Full of Hot Air

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Emerald (Levels 25-26)
Year: Three
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Invention, Overcoming obstacles
Genre: Realistic fiction, Report
Strategy/Skills: Using graphic sources, Comparing and contrasting, Drawing conclusions
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 26
Item Code: 200173
High Frequency Words:
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1479, ACELT1594, ACELT1599, ACELT1600, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680, ACELA1489, ACELA1490, ACELT1602, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELT1606, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELT1795, ACELY1698, ACELY1701, ACELY1702, ACELY1703

Reader Description

When two families go up on their first hot-air balloon flight, no one realises that one of the children is scared of heights. Find out how his friend helps him.

After you have completed the Reader

Look through the book for information about how a hot air balloon works. Draw a diagram of a hot air balloon and label the different parts. Explain the diagram to someone in your family.

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