Families LEVELED BOOK • I

A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book

Word Count: 313
Families
Family Tree Chart

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Your family members
are your relatives.
You can have many relatives.
Grandparents, parents, brothers,
sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins
are all relatives.
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 Grandparents

Paternal Paternal
grandfather grandmother

Father

The parents of your mother and

Your family members father are your grandparents.
are your relatives. You have two grandfathers.
You can have many relatives. One is your father’s father.
Grandparents, parents, brothers, He is called your paternal grandfather.
sisters, aunts, uncles, and cousins The other is your mother’s father.
are all relatives. He is called your maternal grandfather.
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 Grandparents

Maternal Maternal
grandfather grandmother

Parents

Mother

Me

You have two grandmothers.

One is your father’s mother.
She is your paternal grandmother.
The other is your mother’s mother.
She is your maternal grandmother.
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 Sometimes people’s grandparents die
before they get to know them.
Grandparents

Maternal Maternal
grandfather grandmother

Parents
Great-Grandparents

Mother

Grandparents

Me
Parents

You have two grandmothers.

Father
One is your father’s mother.
She is your paternal grandmother.
The other is your mother’s mother.
Me
She is your maternal grandmother.
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Many people do not get to know their
great-grandparents.
Great-grandparents are the parents
of your grandparents.

Great-Grandparents

Grandparents

Mother

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Many people do not get to know their If your mother or father have
great-grandparents. brothers, these brothers are called
Great-grandparents are the parents your uncles.
of your grandparents. If your uncle is married, his wife
is called your aunt.

Grandparents

Great-Grandparents

Grandparents

Uncle
Father
Mother Aunt
my
mother’s
sister

Mother

Me

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If your mother or father have sisters,
these sisters are also called your aunts.
If your aunt is married, her husband
is called your uncle.

Aunt Uncle
Uncle Aunt
my my
mother’s mother’s
brother sister

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If your mother or father have sisters, If your aunts and uncles have children,
these sisters are also called your aunts. these children are your cousins.
If your aunt is married, her husband If you have an older brother or sister
is called your uncle. who has children, you are an aunt
or uncle to their children.

Father Uncle
Mother Aunt

Aunt Uncle
Uncle Aunt
Brother-
my my
in-law
mother’s mother’s Sister
brother sister Me

Nephew Niece

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Your brother’s or sister’s children who
are boys are your nephews.
If the children are girls, they are
your nieces.

Aunt Uncle
Uncle Aunt

Cousin Cousin Cousin

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Your brother’s or sister’s children who Sometimes parents get married
are boys are your nephews. more than once.
If the children are girls, they are If your mother has a husband who is
your nieces. not your father, he is your stepfather.
If your father has a wife who is not
your mother, she is your stepmother.

Aunt Uncle
Uncle Aunt
Father First wife of
Stepfather

Mother Stepfather

Cousin Cousin Cousin

Brother

Me

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If your stepmother or stepfather have
children from a previous marriage,
these children are your stepbrothers
or stepsisters.

Stepsister Stepbrother Stepsister

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If your stepmother or stepfather have If your father and stepmother have
children from a previous marriage, children, these children are your
these children are your stepbrothers half brothers or half sisters.
or stepsisters.

Stepmother Stepfather

Father Mother

Half brother
Stepsister Stepbrother Stepsister

Brother

Me

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The children of your mother and
stepfather are also your half brothers
or half sisters.

First wife of
Stepfather

Stepsister Stepbrother Stepsister

Half sister Half brother Half sister

Families • Level I 15
The children of your mother and Many people study the history
stepfather are also your half brothers of their family.
or half sisters. They show the family history on
a diagram called a family tree.

Family Tree Chart

First wife of
Stepfather

Stepsister Stepbrother Stepsister

Half sister Half brother Half sister

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 Families LEVELED BOOK • I
A Reading A–Z Level I Leveled Book
Word Count: 313
Families
Family Tree Chart

Written by Francis Morgan

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Families
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Page 7 (great-grandfather, top left): © Exactostock/SuperStock; pages 12, 14
(stepfather): © iStockphotos.com/drbimages; page 15 (half-brother): © Andres
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