1. The Gardener Written by: Sarah Stewart Genre: Realistic Fiction
Author’s Purpose:
Skill: Cause and Effect

2. Say It!
beauty
blooming
bulbs
doze
humor
recognizing
showers
sprouting

3. beauty the quality that pleases both the mind and the senses in art or nature

4. blooming having flowers; opening into flowers

5. bulbs round, underground parts from which certain plants grow

6. doze to sleep lightly

7. humor the ability to see or show the funny side of things

8. recognizing identifying

9. showers rain that lasts only a short time

10. producing new leaves, shoots, or buds; beginning to grow
sprouting
producing new leaves, shoots, or buds; beginning to grow

11. sprouting

12. blooming

13. bulbs

14. beauty

15. doze

16. showers

17. recognizing

18. humor

19. GREAT JOB!