Shadows in the Storm

Wise & Wide is a 6-level English reading program that consists of 60 books and each level is
systematically divided by Lexile Ⓡ measures. The Lexile Ⓡ Framework for Reading is the most popular reading measuring system in American formal education curriculums and many English programs.
Over 20 out of 50 states in the U.S. mark Lexile Ⓡ measures directly on students’ final report cards and over 300 well-known publishers adopt and use Lexile Ⓡ measures.
Experience many kinds of readings written by professional writers from the U.S. and England. They used interesting topics that were carefully chosen after analyzing elementary curriculums from around the world including Korea, the U.S., England, and Australia among many others.

Before Reading

How is a shadow formed?
A shadow that appears in silence can be frightening. But sometimes we can makes shadows in a variety of shapes and use them to tell interesting stories that arouse our curiosity. Do you know how shadows are made? When light can’t go through an object, shade in the shape of the object is formed behind it. That’s how shadows are made.
The book will help you understand the principles of how a shadow is made in an easy and fun way through main characters that tell an interesting story by doing a shadow play when the light is out due to a thunderstorm.

Summary

Tim and Liz, cute siblings, were sitting in the living room and thinking of what to play at sunset! They decided to invite their friend, Adi over. Adi came to Tim and Liz’s house in the rain and started to play with them cheerfully. But suddenly all the lights in the house went out and darkness fell upon the entire house. As the rain became heavier, thunder could also be heard. Liz got scared, so Tim found a flashlight. He turned on the flashlight and all the kids made different shadows using their hands. At that time, Adi said that there was a game called shadow play. Sounds fun, doesn’t it? The kids prepared a shadow play according to Adi’s explanation….