Night Letters

Blade

• bag
• bunch
• leaf
• field

budding

• blowing in the wind
• falling down
• changing colors
• beginning to grow

dew

• spots of color
• drops of water
• pieces of dirt
• grains of pollen

fireflies

• lightning bugs
• shooting stars
• lit candles
• city lights

flutter

• spread
• flap
• rest
• clean

notepad

• book for writing
• homework
• pen for drawing
• folder

patch

• safe place
• garden fence
• piece of ground
• place to live

This story took place in what season?

• Spring- it was raining
• Summer- there were fireflies
• Winter- there was snow every where
• Fall- leaves were falling

Why did the author probably write this story?

• to tell how a girl enjoys nature in her backyard
• to explain why we should protect wild animals
• to show how thing in nature can really write
• to compare different kinds of plants and animals

Where did Lily keep her night letters?

• under a rock
• in her notepad
• by her back door
• near a sycamore tree