Let s look at this week s vocabulary words for Grandma s

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Meet the Author Eric Velasquez was born in 1961
and grew up in the New York City neighborhood of
Harlem. As a child he was always doodling and
drawing, and he loved taking art classes. With
this background, he says, becoming an illustrator
was a natural choice for me. I have never
thought of being anything else."
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Velasquez advises young people who would like to
become artists to "draw, draw, draw, paint,
paint, paint, read, read, read." He thinks it's
important for young artists to discover their own
abilities and to invent their own visions. "Music
and film are also helpful in pushing your
creativity further," he adds.
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• Other Books Illustrated by Eric Velasquez
• Tanya and the Tobo Man(written by Lesley Koplow
  and others)
• Courting Danger and Other Stories(written by
  Dina Anastasio)
• Front Porch Stories at the One-Room
  School(written by Eleanora E. Tate and others)
• Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Two
  Spies(written by Donald J. Sobol)
• Later, Gator(written by Laurence Yep)
• The Terrible, Wonderful Tellin' at Hog
  Hammock(written by Kim Siegelson)
• Off and Running(written by Gary Soto)
• Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of Pablo's
  Nose(written by Donald J. Sobol)
• The Piano Man(written by Deborah M. Newton
  Chocolate)
• Escape! A Story of the Underground
  Railroad(written by Sharon Shavers Gayle)
• The Sound That Jazz Makes(written by Carole
  Boston Weatherford)

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Lets look at this weeks vocabulary words for
Grandmas Records.

• percussion conga
• performing record
• theater salsa

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Houghton Mifflin ReadingGrade 3, Theme 2
Celebrating Traditions Grandma's Records
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Here are the answers
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performing

• Presenting something, such as music or acting,
  usually in front of an audience.

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record

• A grooved disc that can be played on a phonograph.

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• A style of Latin American dance music that mixes
  African, Cuban, jazz, and rock music.

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theater

• A building where plays, movies, or concerts are
  presented.

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percussion

• The striking together of two things to create
  sound a family of musical instruments played by
  being struck or shaken.

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conga

• A tall narrow drum with one head played by
  striking with the hands.

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Now lets play a word game.
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