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by Jay Dale illustrated by Wesley Lowe

FluentLevel 21

Non-fiction

Jimmy and his mom help

at Mrs. Rosso’s Animal Rescue Shelter.

Read Jimmy’s letter to his Aunt Pam

telling her all about the shelter.

www.capstoneclassroom.com

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by Jay Dale

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Animal Rescue Shelter

Level 21 Nonfiction

Word count: 546

Curriculum link: me/family, animals/pets, community, environment

Text type: transactional/letter

Extending vocabulary:

gather, enough, hobbies, pens (as in ‘enclosures’), sweet (as in ‘cute’), sure, teenagers

Example questions:

• Why are the helpers setting up a fair at the Animal Rescue Shelter? • What kind of animal is Stumpy? • Why are the animals that have been found on the street hungry? • What might Mrs. Rosso do with the old blankets? • What things would be different if the shelter looked after wild animals?

Program links:

Animal Rescue Shelter E-BookRico to the Rescue (F)

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Engage Literacy is published by Capstone Classroom,1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003.www.capstoneclassroom.com

U.S. edition copyright © 2013 by Capstone Classroom, a division of Capstone. All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced in whole or in part, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without written permission of the publisher. For information regarding permission, write to Capstone Classroom, 1710 Roe Crest Drive, North Mankato, Minnesota 56003.

Originally published in Australia by Hinkler Education, a division of Hinkler Books Pty Ltd,Victoria, Australia, 3202.www.hinklereducation.com.au

Text copyright © UpLoad Publishing Pty Ltd 2012Illustration copyright © Hinkler Books Pty Ltd 2012

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Animal Rescue ShelterISBN: 978-1-62065-427-9

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Name: Jimmy Scott

Age: 8 years old

Birthday: June 24th

Pets: a rabbit called Buster

Hobbies: riding bikes, reading about

animals, helping at Mrs. Rosso’s

Animal Rescue Shelter

What I want

to be when I grow up: a vet

About Me

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Dear Aunt Pam,

I have something special to tell you.

Mom and I have become helpers

at the Animal Rescue Shelter.

The shelter is only a ten-minute walk

from our house.

At the shelter they have

many different animals.

They have dogs, cats, and rabbits.

They also have ducks and chickens.

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Dear Aunt Pam,

I have something special to tell you.

Mom and I have become helpers

at the Animal Rescue Shelter.

The shelter is only a ten-minute walk

from our house.

At the shelter they have

many different animals.

They have dogs, cats, and rabbits.

They also have ducks and chickens.

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Most of the animals

come to the shelter

because they’re lost,

or they’re not wanted anymore.

Some of the animals were found

walking around the streets.

They were hungry and frightened.

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Most of the animals

come to the shelter

because they’re lost,

or they’re not wanted anymore.

Some of the animals were found

walking around the streets.

They were hungry and frightened.

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Mrs. Rosso, who runs the shelter,

is a really kind woman.

She takes care of all the animals

as if they were her own.

She grooms the dogs with a brush

and cleans out the animal pens.

She tries to take each dog

for a walk every day.

It’s very hard for Mrs. Rosso to take care

of all the animals by herself.

That’s why Mom and I wanted to help her.

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