The Tugboat Team Written by Marilyn Woolley Illustrated by Peter Paul Bajer
The Tugboat Team Text type: Narrative Reading level: F (10) Word count: 264 High-frequency words New: old other very work Key vocabulary boat/s bumped dock first help hit need pads rocks ropes sea second ship soft strong team third three tug tugboats tugged two yellow Curriculum links • Social studies: Work and relationships • Social studies: Cooperation
The Tugboat Team
Key concepts • Large vehicles are difficult to maneuver in water. • When people cooperate and work as a team they achieve more than they could on their own. Reading strategy • Self-monitoring when reading Paired book Big Ships Need Tugboats
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Three little tugboats sat next to a big ship at the dock. “I need help,” said the big ship to the first little tugboat. “Can you tug me out to sea?”
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“I cannot tug you out to sea,” said the first little tugboat. “I am too old to help you.”
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“Can you tug me out to sea?” said the big ship to the second little tugboat.
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“I am too little to tug you out to sea,” said the second little tugboat. “I cannot help you go out to sea.”
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“We are not too old. We are not too little,” said the third little tugboat.
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“We are very strong boats. We can work with each other to get this ship out to sea.”
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The three little tugboats bumped the big ship with their soft pads.
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The three little tugboats got out their yellow ropes and tugged the big ship out to sea.
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“We are not too old. We are not too little. We are the tugboat team,” they said.
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Then the big ship saw some big rocks.
“We can help you,” said the tugboat team.
“Help me!” said the big ship. “I am going to hit the rocks!”
One little tugboat bumped the ship with its soft pads. Two little tugboats tugged the big ship.
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They tugged and bumped and bumped and tugged the big ship.
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The big ship did not hit the rocks. It went out to sea.
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The three little tugboats went back to the dock. “We are not too old. We are not too little. We are the tugboat team,” they said.
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