Maya Helps a Friend
Illustration of a little girl.
Written by Kim Barry, Sara Dustin,
Leah McGunnigle, and Helen Virga from the Joseph Downey Elementary School in Brockton, MA
Illustrated by Darcy Schwartz
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Dedicated to the children in the Brockton Public School District.
 
 
 
 

Special thanks to the Massachusetts Department of Education whose funding supported teachers and parents in the development of this story.   © CAST, 2005

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Illustration of Baby seal following fish.
Baby seal is hungry. He sees a school of herring. Baby seal loves to eat herring.
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Illustration of Baby seal in a creek.
He follows the herring down the winding creek for a long time.
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Illustration of Baby seal in a creek.
Baby seal begins to feel tired. Looking back, he can’t see the big ocean.
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Illustration of Baby seal sweating.
He swims to the side of the creek for a rest.
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Illustration of a little girl.
He sees a little girl. He wonders if she can help him.
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Illustration of Maya and Mommy.
Maya sees something moving on the side of the creek. She cannot believe her eyes! “Mommy, come here,” she cries.
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Illustration of Maya.
“There is a baby seal in our backyard. I think he needs help!” exclaims Maya.
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Illustration of Maya and Mommy on the telephone.
“The police will know how to help,” says Mommy. Let’s call them!”
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Illustration of Maya, Mommy, and a policeman.
A police officer comes to Maya’s house. “I will call the people at the aquarium. They will know how to help,” says the police officer.
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Illustration of a marine biologist.
A marine biologist from the aquarium comes to Maya’s house. He knows how to help Baby seal.
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Illustration of Maya and a marine biologist.
He explains to Maya that Baby seal is lost. "We will help him return to his ocean home."
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Illustration of marine biologist putting Baby seal in a truck.
The marine biologist puts Baby seal in a special crate and places it in the back of his truck.
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Illustration of Maya and Mommy riding with Baby seal and the marine biologist.
He invites Maya and her mother to come with him to the ocean.
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Illustration of marine biologist putting Baby seal in the ocean.
Maya and her mother watch the marine biologist open the crate and help Baby seal into the water.
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Illustration of Mommy, Maya, and the marine biologist waving goodbye to Baby seal.
Maya and her mother wave goodbye as Baby seal happily swims away.
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The End!
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