Dan Loves the Library
A short story about Dan, who goes to the school library every Tuesday and chooses a book about space.
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1Dan is in the fifth grade. Every Tuesday his class goes to the school library. The library is , and it has a lot of books.
2Dan likes books about . Today he finds a book about the . It has big pictures of stars and . The , Mrs. Cohen, smiles and says, "You can keep it for two weeks."
3At home, Dan reads the book with his father. They read one page every night. Dan wants to be an one day.
📘 Glossary
- quiet - with very little noise
- space - the place where the stars and planets are
- moon - the bright round object we see in the night sky
- planets - big round objects that go around a star, like Earth
- librarian - a person who works in a library
- astronaut - a person who travels into space
Questions
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1. When does Dan's class go to the library?Finding details
2. What is Dan's book about?Finding details
3. Who is Mrs. Cohen?Finding details
4. How long can Dan keep the book?Finding details
5. Who reads the book with Dan at home?Making inferences
6. What does Dan want to be one day?
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