Why Guinea Pigs Need a Friend: read-along
Why Guinea Pigs Need a Friend as a read-along for the projector: 13 pages, 995 words, level 10, grade 5.
Page 1 of 13
Ines wanted one guinea pig, a fluffy one all her own. Her parents had said yes to guinea pigs, but her Aunt Rosa, who had kept them for years, shook her head. "Not one," she said. "Two." Ines frowned, because she could not see why such a small animal would need company so badly. "Let's start in the wild," said Aunt Rosa, "because that is where guinea pigs first learned how to be guinea pigs, long before anyone kept them in a house."
Keys: ← → or Page Up and Page Down turn the page, Space starts and pauses the voice, Home and End jump, F fills the screen. Tapping the right side of a page goes on; the left side goes back.
How to use it
- Press Full screen (F) to put the book on the projector.
- Press Read to me (Space), or read it yourself and turn pages with the arrow keys or a tap. Pick the Pace that suits the class.
- After the last page, three questions come up to talk about.
About this book
- Level 10, Grade 5
- 13 pages, 995 words, about 7 minutes aloud
- A true book, gentle
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About Why Guinea Pigs Need a Friend
Ines wanted one guinea pig, but her aunt said two. Follow the reasons from the Andes grasslands to hay, vitamin C, hiding places and the small signs of a happy, healthy pair.
Words to preview
- grazers (GRAY-zerz)
- grass eaters
- vitamin (VY-tuh-min SEE)
- needed nutrient
- prey (PRAY)
- hunted animal
- colony (KOL-uh-nee)
- group of groups
- vet
- animal doctor
Questions that fit any book
- What is one new thing you learned from this book?
- Which page told you the most? What did it say?
- What would you still like to find out about this?
Questions
How long does Why Guinea Pigs Need a Friend take to read aloud?
It has 13 pages and 995 words, so about 7 minutes at the Steady pace and a little less at Quick. If you stop to talk on the way, plan for more.
What reading level is Why Guinea Pigs Need a Friend?
Level 10, Grade 5. The library numbers its levels from 0 to 18 and puts the level of a book on its cover; level 10 sits at grade 5. A level is a guide for choosing, so look at the pages yourself.
Whose voice is it?
Your browser's own. Read to me uses a speaking voice already on the computer, so it sounds like that computer and works without a sign-in. Voices differ: some light each word as it is spoken, and some do not, in which case the highlight follows a steady pace instead. Some browsers use an online voice; if yours does, the browser, not us, sends the words of the page to its speech service. If no voice is installed, turn the pages and read it aloud yourself.
Do students need an account?
No. Nothing is asked of anyone and nothing is sent to us. Project the page, or share the link and let students open it on their own screens.
Where does this book come from?
It was written for Peabody's library as a true book. It is not copied from a textbook or another site.
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