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Chapter 5: “A Busy Day at the Smiling Pool”
The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat

Thornton W. Burgess

Abstract: Jerry Muskrat and Joe Otter go hunting for a trap and spy a fish. Joe gets his claw stuck in a trap and they bury it underground. Joe Otter learns a lesson.

Source: Thornton W. Burgess, The Adventures of Jerry Muskrat (New York: Grosset & Dunlap, 1942)


Lexile Level: TBD
       
Origin: American
       
Genre: Fiction, Fantasy
Reading Level: 5.5        Language: English        File Name: 0557
Sunshine State Standards:
LA.A.2.2: The student constructs meaning from a wide range of texts.

LA.D.2.2: The student understands the power of language.

LA.E.2.2: The student responds critically to fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama.


Theme: Problem-solving, Mistakes, Learn, Safety
Reading Strategy: Comprehension (Decode, make connections to prior knowledge, think about and control what is being read)
 
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