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The Street That Wouldn't Straighten Out: New York's Great Grid
The Street That Wouldn't Straighten Out: New York's Great Grid is a narrated read-aloud picture book at guided-reading Level G for ages 7–9, 12 pages long and about 2 minutes to read aloud. Every word highlights as it's read, so a growing reader can follow along.
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Page 1Come walk down a crooked street in old Manhattan. It winds and bends like a sleepy river.
Page 2Long ago, cows and carts made these paths. People just followed the tracks they left behind.
Page 3By the 1800s, New York City was growing fast. Crooked streets made it hard to find your way.
