Book 27: Ann is Sad (I See Sam Series), Guided Reading Questions, Motivational Reading Certificate

Book 27: Ann is Sad

New Words
net. ran, sad, no - decodable

Plot Summary
Mat the Rat decides to fool Ann the Giraffe by
hiding underwater in a diving siut. Ann, in the boat,
is sad without Mat. She lowers a fishing net into the
water. Mat puts an octopus in the net. Ann pulls up
the net, and, on seeing the octopus, is sadder. Next
Mat puts himself into the net. Ann pulls and pulls but
the net is too heavy. Ed and Mit come to her rescue.
When the net is hauled out and Mat appears, Ann
is no longer sad. She is pleased to see Mat.

Each new word throughout the program is repeated at
least five times in the book in which it first appears and
five more times in the next ten books.