by Dawn McMillanillustrated by Martin Simpson

Published 2014 by the Ministry of Education, PO Box 1666, Wellington 6140, New Zealand.www.education.govt.nz

Text copyright © Crown 2014Illustrations copyright © Crown 2014

All rights reserved.Enquiries should be made to the publisher.

Publishing services: Lift Education E TūEditor: Bernadette WilsonDesigner: Liz Tui MorrisLiteracy Consultant: Kay HancockConsulting Editors: Hōne Apanui and Emeli Sione

ISBN 978 0 478 42277 1 (print)ISBN 978 1 77663 577 1 (online)

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Running words: 107

Ministry of Education

by Dawn McMillanillustrated by Martin Simpson

Dad and Harry went for a walkin the bush.

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Dad said, “Look! I have a stick on my arm.”

“No! That’s not a stick,” said Harry.

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Dad looked at his arm.

“See, Dad! That’s not a stick. That’s an insect,” said Harry.

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Harry looked at the stick insect. “Look. It has six legs,” he said.“And it has feelers and eyes.”

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The stick insect walked up Dad’s arm.

Harry said, “Don’t worry, Dad! I will get it.”

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Harry got a stick.He picked up the stick insect and put it on a tree.

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“See, Dad,” said Harry.“The stick insect likes to be on the tree.”

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In the Bush

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