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Taking Care of the Lawn

Taking Care of the Lawn
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   high interest, readability grades 3 to 4
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   3.16

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    mowing, naturally, pages, mower, beautiful, especially, roots, pets, dangerous, several, afternoon, case, lawn, house, phone, kill

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Taking Care of the Lawn
By Cathy Pearl 		  
1     You have a beautiful new house and you want to keep it looking its best. One way to make sure this happens is to take care of the lawn in front of your house. Nothing looks worse than dead grass when people drive by.
 
2     The first thing that usually needs to be done is mowing the lawn. When grass gets high, it starts to look messy. Some people do this with a riding lawn mower. Other people use a push mower.
 
3     Be sure to mow the grass when it is dry. Wet grass can get stuck in the mower. It can also get stuck to your shoes and get dragged into the house. Then you will have another mess to take care of.
 
4     You shouldn't cut the grass too short. This is especially true when it is hot outside. If the weather is hot and dry, you can kill the grass just by mowing it.

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