2. The author writes the stories. Author: Caryn Yacowitz Illustrator: Joe Cepeda The illustrator draws the pictures.

3. Genre: Story A story has characters, a setting, and a plot. Look for: A plot with a beginning, a middle and end. Pictures that help tell the story.

4. Boasted -means bragged boasted boastedEd boasted that he had the largest pumpkin in the county.

5. The snail crept toward the pumpkin leaves. Crept – to move slowly crept

6. crown Crown- a pretty head covering Who will win the crown for the best pumpkin?

7. village Village- A group of houses that is not as large as a town The Pumpkin Fiesta will be in the village.

8. vines Vines - plants with long stems that need to be held up The pumpkins vines are growing.

9. Did Juanita live in a fishing __________? crept village boasted vines crown

10. The _______ have died, and now the pumpkins are ready! boasted crept vines crown village

11. crown boasted crept vines The spiders _________ toward the pumpkin.

12. crept vines crown boasted village Did the frog win the pumpkin ___________?

13. crown village boasted vines crept The mouse ________ that he had the most candy.

14. Match the Letters to the words. crept – ___ vines- ___ crown –___ village– ___ boasted–___ A. bragged B. moved slowly C. a pretty head covering often with points D. a group of houses that is not as large as a town E. plants with long stems that need to be held up B E C D A

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