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The Pine Cone


The Pine Cone
Reading Level
     edHelper's suggested reading level:   grades 1 to 2
     Flesch-Kincaid grade level:   1.49

Vocabulary
     challenging words:    some, turn, have, apple, careful, change, color, cone, fruit, gold, important, orange, other, scales, sharp, sometimes


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The Pine Cone
By Kathleen W. Redman
  

1     Some trees have leaves. Their leaves turn red, yellow, orange, and gold in the fall. Their leaves turn brown and fall off in the winter.
 
2     Some trees have needles. Their needles do not change color in the fall. Their needles do not turn brown and fall off in the winter. They stay green all year.
 
3     Some trees have fruit you can eat. Apple trees and pear trees have fruit you can eat. Some trees have fruit you do not want to eat. Pine trees have fruit you do not want to eat. Their fruit is called a pine cone.

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