The Magpie Tree

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Turquoise (Levels 17-18)
Year: Two
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Animals birds and insects, School and community
Genre: Realistic fiction
Strategy/Skills: Making predictions, Using texts as models,
Page Count: 12
Reading Level: 18
Item Code: 200055
High Frequency Words: into, their
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1454, ACELT1584, ACELY1658, ACELY1659, ACELY1660, ACELA1469, ACELA1470, ACELY1669, ACELY1670

Reader Description

Magpies like shiny things. They swoop and warble around the children. Maddy has an idea about how to get the birds to leave them alone.

After you have completed the Reader

There are some unusual words in this story. For example, "warbled", "swooped", and "silvery". Write a glossary showing what these words mean. Find three other words in the book and add them to your glossary.

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