Caterpillars For Lunch Written by Jenny Feely Illustrated by Marjory Gardner
Caterpillars For Lunch Text type: Narrative Level: F (10) Word count: 139
Caterpillars For Lunch
High-frequency words New: eat Key vocabulary bad black caterpillar eyes green red snake stings taste/s Curriculum link • Science: Living things Key concept • Caterpillars have many different ways of discouraging animals from eating them. Reading strategy • Rereading to comprehend text Paired book Amazing Caterpillars
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Illustrated by Marjory Gardner
Bird was hungry, but he was sick of eating worms. “I am not going to eat worms today,” said Bird.
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Bird saw a black and green caterpillar. “Yum!” said Bird. “I will eat that caterpillar.”
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Bird picked up the caterpillar. It had a bad taste. “Yuk!” said Bird. “This caterpillar tastes bad!”
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Bird saw a green and red caterpillar. “Yum! Yum!” said Bird. “I will eat that caterpillar.”
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Bird picked up the caterpillar. “Help!” said Bird. “This caterpillar stings.”
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Bird saw a green caterpillar. “Yum! Yum! Yum!” said Bird. “I will eat that caterpillar.”
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Bird went to pick up the caterpillar. Then he saw its big eyes. “Help!” said Bird. “You’re not a caterpillar. You look like a snake!”
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Then Bird saw a big, fat worm. “I am so hungry,” said Bird. “Yum! I do like to eat worms.”
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