The

Birthday Song
by Dana Samuels
illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello

Fiction

www.heinemann.com

ISBN-13: 978-0-325-01615-3
ISBN-10: 0-325-01615-1

Book 40
Level D

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 The Birthday Song
Author: Dana Samuels
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 The
Birthday Song
by Dana Samuels
illustrated by John Bendall-Brunello

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Oink

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 Dad and Willy went
to the farm
on Willys birthday.
Spot went, too.
They went to see
the animals at the farm.

 

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 Quack, ck !
They went to see the ducks. Qua
quack!
Quack!
The ducks said,
Quack, quack, quack, quack.

Willy said, The ducks

are singing to me.
They are singing
the birthday song.

 

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 They went to see
Neigh! Neigh,
the horses.
neigh! Neigh!
Neigh, neigh, neigh, neigh,
said the horses.

The horses are singing,

said Willy.
They are singing
the birthday song.

 

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 Oink,
They went to see the pigs. oink!
Oink, oink, oink, oink,
said the pigs.

Now the pigs are singing

the birthday song,
!
said Willy. O ink

Oink!

 

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 They went to see the cows.
Moo, moo, moo, moo, Moo!
the cows said.

The cows are singing

Moo,
the birthday song, too! moo!
said Willy.

10 Moo! 11

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 Neigh!
Do you like the farm? Moo!
Quack!
said Dad.

Yes, said Willy.

Oink!
I like the ducks
and the horses
and the pigs
and the cows.
They are all singing
the birthday song.

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 Dad said, Now I will sing
the birthday song.
appy B irthday!
Dad sang. H

The ducks and

Quack!
the horses sang.
The pigs and
the cows sang.
Neigh!

Moo! Oink!

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 Woof! Woof!
Woof! Woof!

And Spot sang.

He sang
the birthday song
to Willy.
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