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GRADE 1
1990S
SAMPLES FROM 5 PUBLISHERS
Harcourt-Brace # 1; Macmillan #1; Macmillan #2 and Harcourt Brace #2

supplemented by DPH transcribed text from mini-passages from Harc. Brace levels 1&2 Grade 1
                                      And by s11 sample pages from Scott Foresman
scanned and edited by dph 22 June 2004 and 30 June 2004



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Three little ducks went out one day, over the hills and far away.
Mother duck said =quack, =quack =quack.
Words to remember don't of so.

The more we get together
together together
the more we get together
the happier we'll be

For you friends are my friends
and my friends are your friends
the more we get together
the happier we'll be.

The turtle sat in the middle of the road
Its eyes closed and it barely moved.
Baboon watched and waited for the turtle
to pass.  He waited a long time.
The world is slow, he said
It can be, said his mother.

Next, a pig wanted to swin in the puddle
He took a running start,
jumped in, and splashed me.
My mom's not gonna like this!
I yelled to the pig.

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"I'll get you a sweater when the weather gets wetter, to go with the blouse with ribbons and bows,
to go with the skirt that won't show the dirt, to go with the socks from the local shops, to go with
the shoes from =Grandpa."

"That's very good," her mother said.
=Maria happily kneaded the =masa. She felt grown-up, wearing her mother's apron. Her mom
had even let her-wear-lipstick and perfume. If only I could wear =Mom's ring, she thought to
herself.
=Maria's mother had placed her diamond ring on the kitchen counter. =Maria loved that ring. She
loved how it sparkled, like their Christmas tree lights.

=Willie wanted someone to hug. That's what he wanted more than anything.
But no one hugged =Willie. Not anymore.
Not even his daddy when he
dropped =Willie and his friend =Jo-Jo off at school. Now, he just patted =Willie on the head and
said, "See you around, Son."
=Willie didn't like to be patted on the head. It made him feel like a little dog. Besides, hugging
felt much nicer, no matter what =Jo-Jo said.
Every day =Jo-Jo rode to school in the linen truck with =Willie and his daddy. And when =Willie
used to hug his daddy good-bye, =Jo-J would turn his head and laugh. "What did you do that for?
Man, that's silly," =Jo-Jo would say once they had crawled out of the truck.

Two poles were setup as the goalposts at each end of the field. Then the, game began.
Each team played hard. Qn the =Animals` side =Fox and =Deer were swift runners and =Bear
cleared the way for them as they played. =Crane and =Hawk  though, were even swifter, .and
they stole, the ball each time before the =Animals. could reach their goal.
Soon it became clear that the Birds, had the advantage. Whenever they got the .ball, they would.
fly up into the air
their goal well, but they grewtired as the sun began to set. Just as the sun sank below the horizon,
=Crane took the ball and flew toward the poles. =Bear tried to stop him, but
and the =Animals could not reach them.  The =Animals guarded stumbled in the dim light, and
fell. It seemed as if the Birds. 

 During the day, in the sunlight, he worked weaving baskets, watching over his animals and
watering his vegetables.
Often he would sing. But as soon as the sun set behind the mountain, this man who did not like
the night would become sad, for his world suddenly turned gray, dark and black.
"Night again! Horrible night!" he would-cry out.
He would then pick up his baskets, light his lamp and 'shut himself up in his house.
Sometimes he would look out the window,
but there was nothing to see in the dark sky.
So he would put out his lamp and go to bed.

=Papa went off to the meadow to milk the cow. =Mama stirred up the fire in the open-air kitchen
and fried golden breakfast tortillas.
=Fernando rolled up his straw sleeping mat and put it in the corner. He hurried to the kitchen to
eat his tortilla right away.
This was an important day. At school =Fernando had learned to draw colored pictures with
crayons. Now school was out for dry-season vacation, and =Fernando was going to paint for the
first time.
His teacher, Senora =Arias, had told him exactly how the country people of =Panama made their
paints. She said:
"Black from the charcoal, of a burned tree stump. Blue of certain berries that grow deep in the
jungle. Yellow from dried grasses in the meadow.
And red from the clay on the bottom of the brook."

=Henry would take =Mudge into the front yard in the sun, and he would
hose him down.
=Mudge hated it.
His eyes drooped, his ears drooped, and his tail drooped.


=Rabbit
Rabbits hear very
well with their
big ears. They
can run fast to
escape from danger.
Pet rabbits live in hutches.
They like to eat carrots
and fresh greens. Rabbits
use their paws to dig holes
in the ground.

Dogs need to be taken ,
for walks outdoors.
They like to chase after
balls and sticks.
A young dog is called
a puppy. All dogs bark
and wag their tails
when they're excited.

A letter from . .
=JohnStadler
Dear Boys and Girls,
When I was in school, everything around me seemed so big and interesting. Whenever I was
alone in the hallway, while the other children were in class, I was very excited. The halls were
very quiet, and things like fire extinguishers caught my eye. These memories helped me think of
the stories in The Adventures of =Snail at School
Maybe something you see in the
school hallway will make you
think of an exciting story.
Your friend,


But it was a pig. A big pig.
An =Alaskan pig, who did a polar bear
imitation and climbed out of the crate. =Julius had come.
=Maya's parents didn't think that they
would like =Julius.
He showed them no fun, no sharing. =Maya loved =Julius, though, so he stayed.

=Julius made big messes and spread the newspaper everywhere before anyone could read it.
He left crumbs on the sheets and never picked up his towels.
=Julius made too much-noise.
He'd stay up late watching old movies, and he'd"always play records when everybody else wanted
to read.


=Ben finds his sled.
He is the first one outside. The snow is so pretty!
=Ben plays that he is f lying on the snow with his sled.
Then =Amy and =Mother come out. =Amy sees snow for the first time. She laughs and laughs.
=Ben likes to push the sled for =Amy.

=Jose said, "What is water soccer?
You can't put a soccer ball in water."
=Billy said, "I have a ball like a soccer ball.
We can put it in the water."
"Then I will go," said =Jose. "When can your father take us?"
"You boys run home and ask if you can go for a swim," said =Dad. "Then come to the bus stop."

=Jan, =Amy, =Ben, and =Tom look
for shells and bits of wood
in the water.
You can find things in the
woods, too.

You can make a pretty collage with
things that you can find on
the ground.
This is how you can do it.
First you need to walk in the woods
in the fall.
Look for seeds, pods, and nuts.
They are on the ground in the fall.

Grandmother, =Linda, and =Buster
came in.
They sat down to drink water.
"I like to drink' water," said =Linda.
"I see, that =Buster likes to drink
water, too," said Grandmother.
"I like to see your fish swim in
the aquarium," said =Linda, "but
they can't sit and drink with us.
They can't play with us like =Buster can."

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Two more samples: Silver Burdett Ginn;Houghton Mifflin

Grade 1

1990s

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Last summer I discovered an old
barn. It was full of great things.
There were boxes, pieces of wood.
There were even nails and a hammer.
I could build anything I wanted.
I'll build a flying machine, I thought,
and I started building.
I worked all day.
My flying machine was almost
finished but it was dinner time and I had
to wash the dog.

"=Snake, " said =Hippo,
" I would like to make a wish.
But I don't know what to wish for. "
" Wish for bright colors, like mine, "
said =Snake.
=Hippo saw himself with bright colors
like =Snake's.
" I don't think so, " said =Hippo.
And he went to see =Monkey.


Mr =Brown counted again.
Again he counted only four.
" I know what is wrong, " said
the fisherman. " You forgot to count
yourself. "
" I will try again, " said
Mr =Brown.
"One is here.
Two are here.
Three are here.
And four are here.
And five are here.
And SIX are here!"'
"But there should be five, " said
Mrs =Brown.

"You're right! The wolf did not eat all my green beans," said one woman. She ran home and took
the beans from under her bed. "And I have a turnip," said another woman. She ran home and took
the turnip from under a basket. The travelers put the beans and the turnip into the pot.
" M-m-m. Smell the soup! It is better now," said the second traveler. "But peas and beets would
make it even better. Can you find some?"

=Robert saw =Will.
"Did you lose something?" he asked.
" I thought I saw a frog, " said =Will.
"That's funny, looking for a frog," said =Robert.
"What's funny about it? I like frogs," said =Will.
" I know where there are frogs," said =Robert.
"Right in my garden."
"You're just saying that," said =Will.
"I mean it," said =Robert. "You can see for yourself."
" If I had a frog in my garden, I'd share it," said =Will.


Since =Hanna Moved Away
The tires on my bike are flat. The sky is grouchy gray. At least it sure feels like that Since
=Hanna moved away.
Chocolate ice cream tastes like prunes. December's come to stay.
They've taken back the Mays and Junes Since =Hanna moved away.
Flowers smell like halibut. Velvet feels like hay.
Every handsome dog's a mutt Since =Hanna moved away.
Nothing's fun to laugh about. Nothing's fun to play.
They call me, but I won't come out Since =Hanna moved away.

I was on my way
to get some peaches and I heard a yell from =Jimmy's house. So I ran to
his house and there were =Jimmy and =Peggy and =Lee and a big tyrannosaurus stuck on the
stairs. Everyone pulled and pushed and pushed and pulled. Then, the tyrannosaurus sneezed and
everyone flew out the door.
And =Rusty said . 

"You have won the race! " said =Hare to =Tortoise. " I can run as fast as the wind! How did you
win the race?" "You may run faster, but I do not stop when I run," said =Tortoise. "You cannot
win a race if you stop. " " I think I will stop now. May I sit with you on this bench?" said =Hare.
" I don't mind if you do, " said =Tortoise.  

When You Talk to a =MonkQy
When you talk to a monkey
He seems very wise. He scratches his head,
And he blinks both his eyes; But he won't say a word.
He just swings on a rail

And makes a big question mark
Out of his tail.

We have six cats at my house. But soon that will change.
This morning my mom told me, "No one should have six cats, =David."
I can tell that =Mom thinks I should give 
one cat away. But which one? I love them all,


Show is cat number three. I didn't find =Shadow. He found me. One cold, snowy day he moved
into our garage. There were some old newspapers stacked in a corner. =Shadow I used them as
his bed.
Nobody knew where =Shadow came from. And nobody wanted him. What else could I do?
I had no choice.
I let him live with us.
=Shadow is afraid of most people. But he's not afraid of me. He lets me hold him close and pet
him.
I just can't give my =Shadow away.

=Tiger hears her mother's roar, and runs to meet her. =Tiger's mother is very cross. But
=Tiger is so pleased to see her again.
Tiger's mother soon forgives her. They lie down, and =Tiger climbs on to her. She purrs happily,
feeling safe once more.


This dragon doesn't breathe fire. It's a =Komodo dragon.
A =Komodo dragon is a lizard, too.

hy do you think people call these lizards gila monsters and =Komodo dragons?


Drinking Fountain
When I climb up
To get a drink, It doesn't work
The way you'd think.
I turn it up,
The water goes And hits me right Upon the nose.
I turn it down
To make it small And don't get any Drink at all.

Listen, =Stanley.
I know you are there. I know you are in back of the fence.
But I don't care, =Stanley.
I don't want to play with you. I don't want to talk to you. You stay there, =Stanley. Stay in back of
the fence. I don't care.
I can play by myself, =Stanley.
 with emphasis. Demonstrate by reading a bit of dialogue aloud for children.)


This is the bear who fell in the bin. This is the dog who pushed him in.
various   

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&&000 USA SCHOOLBOOKS                                                          [US901SF.TXT]

SCOTT FORESMAN PUBLISHER

1993

1ST GRADE

XEROXED AT ELMIRA COLLEGE, SCANNED, OCR'D AND EDITED BY:
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The wheels on the bus go around and around,
=round and ='round,= 'round and ='round.
The wheels on the bus go around and around,
all =around the town.

Here it comes
down the street.

I know a parade
by the sound
of the feet.

Music and feet.
Music and feet.


And his pants were made of celery stalks,
celery stalks, celery stalks.
His pants were made of celery stalks and his
name was =AikenDrum.


The cat pulled the dog.
The dog pulled the granddaughter.
The granddaughter pulled the old woman
The old woman pulled the old man.
The old man pulled the turnip.
And they pulled and pulled again,
but still they could not pull it up.

I think mice 
Are rather nice.
Their tails are long, Their faces small They haven't any chins at all. Their ears are pink, Their
teeth are white They run about The house at night. They nibble things They shouldn't touch
. And no one seems To like them much. But I think mice Are nice.


The next morning, the Rattlesnake
People called a big council. They
talked and they talked just like people do, but they couldn't decide how to make that little baby
rattlesnake happy. He didn't want anything else but a rattle.
At last one of the elders said, "Go ahead, give him a rattle. He's too young and he'll get into
trouble. But let him learn a lesson. I just want to get some sleep."
So they gave =Baby Rattlesnake a rattle.



And so they drank and drank,
and their stomachs got bigger and bigger,
till a frog peeked out of the water and laughed.


Later on we went to the market.
=Mom bought a bag of apples
and some bananas.
The man at the fruit stand
gave me a bunch of grapes.
He gave some to =Gemma, too.
"Eat up, Gemma," said the man,
but Gemma pulled the
grapes off one by one
and squashed them.


Four little lambs got a fright,
Five little lambs toddled off to bed
And called to the others, "Goodnight!

He wrote and illustrated =OldHat, =NewHat
many years ago when our two sons were
young children.
Both of our sons, =Leo and =Michael, loved hats.
They had many different kinds of hats.
So we decided to write and illustrate a Bear
book about hats for our sons to enjoy.
Our sons now read =OldHat, =NewHat to their
young children, who also love hats.


"What's it like up there?" asked the frog
as he hopped on the Iion.

Come now and see my farm, for it is beautiful.
Come now and see my farm, for it is beautiful. 
=Elpollito sounds like this: peep, peep.
=Elpollito sounds like this: =peep, =peep.

Come now and see my farm, for it is beautiful.
Come now and see my farm, for it is beautiful.
=Elgatito sounds like this: meow, meow.
=Elgatito sounds like this: =meow, =meow.


We live in =Seattle,
=Washington, with our two
small children, =Philip and
=Andrea.
We are always tell our children to do their
best. Our story shows how children
cart be proud of their work.
We hope our story will make you want
to do your best too.


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