A mother and son take the crosstown bus to the market and back. Along the way, they capture the beauty and varied colors of their vivid town.
Written by Laura Appleton-Smith and Illustrated by Preston Neel
29 pages
Target Letter-Sound Correspondences: Foundational Skills Consolidation: Single consonants and short vowels; ff, gg, ll, nn, ss, tt, zz; /k/ ck; /ng/ ng, n[k]; /th/ th; /hw/ wh; a, e, i, o, u; /Ä“/ ee, y; /ûr/ er; /aw/ a(l, ll); /l/ le; /d/ or /t/ -ed
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Common Core State Standards Aligned as: Literature
Text Complexity
Flyleaf Recommended Grade Level: 1-2**
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Percent Wholly Decodable: 74%
Percent High-Frequency Words: 22%
Percent Story Words: 4%
Number of words: 312
Guided Reading Measure: I: Grade 1
DRA Measure: 16: Grade 1-2
Lexile Measure: 760L: Grade 3**
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