Puppy Hears a Noise
Author: Chandana Bandara Samarakoon
Illustrator: Isuri Dayaratne
Translator: Alisha Berger
Puppy was sleeping. Now he's awake!
Chirp chirp chirp…
Screech screech screech…
Chirp screech chirp screech...
2/11
"Where is that sound coming from?" asks Puppy.
3/11
“Baby Elephant, Baby Elephant, you're screeching so loud!” says Puppy.
“It’s not me. I don’t screech,” answers Baby Elephant.
4/11
“Porcupine, Porcupine, you're screeching so
loud!” says Puppy.
“It’s not me. I can’t screech,” answers Porcupine.
5/11
“Woodpecker, Woodpecker, you're screeching so loud!” says Puppy.
“It’s not me. I can’t screech,” answers Woodpecker.
6/11
“Hornbills, Hornbills, you're screeching so loud!”
“It’s not us. We can’t screech,” answer the Hornbills.
7/11
“Hummingbirds, hummingbirds, you're screeching so loud!”
“It’s not us. We can’t screech,” answer the Hummingbirds.
8/11
“Baby Monkeys, Baby Monkeys, you're screeching so loud!” says Puppy.
“It’s not us. Who is it? Let’s find out!” answer the Baby Monkeys.
9/11
“We are Crickets, we are Crickets, we chirp-screech!
We rub our wings together to make the chirp-screech noise at night.”
10/11
Oh! It's the crickets!
11/11
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Puppy Hears a Noise A puppy hears an awful noise that disturbs his sleep at night. He
tries to find out who is making the noise. Where do you think the
(English) noise is coming from?
This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.
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