1. Golden Retriever Research By Elle Vandenburghe

2. About the Author I am 9 years old. Some of my work include “Singing in the Talent Show”.

3. Introduction Hi l am a human’s best friend. I am very active and fun. I like playing fetch and catch.

4. Physical Appearance I have four legs. I lick with my pink tongue. I am soft and furry. I smell with my black nose. My ears are floppy. I am tan like the sand.

5. Birth and babies I am a Golden Retriever. My babies are called puppies. My babies are born blind and deaf. My babies stay with me for fives weeks.

6. Food I eat dog food. I eat chicken. I eat apples. I cannot eat chocolate. I drink water.

7. Habitat I am sometimes indoors or outdoors. I love to lay on my dog bed. I keep my toys in my dog house. My owner calls me Gracie Gold. Its time to go to the park. I am so happy. I go like to play. I fetch and catch the ball.

8. Survival and Adaptations I use my teeth to chew, eat and bite. I use my ears for hearing. I use my tongue to drink. I also use my paws to run. I use eyes to see everything. I need to sleep so I can last forever.

9. Conclusion Thank you for reading my book. I hope you learned a lot of information. I hope you had fun, because I had fun telling you about me. I hope you found many facts like puppies have to stay with their mom for 4 weeks. Maybe you can play fetch or play ball with me or another dog. Woof woof.