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1、www.readinga-Adventureon the Amazon River Adventure on the Amazon RiverA Reading AZ Level V Leveled BookWord Count:3,125Visit www.readinga- for thousands of books and materials.Written by David MeissnerIllustrated by John KastnerLEVELED BOOK VWritten by David MeissnerIllustrated by John KastnerAdven

2、tureon the Amazon RiverAdventure on the Amazon RiverLevel V Leveled Book Learning AZWritten by David MeissnerIllustrated by John KastnerAll rights reserved.www.readinga-www.readinga-CorrelationLEVEL VR4040Fountas&PinnellReading RecoveryDRA34Table of ContentsChapter 1:Hammock Life.4Chapter 2:The Cano

3、e People.8Chapter 3:While the Boat Slept.11Chapter 4:The Little River.13Chapter 5:The First Night.16Chapter 6:A World Away.19Chapter 7:Looking Up.20Glossary.24Chapter 1:Hammock Life“Cammy,just try to say it once:Obrigada.It means Thank you.”“Dad,I already told you!I dont speak Portuguese,and I dont

4、want to learn.”Cammys mom rolled her eyes.Most of the trip had been like this.For some reason,Cammy was not enjoying the adventure.Most twelve-year-olds would think a boat ride up the Amazon River was pretty cool.Cammy poked at her food.“This is the third lunch in a row theyve served this same fish.

5、Im getting tired of it.”Adventure on the Amazon River Level V56“Its a good thing we brought our own food,”said her dad.“Yeah,but too bad there are ants in our food,”continued Cammy.“They climbed right up the poles and into our stuff.How did they get on the boat anyway?”“They must have paid money lik

6、e the rest of us,”responded her mom with a smile.Cammy laughed.“And did the mosquitoes pay,too?Because Ive got a few bites here on my arm.See?”Cammy held out her tan and bumpy arm.“If I get malaria,Im holding you two responsible.This trip was your idea.”“Is there anything that you do like about this

7、 trip?”her dad asked.“Lets see.that there are only three days left until Manaus?Come on,Dad,you know I like watching the sunsets.And yesterday Mom and I saw one of those cool pink dolphins.There!That was pretty positive,eh?Obrigada.”“Well,Ms.Smarty Pants,”her mom began,“tomorrow were going to arrive

8、 at a town called Santarm.That will be something new to look at.”“Do we get to get off?”Cammy asked.“No,but youll get to see an Amazon town up close.And some new people will get on.”“What if I did get off?And slipped into the jungle and never came back?”“Then wed just have to live without you,my dea

9、r,”said her mom with a smile.After finishing lunch in the cafeteria,Cammy and her parents walked back to their covered sleeping area.They each climbed into their own hammock.For three days now they had traveled upriver on this big boat.Every once in a while they passed little wooden houses on the ba

10、nk of the river,but mostly it was just one thick,green jungle.Cammy reached for her travel journal to reread her first three entries.Adventure on the Amazon River Level V78March 24,2002Today we left Canada and landed in a city called Belem.My parents and I are going to travel up the Amazon River in

11、a big three-story boat that carries mostly local Brazilians.Mom and Dad did it about 20 years ago.(I think theyre trying to relive the olden days.)Were going to sleep in big hammocks for six nights!March 25,2002Today was our first day on the boat.My parents are talking to people in Portuguese,and I

12、cant understand anything.I couldnt sleep very well in my hammock.Mom says Im getting cranky already.But nobody here is my age!I wish I was back in Vancouver with my friends.Brian is having a party on Friday,and our soccer team has a tournament over the weekend.March 26,2002Today was better.A Brazili

13、an man had a soccer ball,so we played on the top deck.It was fun until somebody kicked the ball overboard!Then we sat up top and watched the sun set.Its cool here because you can see forever.And the air here is kind of sweet.Dad says to breathe it in deep now,because its the best air in the world.Ch

14、apter 2:The Canoe PeopleOn the following day the boat stopped in Santarm,a medium-size town on the bank of the river.A Brazilian family boarded and hung their hammocks in the sleeping area.There was a girl about Cammys age.She had curly black hair and a big smile on her face.“Hello,do you speak Engl

15、ish?”the girl asked Cammy with a foreign accent.“Yes,”answered Cammy.“And you are Brazilian?How did you learn English?”Adventure on the Amazon River Level V910“My family live for one year in Toronto,Canada.So I go to school with Canadian kids and learn English.My name is Gabriela.”“Cool.My name is C

16、ammy.Its nice to meet you.Hey,do you want to check out the boat?”Gabriela smiled.“Yes,sure,”she said.“Lets go see.”The two new friends explored the boat from front to back.When they finally reached the top deck,Santarm was already out of sight.As they gazed out over the wide river,Cammy spotted two

17、little canoes paddling toward the boat.A man was in one canoe and two young boys were in the other.Their skin was dark brown.When they reached the side of the boat,they slapped their paddles hard against the water.“What are they doing?”Cammy asked.“They are asking for things,like food,”Gabriela answ

18、ered.“It is kind of like a tradition.Those people are very poor.So the people on these big boats help them out.”Just then somebody from the lower deck threw a white plastic bag into the water.It landed near the two boys.They paddled over to the bag and picked it up before it sank.Cammy rested her el

19、bow on the railing and stared out at the canoe family.“I wonder what their lives are like,”she said.“Do you think we could make a bag to throw to them?”“Do you want to?”asked Gabriela.“Yeah,lets go.”The two girls raced back to Cammys hammock.Cammy emptied two plastic grocery bags and shook out the a

20、nts.They quickly filled each bag with fruit,crackers,and a can of soda.Cammy also put in a bracelet that she had made.Then they ran to the lower deck.“Hey,look,”pointed Gabriela,“theres another canoe coming.”A young boy and an older girl paddled hard to reach the big boat.Then they slapped their pad

21、dles against the water and stared up at the two girls.Cammy and Gabriela threw their bags in close proximity to the canoe.The older girl paddled while the young boy scooped them up.He handed the bags back to the older girl.Cammy could see her pull out the bracelet.She held it in her palm and careful

22、ly examined it.Cammy squinted to see her face,but the canoe had already drifted too far away.Adventure on the Amazon River Level V1112Chapter 3:While the Boat SleptThe following day was one that Cammy would never forget.The swaying of the hammock somehow woke her up early.She rolled over to see what

23、 time it was.The sky was almost totally black,but she could tell that it was dawn.There was a hint of fuchsia in the black and a faint streak of orange below.Everyone else was still asleep,rocking quietly back and forth.Cammys tan feet slipped into her sandals,and she walked up to the top deck.The a

24、ir still smelled like fresh rain.Cammy took a slow,deep breath,inhaling through her nose.Everything was silent except for the chug and hum of the boats engine.The sky grew lighter purple,and Cammy could see where the sun was going to rise.As she looked across the water toward the trees,she spotted a

25、 small person paddling a canoe toward the boat.Cammy ran downstairs and quietly filled up another plastic bag.Then she ran to the lower deck,but the canoe was still not close enough.Then she climbed to the upper deck.Maybe if she threw it hard enough,the canoe person could reach the bag before it sa

26、nk.Cammy stood up on the middle rail and pressed her knees into the top rail for support.She cocked her arm back,and then swung it forward with all of her might.The plastic bag flew out into the river.But Cammys body leaned too far forward,and her knees pivoted over the rail.She fell down,down,down,

27、into the Amazon River.Cammys body sank deep underwater.When she finally surfaced,the boat was already fifty meters away.“Heeeeelp!”she screamed at the top of her lungs.“Somebody help me!”Cammy frantically swam in the direction of the boat.But it continued to chug upstream while the current carried h

28、er farther downstream.Nobody was standing on the decks.Nobody had seen her fall.The sun was not even up yet.The passengers were still asleep in their hammocks.Adventure on the Amazon River Level V1314Chapter 4:The Little RiverCammy felt two hands grab onto her shoulders.Before she knew it,they had p

29、ulled her up and into a canoe.Suddenly she was resting on a huge fish,almost as big as herself.It was cold,slimy,and still breathing.“Ahhhhhh!”she screamed,and jumped away from the fish.A little giggle came from the back of the canoe.Cammy turned around.The canoes paddler was a little boy no more th

30、an eight years old.He had dark brown skin and straight black hair.He wore a red shirt and blue shorts,and his feet were bare.The boy stared at Cammy like she was from another planet.Then he looked at the fish and laughed again.Cammy studied him distrustfully.The little boy paddled the canoe toward t

31、he shore.There were no houses in sight,but Cammy did spy a narrow tributary winding back through the jungle.The boy expertly steered the canoe into that opening,and soon they were traveling deeper into the rainforest.Tree branches and leaves formed a thick green canopy overhead.Vines hung down to th

32、e water.The little river narrowed.The loudest sound was the light splashing of the boys paddle in the water.Bird and animal chatter echoed throughout the forest like background music.After another hour of paddling,they arrived at a small house.It was all made of wood:the roof,the walls,the porch,and

33、 the steps leading down to the little river.There was no glass in the windows and no door on the entrance.They were simply open.When the little boy shouted up to the house,three kids appeared in the doorway.They stared at Cammy for a moment and then disappeared back inside.She could hear them whispe

34、ring and giggling.Finally,a boy in cut-off shorts ran down the stairs and tied up their canoe.He touched Cammys blond hair and stared at her as if she were an alien.Then the two brothers picked up the big fish and quickly ran into the house.Adventure on the Amazon River Level V1516Cammy suddenly fel

35、t very afraid.Besides the house,she could not see any other signs of human existence.And the jungle was so thick that she could hardly see the sky.A big mosquito landed on her arm and started sucking her blood.She slapped at it frantically.“Ahhhh!”Another one landed on her neck.“Malaria!”she screame

36、d,as her hands spun like an out-of-control windmill,slapping her body up and down.Giggles came from the direction of the house.Four curious faces peaked out of the window.But when Cammy looked up,they ducked down.Their giggles turned into loud laughter.Thats when Cammy started to cry.She lay down on

37、 the ground in a ball and sobbed until her whole body trembled.Everything was different here,her parents were far away,and these weird kids didnt even speak her language.She was lost in the middle of the Amazon rainforest!Cammy closed her eyes and everything went blank.Chapter 5:The First NightWhen

38、Cammy felt a hand on her forehead,the sky was almost completely dark.Rain had started to fall.She could hear it dripping through the trees.Cammys tears had dried,and she was starting to feel cold and wet.The hand she felt was that of the oldest girl,maybe two years younger than Cammy.Her face was so

39、ft and round,with kind eyes that looked like those of an older woman.“Ixtola,”she said to Cammy.She put her hand on her chest and repeated,“Ixtola.”Adventure on the Amazon River Level V1718Cammy looked up at her and smiled.“Cammy,”she said.“Im Cammy.”Ixtola helped Cammy to her feet and up the wooden

40、 steps.On the porch stood a short man with his arms crossed.His eyes studied Cammy distrustfully as she ducked under the doorway.Inside it was dark except for a fire in the middle of the room.Shadows danced on the wooden walls.The two boys sat on the floor near the fire.The littlest girl helped a wo

41、man peel vegetables over a table.That woman had black hair with gray streaks in it.Her eyes were a deep,dark coffee color.She smiled at Cammy and motioned for her to sit.Cammy sat on the floor next to her friend,the paddler.Ixtolas mother handed them bowls containing something white that looked like

42、 soup.It had vegetables,leaves,fish,and other stuff in it.There were no spoons.Cammy closed her eyes and took a small sip.“Mmmm,”she sighed,opening her eyes.The entire family laughed.They were relieved that she liked the food.After dinner,Cammy sipped her tea and watched everyones shadows dance on t

43、he walls.She also watched the smoke blow out of the window and into the Amazon sky.Wow,Cammy thought to herself,last night I fell asleep next to my parents on the boat.Tonight Im in the middle of the Amazon,getting fed by natives.Then Cammy slowly looked around the room.The family was softly talking

44、 and had stopped staring at her.She took the opportunity to study their faces,dirty fingernails,and bare feet.These were the kind of exotic people that she had only seen on television.But tonight they did not seem very exotic.This was just a family talking after dinner.Each person had a name,just li

45、ke in Cammys family.Adventure on the Amazon River Level V1920Chapter 6:A World AwayMarch 30This was my first full day here.My brain hurts from trying to communicate with them.I feel really tired.Last night my body was really itchy.I think there are fleas in my bed.And I kept thinking about my parent

46、s.March 31This morning Ixtola and I went to the garden and pulled up manioc roots.In the afternoon we saw a group of little monkeys up close!And then we found some bananas just growing on trees!Ixtola cut them down with her machete.April 1Today they gave me canoe lessons.Ixtolas dad said to give me

47、one of their canoes to go to Santarm.From there I can get back on a big boat.We cant really talk to each other,but we use our hands until we understand.Ixtolas little brothers taught me how to count to ten.From her favorite tree,Cammy stared down the little river.Tomorrow she would get in the canoe

48、and paddle downstream.She folded up the piece of paper that Ixtola had given her and looked back at the wooden house.This place didnt seem so strange anymore.Cammy would miss Ixtolas family,but she promised to return.Maybe she would show the rainforest to her own kids someday.Chapter 7:Looking UpThe

49、 big boat had reached Manaus,picked up new passengers,and turned around to chug back downstream.Johnnie and Jared were two of its new passengers.Their parents had brought them all the way from Australia to see the Amazon rainforest.They had already slept in hammocks for three nights.The big boat was

50、 getting close to Santarm.“What do you suppose their life is like?”Johnnie asked his older brother.“I dont know,”Jared answered,“but they do get to canoe all day.Look,they just grabbed the bag of cookies you threw down!”Adventure on the Amazon River Level V2122Johnnie and Jared watched from the top