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Dad laughed, "That's whet will make it diffieult to find. Ev€~ryonewill be looking to buy it."

Toby stored in C1w~ at th~ cornmercioltor the new Super

Robotomon, It wus holf men. holf mo~hifl~ ond could trcnstorminto on cirplone, a suerncme. and a receccr. It could fly, swim

underwater, and even do karate. soeer Robotoman was the

ultimate superhero action fjgur~,

"Dad! Look!" Toby eelntee to the television screen. "That'swhat I want for my birthday, Can I get one? Please!"

"We'll se@,"Dad sold. "Your birthday isonly two weeks

away, New tovs like this can be hard to find sometimes,"

"Hard to find? But it's on T,V,"

Ev@ryone?Toby thought. Well then he'd t@1Ieveryone that he wonted the Super

Robotcrncn. Someone would be able to find it then, right?

Before bed, Toby called both sets of grandparents and told them all about the Super

Robotomon. Then he cdded a nete at the bottom of eech party invitction so all his friends

would know he wanted the Super Robotoman. He possed them out at school the next dov.

For two weeks. cdlh~ talk~d elbout was th€ SUP€fRobotomcm and all the cool things it

coulc do. Hisfriends and family nodded and smiled as Toby went on and on about how it was

the perfect birthday present.

Toby was so excited he could barely sleep the night before the party. He woke up early

and helped his oorents set UP, Mom hod bought Super Robotorncn decorations, including a

pinota, Toby thought they w~re gr~at, bvt what if he didn't get the cctlon figuref Hisblrthdovwould be ruined,

As the guests orrlved. Toby took th~ presents and plcced 'them on the gift toble. H~

studi~d eeeh eeckoce. giving It Clgood ~hClk~to see if h~ could figure out if one contolned

the super Robctcrnon. HispClrentsmode him welt until ofter the coke end the pinCltClto open

hls gifts. The ecrtv WClSc blur Cl§Toby stored at the pile of presents.

FinClllyit WClSgift time. Toby rloped opened the first present. "sueer Robotomcnl'' Toby

was ecstatic, but everyone else looked worried. "What's wrong~~"he asked.

Dad hcrndad him Clbox. "I think you should open another present."

Toby opened it. IIAnother Super RobotomCln~1f

Hisfather handed him more boxes, EClChone contained o Super Robotoman. Toby

stared at the pile of action figures and laughed. HI guess I got what I asked for," He handed on

action figure to each of his friends, "Now w@all hove one, Let's go try them out."

Toby shrugged. "Why would I b@~I got what I wanted, and now all my friends have one

too, It was the perfect blrthdoy."

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2, How did Icbv's friendsand family react when he told them all cbout Super Robotoman?

a. Ihev told him to stop talking about it so much,b. Th~y told him ne probably wouldn't ~~t It for his blrthclay.e. Th~y ignor~d him,d. Th~y H~tenedpollt~ly,

3, Place these events in chronological order, Wrjt~ Ist. 2nd, 3rd, ~~th,5th, or 6th on eoch lin~,

Toby told his dad what h~ want~d for hl~birthday.

Toby h~lp~d hls mom ~~1'up for the birthday party.

Toby sew a eernrnererei on T,V.for Super Robotornan,

Toby call~d hl~grandpar~nt.!) to t~1Ithem what he wanted for hls birthday.

Toby pas!)ed out birthday party invitations to hls friends at school.

Toby's gu~!)t~crrlvec at tl'j~ party,

4. What unusual thing happened when l'oby opened his presents?

6, Wrft~ cnorher cppropriote tjtl~for thls sterv.

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Germ-o-ramaby Lydia Lukidis

Greetingsl My name isMr. Ash and l'rn an itsv

bitsv germ, At first I was living in Marcia's body. She

didn't wash her hands after she went to the

bathroom. Then she hugged her friend Sally, That's

when Ijumped into Sally's body,

Atchoell Now I mode Marcia and Sally sick!

Everybody gets sick sometimes, It's because of

me and all the other germs, But whet are germs?

How do we make people sick?

Germs are everywhere, They are at your house. They are also in your school

and even ct the pork. They ore tiny ond you con'! see them with your eyes, You

would need 0 microscope to see them. Some germs spread diseases. There are

two main types. They are virusesand bacteria.

Bacteria are little creatures, They can live outside your body. They con also

live inside you. Some bccterte ore really nasty. They con cause infections, They

can cause a sore throat, tonsillitis,ear infections or cneurnonlo.

Not 011 bocteric are bad though. Some kinds of bacteria ore actually good

for your bodies. They keep you bclenceo. Forexcmple. good bacteria lives in

your intestines. They help your body digest food. Good bocterlo ere sometimes

called "problotics''.

Virusesare a bit different, They can only live inside you to survive. They can

else live in 0 plant or animal, Whatever they live in iscalled the "host,"

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They can spread and make you sick, They can cause

vuckv diseases like the flu, measles, and chicken pox.

Good thing virusesdon't live long.

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So how do we germs get around? Easy! We

surf around in the air through sneezes, coughs, or

breaths, We also travel in sweat. saliva, and blood,

Some of us, like me, can travel from one person to

onother if they touch each other. We can live on

objects for a while, like a doorknob, When the next

person touches that doorknob, poofl I jump into their bocv.

So how can you protect yourself against me end 011my buddies? The best

way is to practice good hygiene, Thismeers keeping yourselves cleon. That way

you hove lesschance of getting sick, Here are some good tips for keeping us

germs away: wash your hands with soap often; cover your nose and mouth when

you sneeze; cover your mouth when you cough; use tissues to clean your nose.

If you do all these things, you wi" be prepared to battle germs like me!

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1. Listthe two main types of germs,

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2. In the article, you learned several characteristics ofbacteria. Circle the characteristic of bacteria that wasnot mentioned in the article.

a. Bacteria are creatures that can live inside end outside of your body.b. Bacteria cause diseases like the flu, mecsles. and chickenpox,c. Some kinds of bacteria are good for your body, like the ones that help

with digestion,d. Good bacteria ore also known as "oroblottcs''.

3. Germs travel around in a lot of ways. In the box below, circle all the ways thatgerms are spread according to the article.

...-coughs vitamins sleeping solive

sneezes vaccines breaths showerino

sweo! blood Objects smiles

4. Give one way you con protect yourself against germs, (Usea completesenrence.)

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