by Ann Rossiillustrated by Jeff Hopkins

GenreComprehension

Skills and Strategy

Realistic fi ction

• Character and Setting

• Theme

• Visualize

Scott Foresman Reading Street 1.1.3

ISBN 0-328-13150-4

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1. Loni is the main character in this book. Make a chart like the one below. Write words that tell what Loni is like.

2. What details in the book help you picture Loni’s town in your mind?

3. What does it mean to say that Loni’s town has changed from the past to the present?

4. Would you rather live in a town like Loni’s or on a farm? Why?

Think and Share

Loni

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Loni’s Town

Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New YorkSales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois

Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona

by Ann Rossiillustrated by Jeff Hopkins

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Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for photographic material. The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.

Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman, a division of Pearson Education.

Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R), Background (Bkgd)

Illustrations by Jeff Hopkins

Photograph 12 Getty Images

ISBN: 0-328-13150-4

Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc.

All Rights Reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department, Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.

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Loni loved her town. She spent time walking and shopping with her grandma. They bought bread at the bakery and shoes at the shoe store.

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From their apartment window, Loni and her grandma watched people walk and jog along the busy street. At the crosswalk, a guide dog was helping its owner cross the street.

“Grandma, I love living here. I hope our town will never change,” said Loni.

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“We have a great town, Loni,” smiled Grandma. “But did you know that in the past, there were only farms here? It looked very different when my great-grandmother was a little girl. I’ll get some pictures to show you.”

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Grandma showed Loni a picture of a young girl. She was standing next to a house and barn. A cow was sticking its head out of a window in the barn. Behind the girl, a field of corn stretched down to the river.

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“Wow! I never knew our town used to be farmland!” exclaimed Loni as she pointed to the photo album.

“Oh my, yes,” said Grandma. “My great-grandmother’s family farm had cows, sheep, and goats for milk.”

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“They kept chickens too,” continued Grandma, ”but not for milk.”

Loni giggled. “There’s no such thing as chicken milk, Grandma! Look, your great-grandma is gathering chicken eggs in this picture.“

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Grandma explained that even transportation was different back then. Her great-grandmother’s family traveled by boat, by horse, or on foot. There were dirt roads in the town.

“What happened to all the farms and the dirt roads?” asked Loni.

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“More people settled here. Over time, farmers sold their land to builders. They built stores and schools. They paved the roads. It was a town when my grandmother was born. People moved there to find jobs,” said Grandma. “This picture shows how different the town looked back then.”

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Grandma handed Loni another picture. “When my mother was born, cars and horses shared the road. Years later, when I was born, you never saw a horse on the street.”

“Our town has changed a lot,” said Loni thoughtfully. “I bet it will keep growing and changing, just like me.”

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Rivers have helped towns grow for hundreds of years. Rivers are excellent routes for transportation. Many settlers followed rivers to find new places to live. The land around a river was often good for growing crops. Rivers are a good source of water for animals and people.

Many settlements in the United States were built along rivers. Over time, these settlements grew into the large cities of the present. St. Louis, Missouri, is a city that is near the Mississippi River.

Rivers and Settlements

St. Louis lies along the Mississippi River.

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1. Loni is the main character in this book. Make a chart like the one below. Write words that tell what Loni is like.

2. What details in the book help you picture Loni’s town in your mind?

3. What does it mean to say that Loni’s town has changed from the past to the present?

4. Would you rather live in a town like Loni’s or on a farm? Why?

Think and Share

Loni

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