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Tommy Tales feature the lovable rascal

Tommy Tomkins and his friends.
You can see this book in color on the

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Supporting material is available on the

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teaching notes, worksheets, and fact files.
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Tommy
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Tales
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“After breakfast, Tommy, Sam, and Taffy
ran to the park. The park was at the end
of their street. Lucy, Andy, and Kim were
waiting for them. They all shouted, “Did
you bring it?”
“Did I bring what?” said Tommy.

He pretended not to understand.
“Come on,” said Lucy. “Show them the

clicker. I’ve told them all about it.”
“At breakfast, Tommy told his father, “I’m

meeting my friends at the park today.”
“You must take Samantha with you,”

said his mother.
“Oh, no!” moaned Tommy, “Do I have to?”
“Tommy liked Sam, his sister. But he didn’t

like her playing with his friends. She was
in first grade. He was in third grade.
4 5
“Tommy smiled and pulled the clicker from “Let go!” yelled Tommy.
his coat pocket. They all looked at it.
“Suddenly, the clicker made a loud
“Make it do something,” said Sam. screeching noise. There was a flash of blue
light and thick smoke. When the smoke
“No, no!” said Tommy. “I don’t know how
cleared, nobody was at the park.
it works. I don’t want to be stuck in the
school lunchroom again.” “Tommy, Andy, Lucy, Kim, Sam, and Taffy
had disappeared.
“I want to see it,” shouted Andy. “Give
it to me.”
“He tried to grab it from Tommy’s hand.
“Tommy wouldn’t let go. They pulled and

they pushed.
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“We are in trouble again,” said Lucy.
“Kim stopped crying and whispered,

“Look where we are. We’re not in the school
lunchroom. We’re in a cage.”
“We must be in the zoo,” said Andy, “but

we’re inside the cage!”
“Tommy looked around. He saw that there

were dogs sleeping in all the other cages.
He then knew where they were.
“They felt themselves tumbling and

spinning. They bumped into each other
as they flew in the air. All they could see
were yellow, red, and pink stars. At last,
they fell to the ground with a bump.
Kim started crying.
“Sam said, “Wow, that was cool!”
“I’m sorry I tried to take the clicker,” said

Andy. “I didn’t believe it was magic.
I do now.”
8 9
“We’re not in the zoo,” whispered Tommy. “They all felt very frightened, except Taffy,
who seemed happy. Tommy tried opening
“We’re in the animal shelter. This is where
the door of the cage, but it was locked.
they bring all the dogs that get lost or
run away. We came here when we “Sam started shouting, “Help, help, we’re
adopted Taffy.” locked in a cage!”
“She shouted so loudly that she woke

the dogs. All the dogs started barking at
once. There was a terrible noise, and even
Taffy started barking.
“Stop barking, you’re all driving me

DOO-LALLY!” yelled Andy.
“Oh no!” cried Kim, “Does that mean

someone will adopt us?”
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“The clicker suddenly jumped out of
Tommy’s hand. It landed on the floor and
started spinning around.
“When the clicker stopped spinning,

two little legs slid out from the bottom.
Two little arms slid out from the sides.
A little head popped out of the top.
“Hello, I am RK-5. How can I help you?”

squawked the clicker.
“All five kids stood with their mouths open.

At last, Tommy said, “You can speak!”
“Of course I can speak,” said RK-5. “I can

speak any language. I can talk to animals.
I can understand anything that anyone
says.”
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“Okay,” said Andy, “say something
to Taffy.”
“RK-5 barked, “Woof, woofwoof,

woof-woof-woof.”
“Taffy replied, “Woofwoof-woof

woof-woof.”
“What did he say? What did Taffy say?”

Sam asked.
“Taffy told me that he did not have

breakfast. Tommy forgot to feed him.
Tommy was in a hurry this morning.”
“All the kids yelled questions to RK-5.
“Where are you from?”

“What else can you do?”
“How did you get here?”
“Why are you here?”
“One question at a time, please,” said RK-5.

RK-5 was sitting on Tommy’s lap. He told
his story.
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“I don’t know any magic words,” said Andy.
“My Grand-dad always says
‘DOO-LALLY.’ I didn’t know that it’s a
magic word.”
“If you are so smart, RK-5, can you get us

out of this cage?” Tommy said to the little
robot.
“I will try,” said RK-5.
“I am from a star called Gendroz.

Our spacecraft crashed here. I was sent
to find help. I was the only one on the
spacecraft who can speak your language.
“I met your dog. I tried to speak to him.

He picked me up in his mouth and shut
off my power. This morning, Andy said
the word, ‘DOO-LALLY,’ to switch me
on again.” TO BE CONTINUED IN BOOK 3

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BOOK 2

Tommy Tales are downloadable and printable

Tommy Tales feature the lovable rascal

You can see this book in color on the

Supporting material is available on the

Look for the next Tommy Tales adventure—

“Did I bring what?” said Tommy.

“Come on,” said Lucy. “Show them the

“At breakfast, Tommy told his father, “I’m

“You must take Samantha with you,”

“Oh, no!” moaned Tommy, “Do I have to?”

“Tommy liked Sam, his sister. But he didn’t

“He tried to grab it from Tommy’s hand.

“Tommy wouldn’t let go. They pulled and

“Kim stopped crying and whispered,

“We must be in the zoo,” said Andy, “but

“Tommy looked around. He saw that there

“They felt themselves tumbling and

“Sam said, “Wow, that was cool!”

“I’m sorry I tried to take the clicker,” said

“She shouted so loudly that she woke

“Stop barking, you’re all driving me

“Oh no!” cried Kim, “Does that mean

“When the clicker stopped spinning,

“Hello, I am RK-5. How can I help you?”

“All five kids stood with their mouths open.

“Of course I can speak,” said RK-5. “I can

“RK-5 barked, “Woof, woofwoof,

“Taffy replied, “Woofwoof-woof

“What did he say? What did Taffy say?”

“Taffy told me that he did not have

“All the kids yelled questions to RK-5.

“Where are you from?”

“One question at a time, please,” said RK-5.

“If you are so smart, RK-5, can you get us

“I will try,” said RK-5.

“I am from a star called Gendroz.

“I met your dog. I tried to speak to him.

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