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Gus and the Big Rock: a free printable book

Print Gus and the Big Rock as a little book to cut and staple, or as one page to read together. Every page has its picture, and the words are the ones in the story. For a file with pictures, press Print below and choose Save as PDF; the PDF buttons give the words only. Free, with no sign-up.

Think before you readGus the frog wants to sit on the big warm rock, but it is too tall. How could a little frog get up there?

When your child gets stuck on a word

  1. Look for parts you know.
  2. Sound it out: say each sound, left to right, then say the word fast.
  3. Check it. Is it a real word? Does it make sense? Then check the picture.

If it is a word that cannot be sounded out, like the or said, just tell them the word and have them say it, then reread the sentence.

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Print on 2 sheets of paper turned sideways (choose landscape in the print window). Cut along the dotted lines, put the little pages in order by their numbers, and staple them on the left.

Gus and the Big RockMy name: ____________A free Peabody book
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Gus is a frog.

A big rock in the sun.

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The rock is warm. Gus wants up!

"Up I go!" said Gus. Hop!

3

Plop! In the pond!

Gus is wet. Gus is sad.

4

"Try again!" said a fish.

Gus hops and hops. Plop, plop!

5

Gus sees a small rock.

Hop! Gus is on the small rock.

6

But the rock moves!

It is a turtle!

7

"Hold on!" said the turtle.

The turtle swims to the big rock.

8

Hop! Gus is up on top!

Gus and the turtle nap in the sun.

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