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Look out, Luthando!

Luthando is very good at listening and very good at smelling, but he’s not so good at looking where he is going. He walks into puddles and bumps his head. What could be the problem?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 13 illustrated pages

Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Luthando is very good at listening and very good at smelling, but he’s not so good at looking where he is going. He walks into puddles and bumps his head. What could be the problem?

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Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Look out, Luthando!
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 2, English text included
"Listen!" says Luthando. "What do you hear?" asks Sonto. "Saturday." "What does Saturday sound like?" "It's quieter than Friday," says Luthando. "Everyone's still sleeping."
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 3, English text included
"I must fix Gogo's gate today," Daddy says. "An ice cream for anyone who helps me carry the shopping home," Mama says. "We'll help you, Mama," say the children.
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 4, English text included
"Look out, Luthando!" "Hawu!" "You're so funny," Sonto laughs.
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 5, English text included
"I hear a motorbike," says Luthando. "There's no motorbike," says Sonto, looking all around.
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 6, English text included
A motorbike zooms past. "You're very good at hearing, Luthando."
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 7, English text included
"Look out, Luthando!" "Hawu!" says Luthando as he steps into a puddle. "Look how wet you are," says Mama.
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 8, English text included
"Daddy's home." "How do you know, Luthando?" asks Sonto. "I can smell his cooking," says Luthando sniffing the air. "You're also good at smelling," Mama says.
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 9, English text included
"Look out, Luthando!" "Ouch!" "Watch where you're walking," Mama says. "Luthando's not so good at looking," says Sonto.
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 10, English text included
"What do you see, Luthando?" asks the friendly woman. Luthando squeezes his eyes together. He sees black squiggles on the wall. He looks through a pair of glasses. "I see letters," he says. "Excellent!"
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 11, English text included
"Look, Gogo!" "You have glasses," says Gogo, clapping her hands. "How wonderful. Tell me what you see." "I see bugs and ants and spiders and bees. I see everything now."
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 12, English text included
"Gogo, your face has cracks," says Luthando, touching Gogo's face. "Hay... Luthando! Those aren't cracks. They're lines on my face from getting old and laughing at all the funny things you say."
Look out, Luthando! — original illustrated page 13, English text included
"Don't..." "Look, a puddle!" says Luthando. Too late!

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Written by
Suzanne Boucher
Illustrated by
Hylton Warburton
Created by
Suzanne Boucher (Writer); Hylton Warburton (Illustrator); Sarah Heron (Editor); Sinomonde Ngwane (Designer)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Look out, Luthando! from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.