The Mixed-Up Chameleon

By Eric Carle

 

Summary

One day a chameleon living in the woods visits a zoo and wishes it could have many of the attributes of the different animals.  All these desires confuse him and keep him from being happy until he accepts who he is.

 

Vocabulary

dull: not bright or clear

exciting: lively and interesting

handsome: good-looking

hardly: barely, only just

sideways: from side to side

sparkling: shiny, bright

spotted: saw

 

Spelling Words

hide

slide

ride

wide

pride

bid

kid

eyelid

inside

hid

no

big

brown

eat

people

 

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