community ties
introduction
"In this theme, students discover both the joys and the responsibilities of belonging to a community. They gain a better understanding of the interactions that bind and strengthen a healthy society."
Harcourt theme two introduction
stories
- Fire! by Joy Masoff
- A Very Important Day by Maggie Rugg Herold
- Saguaro Cactus by Paul and Shirley Birquist
- Blue Willow by Doris Gates
- In My Family by Carmen Lomas Garza