A Walk with Meli

by Margie Sigman
photographed by Andrew Swaine

Nonfiction

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ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01533-0
ISBN-10: 0-325-01533-3

Book 59
Level E Meli Series

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 A Walk with Meli
Author: Margie Sigman
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 A Walk with Meli
by Margie Sigman
photographed by Andrew Swaine

Meli

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 Here is Meli. “It is time to go
Meli is Ron’s dog. for a walk,” says Ron.
Ron gets Meli’s red leash.
“Let’s go, Meli,” says Ron.

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 Meli loves to go
for a walk.
She puts
her little black nose
on everything she sees.

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 She sniffs and she sniffs
and she sniffs.

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with her little black nose!
She knows that
another dog walked
on the grass.
She can smell it!
 

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 Meli stops under a tree.
She sniffs.
Then she looks up.
What is in that tree?

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 It’s a squirrel! Meli jumps up and down.
She barks and barks.
“You can’t get that squirrel,”
Ron says.
“Let’s go, Meli.”

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 Meli and Ron go
to the dog park.
Ron takes off Meli’s leash.
She loves to see
her dog friends
at the park.

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She sniffs and sniffs them,
and they sniff
and sniff her.
Meli runs
with her friend.
She loves to run and run.
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 Meli runs around and Then Ron puts on Meli’s
around for a long time. leash again, and Meli
and Ron go back home.

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 That was
a very good walk.
Meli and Ron had fun.
Now it is time
for a good nap!

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