Vocabulary
Author: Tracy West
Illustrated by Mary GrandPre
The author writes the stories.
The illustrator draws the pictures.
Summary: It is a sunny day in Pine Park
and the people of the town are out enjoying
it. Suddenly things begin disappearing. They
soon find out why!
Genre –
It is a play.
A play is a story
that can be
acted out.
Look for:
•Words that tell the characters’
actions and feelings.
•A plot divided into scenes.
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As a child, Tracey West loved
reading so much that she decided
she wanted to be a writer when she
grew up. Tracey West studied
journalism at college. She has been
a newspaper reporter and a book
editor.
• She likes to collect comic books,
grow herbs, and walk in the woods.
• Now she lives outside of New York
City with her husband, her dog,
Tisha, and her cat, Elvira.
• "Reading has been one of my
favorite things to do since second
grade."
caused
• Cause - made something happen
The rain caused puddles.
clasp
•Clasp is a small
hook that holds
parts together.
The clasp on this bracelet is
broken.
confused
• Confused - to be uncertain or
unclear about something
Bob was very confused
when he tried to teach
himself to speak
German.
cornered
• Cornered - to get a
person or an
animal into a
situation or position
that is a trap
Sam had Max
cornered behind
the door.
Sam
Max
objects
• Objects - things
that you can see
and touch but are
not alive
The objects in this
picture are very old
Indian weapons.
removes
• Removes - takes away
Lorie removes the dirt from Daisy with
the water hose.
typical
• Typical - normal or usual for a
kind of thing
Alligators are
NOT typical
pets to have.
• Say the words.
• Read the sentence.
• Fill in the blank.
It is _______ for Dad to watch
football on Sunday afternoons.
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confused
cornered
objects
typical
clasp
caused
removes
Simba was ________ by the
mean hyenas.
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cornered
removes
caused
confused
objects
typical
clasp
The smart bird could lift the
_____ on his cage and fly free.
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confused
cornered
clasp
objects
removes
typical
caused
The glue _________ the
pictures to stick to the paper.
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clasp
objects
typical
cornered
removes
caused
confused
The monkey was __________
when the wind blew his cap
away.
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caused
confused
typical
clasp
objects
cornered
removes
My teacher _________ children
from the classroom who refuse to
do their work.
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• confused
• caused
• cornered
• clasp
• typical
• removes
How many _________ do you see
in this picture?
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typical
clasp
caused
cornered
confused
objects
removes
Match the meaning to the word.
1. caused ___
G
2. confused ___
B
3. typical__
F
4. clasp ___
A
5. objects ___
D
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6. cornered___
7. removes ____
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A. - a small hook that holds
parts together
B. -to be uncertain or unclear
about something
C. -to get a person or an
animal into situation or
position that is a trap
D. -things that you can see
and touch but are not alive
E. - takes away
F. - normal or usual for a kind
of thing
G. - made something happen
WEBSITES
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Building Background
Reading Skills
Test Tutor
Other Activities
Backyard Birds
All About Birds
Bird Printouts (click link to printouts)
Video: Mynah Bird
Kid's Mysteries
Online Quiz
Bird's Nests
Edible Bird's Nests
Helping Birds Build A Nest
Matching Words
More Websites
• Prefixes games!:
• Game 1: Prefix Builder
• Game 2: Prefix Catch
• Game 3: Constructing Prefixes (matching)
• Game 4: Prefix and Suffix Machine!
• Prefixes at Work
• The Pine Park Mystery Kids' Page
Tweaked by Anne Miller