"Watermelon Day"  pages 368-389

By Kathi Applet

Illustrated by Dale Gottlieb

Summary

Jesse finds a small watermelon growing in the watermelon patch.  She looks forward to the day when the melon will be ripe and the family holds a Watermelon Day party to eat it.

Vocabulary

beneath: under

knelt: got down on knees

relay race: a running contest in which team members take turns running

shimmered: shone

snug: cozy

wrinkled: had many small folds

Spelling Words

knock

knew

knight

wrong

write

sign

gnat

wrist

unknown

writer

scooter

cartoon

dark

front

past