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Volume 2, Number 1, February 10, 1997 Homophones: After reading only two pages, Laura knew that her new book was going to be almost too exciting for her to stand. The story was about four cows who decided to leave their herd and move on down the road. There was no turning back. They didn’t know what would happen but they were off to see the world. Perhaps they would even cross a stormy sea. Laura had never heard of such a thing. “I’m sure they’re going to be eaten by wolves or something!” she thought. She threw back the covers on her bed and made herself comfortable. This was her favorite place to be as her mind traveled through a world created by a book. This is where she could be safe as she rode along with those crazy cows. 1. How many pages had Laura already read? 2. What is a group of cows called? 3. What word in the story is the past tense of “hear”? 4. What word in the story means “belonging to them”? 5. What word in the story is a synonym of “ocean”? 6. What word in the story is a synonym of “tossed”? 7. What word in the story means “to be aware of”? 8. What word in the story is a contraction of “they are”? 9. What word in the story is an antonym of “old”? Volume 2, Number 2, February 26, 1997  Noodle Dog was used to being the baby of the family. His owners had no other __1__, and they had no children. His owners, Mr. and Mrs. Crustworm, treated Noodle Dog as if he were their __2__. So Noodle Dog was not __3__ when Mr. Crustworm brought a new kitten home one day. What was this creature anyway? Why was someone else sharing the __4__ and attention that Noodle Dog had once had all to __5__? But as the __6__ and weeks went by, Noodle Dog and his feline sister, Scratcher, became __7__ friends. Noodle Dog grew to love the little cat, and the feeling was mutual. As it turned out, Noodle Dog felt __8__ loved than ever. 1. _________ 2. ___________ 3. ________ 4._________ 5. _________ 6. ___________ 7. ________ 8. ________ Volum