Valentina Meets an Echo

Ages 3 to 10 Preschool to 5th Grade 10 pages Read aloud

The first pages

Valentina and her papa were hiking in a forest in Colorado. They came to a quiet lake with a tall rock cliff on the other side.

Valentina cupped her hands and called, "Hello!" A moment later, a voice called back, "Hello!" Valentina froze and whispered, "Who is over there?"

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Talk time questions

• What made the voice come back to Valentina?
• Why did the echo come a little later?
• What word would you shout to hear an echo?