Dan Loves the Library

2nd Grade Common Core RL.2.1 Story 84 words ⏱ 15 minESL A1

A short story about Dan, who goes to the school library every Tuesday and chooses a book about space.

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Dan is in the fifth grade. Every Tuesday his class goes to the school library. The library is quiet, and it has a lot of books.

Dan likes books about space. Today he finds a book about the moon. It has big pictures of stars and planets. The librarian, Mrs. Cohen, smiles and says, "You can keep it for two weeks."

At home, Dan reads the book with his father. They read one page every night. Dan wants to be an astronaut one day.

📘 Word bank
quiet
with very little noise
space
the place where the stars and planets are
moon
the bright round object we see in the night sky
planets
big round objects that go around a star, like Earth
librarian
a person who works in a library
astronaut
a person who travels into space

✏️ Questions

  1. Key details

    When does Dan's class go to the library?

  2. Key details

    What is Dan's book about?

  3. Key details

    Who is Mrs. Cohen?

  4. Key details

    How long can Dan keep the book?

  5. Key details

    Who reads the book with Dan at home?

  6. Inference

    What does Dan want to be one day?

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