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PreS-Gr 2—Colette has just moved, and, worse, she has been told emphatically that she can't have a pet. When she unexpectedly meets two boys from her new neighborhood and is unsure what to say to them, she invents a story, shyly telling them that she is searching for her lost parakeet. The boys suggest borrowing Lily's binoculars; Lily, in turn, leads the kids to Scott's bird feeder; Scott directs the group to a fountain in Maya's yard; Maya has just spotted Beth's cat nearby; and Beth enlists the help of Lukas to make posters of the parakeet. With each stop through ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More

Colette struggles with a move to a new urban home. But the contrived problem of a (made-up) lost pet parakeet sets her on an adve...Log In or Sign Up to Read More