Helping Dad

Edition

-

ISBN/ISSN

9766420270

Collation

8 pages : illustration ; 16 cm

Series Title

Sunshine Books, Level 1

Call Number

ECC6

The seed

Annie and Bobbie planted a seed. They watered it but it didn't grow.

Time for sleep!

"Woof-woof!" said the dog. "Time to go to sleep!" "Quack-quack!" said the duck. "Time to go to sleep!"

The giant and the boy

"My house is big," said the giant. "My house is little," said the boy.

Spider

A spider crawled along the wall. She crawled through the window.

The nest

Mother Bird found a worm. She flew under the gate.

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