Nami’s Gifts
A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book
Word Count: 220
LEVELED BOOK • H
Nami’s
Gifts
Written by Alyse Sweeney • Illustrated by Kaori Tajima
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Illustrated by Kaori Tajima
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The winter holidays were here
at last!
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It was Nami’s job to make a special
The winter holidays were here
gift for everyone.
at last!
It was her family’s tradition.
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Grandma Kato loves plants.
Nami made her grandma
a flowerpot.
Then, she put it in a red box.
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Grandma Kato loves plants.
Nami made her grandma
Grandpa Kato loves sugar cookies.
a flowerpot.
Nami made her grandpa cookies.
Then, she put it in a red box.
Then, she put them in a red box.
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Cousin Mika loves elephants.
So Nami wrote her cousin
an elephant story.
Then, she put it in a red box.
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Cousin Mika loves elephants.
Uncle Yuri collects coins.
So Nami wrote her cousin
So Nami made her uncle
an elephant story.
a large clay coin.
Then, she put it in a red box.
Then, she put it in a red box.
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Nami didn’t know what to make
for Aunt Hoshi!
She didn’t know what was special
to her aunt.
Nami looked for clues.
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Nami didn’t know what to make
for Aunt Hoshi!
She didn’t know what was special
to her aunt.
First, Nami saw that Aunt Hoshi had
Nami looked for clues.
a baseball key ring.
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Then, Nami saw Aunt Hoshi’s socks.
They had tiny baseballs on them.
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Next, Nami saw Aunt Hoshi watching
Then, Nami saw Aunt Hoshi’s socks.
baseball on TV.
They had tiny baseballs on them.
Nami knew just what to do.
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At last, it was time for Nami to give
her gifts.
Each person smiled when they
opened the gift made just for them.
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At last, it was time for Nami to give
her gifts.
Aunt Hoshi jumped up when
Each person smiled when they
she took hers out of the box.
opened the gift made just for them.
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“Let’s play ball!” she called.
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Then she went to the basement
holding her baseball and bat.
The family played baseball late
into the holiday night.
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Glossary
clues (n.)hints that help solve
a problem or mystery
(p. 9)
collects (v.)gathers together (p. 8)
gift (n.)a thing given to
someone because
of friendship, thanks,
or love (p. 4)
tradition (n.)c ustoms, beliefs, or
other knowledge that
is passed down from
the parents to their
children (p. 4)
Then she went to the basement
holding her baseball and bat.
The family played baseball late
into the holiday night.
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Nami’s Gifts
A Reading A–Z Level H Leveled Book
Word Count: 220
LEVELED BOOK • H
Nami’s
Gifts
Written by Alyse Sweeney • Illustrated by Kaori Tajima
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for thousands of books and materials.
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Nami’s
Gifts
Written by Alyse Sweeney
Illustrated by Kaori Tajima
www.readinga-z.com
Nami’s Gifts
Level H Leveled Book
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Written by Alyse Sweeney
Illustrated by Kaori Tajima
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Correlation
LEVEL H
Fountas & Pinnell
H
Reading Recovery 13–14
DRA
14