By: Palmyra LoMonaco Illustrated by: Norman Chartier Night Letters By: Palmyra LoMonaco Illustrated by: Norman Chartier

Genre Realistic fiction There are settings that seem real, but the stories are made up

Words to Know blade flutter fireflies patch dew budding notepad

More words to know Nectar – sweet sap, or liquid, produced by a flower Scratchy – rough, making scratches on your skin

Blade A leaf of grass

Budding Putting forth small swellings on a plant that will grow into leaves, branches, or flowers

Dew The moisture from the air that collects in small drops on cool surfaces during the night

Fireflies small insects that give off flashes of light when they fly

Flutter to flap the wings

Notepad A small book of blank or lined sheets of paper in which you write notes or things that you need to learn or remember

Patch A small piece of ground that is different from what is around it

Let’s Practice!

We went outside to catch a We enjoyed watching their lights glow in the jar.

Fireflies

The butterfly’s wings would before it flew to another flower.

Flutter

The on the grass this morning made my feet wet as I walked across the yard.

Dew

I watched the ant crawl up a of grass to get to the anthill.

Blade

My new flowers were in the garden in early spring.

Budding

I took a with me to class so that I could write down everything I needed to remember.

Notepad

There was a of grass that looked different because it was brown.

Patch

Let’s listen to our story!