Written by Maribeth Boelts | Illustrated by Arthur Lin

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Gordy Gorilla and His Five Senses

A Reading AZ Shared Reading BookWord Count: 133

Home Connection: Quotation marksYour reader is learning that writers use dialogue to show what characters say in a story and that the words a character says are enclosed in quotation marks. As you read the book with your reader, have him or her point to the quotation marks on the pages and tell who is talking.

Gordy Gorilla and His Five SensesShared Reading BookLevel 1 Learning AZWritten by Maribeth BoeltsIllustrated by Arthur Lin

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Gordy said to Papa,Help me learn something new. What are my five senses? What do they do?

Papa said to Gordy,Look, it stopped raining. Lets take a little walk, and Ill do some explaining.

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s ightPapa said to Gordy,

The first sense is s ight .

Gordy said, I see puddles, three birds, and a kite!

Papa let Gordy pet the puppy next door.

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smel ltouchThe second sense is touch !

Gordy said. Show me more.

Your third sense is smel l . Use your nose, Papa said.

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They passed by the bakery.Gordy sniffed and smelled ... bread!

Then Gordy heard music that was coming their way.

hearingThe fourth sense is hearing !Gordy said.

Hip hooray!

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tasteNow I know the fifth sense! Gordy said. Heres my clue!

The fifth sense is taste , and its a yummy one, too!