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Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O. David Sadler Illustrated by Susanna Natti. What are those strange colored lights in the sky? Will Cam’s friend Eric win a contest with his photograph of a U.F.O.? Or will creatures from outer space keep Cam and Eric in the dark?
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Cam Jansen and the Mystery of the U.F.O.David SadlerIllustrated by Susanna Natti • What are those strange colored lights in the sky? Will Cam’s friend Eric win a contest with his photograph of a U.F.O.? Or will creatures from outer space keep Cam and Eric in the dark? U.F.O is the abbreviation for Unidentified Flying Object. U.F.O’s are objects that are seen by people, usually at night, that cannot be explained. Sometimes the objects look like disks, eggs, or cigars. Some objects glow and some have lights. Some spin, hang in the sky, make sharp turns, or fly fast. The objects could be meteors, weather balloons, or birds. They could be objects that people imagined seeing. Or they could be alien spaceships. Whatever these unexplained objects are, people have reported seeing them for thousands of years. “in the dark” (idiom)- not knowing the answers Mom kept her little girl in the dark about her birthday gift.
Chapter One Read to visualize details. Can you visualize and describe the kitten and Eric’s photograph? Vocabulary pose, posed – (verb) To hold a position for a picture (noun) A position of the body. The boxer posed for his picture in the magazine. She can hold the yoga pose for 3 minutes. local – (adjective) having to do with a particular place We visited to our local beach, and enjoyed the sun and water. knit, knitted – (verb) To make by looping yarn together, either by hand with long needles, or by machine. (adjective) something that is made by knitting. Mom knitted me a scarf. I wore my knitted scarf. feline – (adjective) Having characteristics of a cat, belonging to the cat family. (noun) a catlike creature The tiger ran with feline movement. Help me catch that runaway feline!