by Jennifer Duffy H O UG H T O N MIF F L IN by Jennifer Duffy PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © CORBIS Johnny Lye/Shutterstock Mark Baynes/Alamy © Michael Thompson/ Animals Animals-Earth Scenes David Burton/Alamy Ricky John Molloy/Getty Images Tony Anderson/Getty Images © Corbis © Richard Hutchings/PhotoEdit © Corbis 10 © image100/SuperStock Global Background Johnny Lye/Shutterstock Copyright © by Houghton Mifflin Company All rights reserved No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written permission of the copyright owner unless such copying is expressly permitted by federal copyright law With the exception of nonprofit transcription into Braille, Houghton Mifflin is not authorized to grant permission for further uses of this work Permission must be obtained from the individual copyright owner as identified herein Address requests for permission to make copies of Houghton Mifflin material to School Permissions, Houghton Mifflin Company, 222 Berkeley Street, Boston, MA 02116 Printed in China ISBN-13: 978-0-547-02978-8 ISBN-10: 0-547-02978-0 SDP 15 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 These seeds may look small to you, but each one promises to grow into a big plant! You can plant these small seeds and watch them grow First, find some dirt Next, poke holes in the dirt Make each hole about an inch deep Put each seed into a hole, and cover it with dirt Seeds need water, just like people do! Use a watering can to sprinkle the dirt with water Like most growing things, the seeds need light Make sure the seeds are someplace where they will be warm Take good care of your seeds Too much sun or water is harmful But don’t let the dirt get too dry It is hard work to give your seeds the right amount of sun and water What’s going on underneath the dirt? This bean plant is starting to grow Look at it sprouting After sprouting, bean plants grow really fast The stems and the leaves are out! You can use a stick to keep your growing plant from drooping A growing bean plant has many parts Take a look at this photograph to see a bean plant up close Just as promised, the bean plants have blossomed Little buds grow into green beans Finally, it’s time to harvest the crops You are fortunate to have such healthy bean plants! 10 Responding Word Builder The word sprouting uses the suffix -ing It can use the suffixes -ed and -s, too What other -ing words use these two suffixes? TARGET VOCABULARY -ing -ed -s sprouting sprouted sprouts ? ? ? Write About It Text to Self What kind of seeds would you like to plant? Write a few sentences that tell how you would care for the seeds Be sure to tell what kind of plants will sprout from the seeds Use words from the Word Builder 11 TARGET VOCABULARY blossomed crops drooping fortunate harmful promised sprouting underneath Monitor/Clarify Find ways to figure out what doesn’t make sense TARGET STRATEGY A blanket is something that you sleep _ 12 Level: I DRA: 16 Science Strategy: Monitor/Clarify Word Count: 220 2.5.25 Build Vocabulary HOUGHTON MIFFLIN Online Leveled Books 1033117 ... drooping A growing bean plant has many parts Take a look at this photograph to see a bean plant up close Just as promised, the bean plants have blossomed Little buds grow into green beans Finally,... dirt? This bean plant is starting to grow Look at it sprouting After sprouting, bean plants grow really fast The stems and the leaves are out! You can use a stick to keep your growing plant from... Duffy PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS: Cover © CORBIS Johnny Lye/Shutterstock Mark Baynes/Alamy © Michael Thompson/ Animals Animals-Earth Scenes David Burton/Alamy Ricky John Molloy/Getty Images Tony Anderson/Getty