What Is in the Box

What Is in the Box? by Ro s a l ind Di a m o nd i l lu s t ra te d by Chri s t ine B enj a min RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/24/01 3:06 AM Page OC3 jason Dark Stamp 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 the United States of America ISBN 0-15-323011-8 Ordering Options ISBN 0-15-325522-6 (Grade 1 Advanced-Level Collection) ISBN 0-15-326861-1 (package of 5) RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:39 AM Page IC2 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 179 10 09 08 07 06 05 04 03 02 Visit The Learning Site! www.harcourtschool.com Orlando Boston Dallas Chicago San Diego What Is in the Box? by Ro s a l ind Di a m o nd i l lu s t ra te d by Chri s t ine B enj a min RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:34 AM Page 1 jason Dark Stamp 2 Lo o k, Po p! I got a b ox. RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:35 AM Page 2 jason Dark Stamp D o n’t l i f t t he to p. 3 RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:37 AM Page 3 jason Dark Stamp 4 W h a t i s in the b ox? Is i t a b ox o f ro ck s? RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:37 AM Page 4 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp D o n’t l i f t t he to p. 5 RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:38 AM Page 5 jason Dark Stamp 6 W h a t i s in the b ox? Is i t a b ox o f s o ck s? RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:38 AM Page 6 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp T he to p p o p s up! It p o p s up s o fa s t! 7 RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:38 AM Page 7 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp 8 Surpri s e! RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:38 AM Page 8 jason Dark Stamp Think and Respond 1 Who has a box? 2 What does the boy think is in the box? 3 Why does Pop say, “Don’t lift the top”? 4 What does the boy see when the top pops up? 5 Do you think a jack-in-the-box is funny or surprising? Explain. Make a Surprise Box Get a small box. Write a surprise note or draw a surprise picture to put in the box. Share it with a friend. School-Home Connection Think of words that have the same vowel sound that you hear in the words hot and socks. Write them in a list. Word Count: 51 RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:39 AM Page IC3 jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp jason Dark Stamp EARLYEARLY EM ER GE NT EM ER GE NT FLUENT FLUENT READERREADER RE AD ER RE AD ER READER READER ,!7IA1F3-cdabba!:t;K;k;K;k > ISBN 0-15-323011-8 RNL01AIN1X_INA5_1-12 5/17/01 10:38 AM Page OC2