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The story is about a boy named Ben who adopts a black kitten named Sooty from the pet store.

Ben chooses a black kitten with straight fur and names her Sooty.

When Ben wakes up one morning, he finds that Sooty is missing from her basket. Ben and his parents search for Sooty but cannot find her until his mother discovers her sleeping on top of some sweaters in a basket.

Level: H

DRA: 14

Ben and Sooty


Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Skill: by Pauline Cartwright
Sequence of Events illustrated by Meredith Thomas
Word Count: 152

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HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books

1387944
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT
Ben and Sooty

by Pauline Cartwright
illustrated by Meredith Thomas

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The children stood in a row
at the pet store.
They looked at the kittens.
Ben looked, too.
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Ben wanted a kitten.
Which kitten would Ben like most?

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Ben picked a kitten with straight,
black fur.
He called his kitten Sooty.
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Ben gave Sooty food.
He played games with her.
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Sooty slept in her basket at night.
She slept near Ben.
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Ben woke up one morning.
Sooty wasn’t there!
Ben called Sooty, but she didn’t
come.
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Mom helped Ben look for Sooty.
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Dad helped Ben look, too.
“Sooty is always in her basket!”
said Ben.
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“She is in the basket,” Mom said.
“She’s in this basket.”
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Sooty was sleeping on top of
some sweaters.
“Sooty!” cried Ben.
“There you are!”
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Ben rubbed Sooty’s floppy ears.
“Why didn’t you come?”
Ben asked.
“I called and called.”
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Ben put an old sweater in
Sooty’s basket that night.
Sooty was still there the next
morning.
She was still sleeping.
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Responding
Sequence of Events
TARGET SKILL

Copy the chart below. Think about what


happened first, next, and last in the story.
Use the chart to write some of the events
in order.

First Ben gets a kitten.

Next

Last

Write About It
Text to Self Think about a time you found
something that was lost. Write some
sentences that tell a story about what
happened. Include details about the steps
you took to find what was missing.

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TARGET VOCABULARY

collars row
curly stood
drooled straight
floppy weighed

Sequence of Events Tell


TARGET SKILL

the order in which things happen.

Infer/Predict Use
TARGET STRATEGY

clues to figure out more about story parts.

GENRE Realistic fiction is a story that


could happen in real life.

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Level: H
DRA: 14

Ben and Sooty


Genre:
Realistic Fiction
Strategy:
Infer/Predict
Skill: by Pauline Cartwright
Sequence of Events illustrated by Meredith Thomas
Word Count: 152

2.1.1

HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
Online Leveled Books

1387944
H O UG H T O N M IF F L IN H ARCO URT

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