Preparing for a Project 4 A Look at Prepositions 8 Pay Attention to Punctuation 16 Glossary 22 For More Information 23 Index 24 About the Author 24 Table of Contents ChaPter one ChaPter two ChaPter three 3
Preparing for a Project Abby and her friend Nate laid a piece of cardboard on the kitchen table at her house They had a big job ahead of them Their teacher had asked them to build a model of their town The assignment sounded like fun Yet Abby and Nate also knew it would take careful planning Ready for a little construction work asked Abby with a smile First I think we ChaPter one 4
should paint green around the edges of the cardboard It will look just like grass added Nate We could cut up black construction paper into strips with scissors Then we can use the strips to add roads said Abby I think the paper is in my basement I bought clay for the buildings Perfect replied Nate Now let’s get going Remember we need to finish this model by tomorrow morning 5