhi aicncl etdhig ds i ld be a successful reader: • D waenomdrd omsn basytkr iapntogei nthhtoienw sg ot touo ns iodnusd.n i vdTi hdoeuunat, l n bleelwettn edrs t he sounds together. • W tiodh eane nptii fycyto utuhr eec ocwlmuoeer dtth oaa nat d dw iiiftlfisl cmhueelltap wn yionorugdr., pchoiilndt • A resakd liontgs otof qinuveistteio dniss cwuhssiiloen y oaun da r e language development. • B mea snuyre t itmo reesa tdo tbhuei lbdo roeka dminagn yfl,u ency and confidence. For more information, visit carsondellosa.com/spectrum Carson - D ellosa Publishing ® An imprint of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC P.O. Box 35665 Greensboro, NC 27425-5665 © 2014, Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or distributed in any form or by any means (mechanically, electronically, recording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. Spectrum is an imprint of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. carsondellosa.com ISBN 978-1-4838-0763-8 The world is full of exotic places. Exotic means “different or unusual.” Some places are beautiful or strange. Some places are remote or mysterious. What exotic place would you most like to visit? ® An imprint of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC P.O. Box 35665 Greensboro, NC 27425-5665 © 2014, Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. Except as permitted under the United States Copyright Act, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored, or distributed in any form or by any means (mechanically, electronically, recording, etc.) without the prior written consent of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. Spectrum is an imprint of Carson-Dellosa Publishing, LLC. carsondellosa.com Printed in the USA. All rights reserved. ISBN 978-1-4838-0125-4 01-002131120 3 Let’s travel to California. We can visit Bodie, a ghost town. Thousands of people once lived here. They came to look for gold. The buildings still stand. Even tables and chairs remain. But, the town is empty. 4 5 Let’s travel to California. We can visit Bodie, a ghost town. Thousands of people once lived here. They came to look for gold. The buildings still stand. Even tables and chairs remain. But, the town is empty. 4 5 Let’s travel to Wyoming. We can visit Yellowstone Park. Old Faithful is a famous geyser here. Every 90 minutes or so, it shoots steam and water into the air. Watch out––the water is boiling! The park has 300 other geysers, too. 6 7 Let’s travel to Wyoming. We can visit Yellowstone Park. Old Faithful is a famous geyser here. Every 90 minutes or so, it shoots steam and water into the air. Watch out––the water is boiling! The park has 300 other geysers, too. 6 7 Let’s travel back to California. We can visit Devil’s Golf Course. Its name is a joke. It is too bumpy to play golf here! A lake once covered this place. It left behind salt and minerals, making the land bumpy. 8 9