English as a Foreign Language
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Little Cloud by Eric Carle
The Story: Little Cloud drifts away from the other clouds and experiments with making different shapes in the sky. At the end he rejoins the other clouds and rains.
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Supermarket Zoo by Caryl Hart & Ed Eaves
The Story: Albie usually hates shopping but one day Mum takes him to a supermarket full of animals. There are normal supermarket offers but they also have to contend with bird poo and mischievous monkeys. As they get to the checkout with their trolley full of animals Mum rushes off to find the last item on…
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What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson & Lydia Monks
What the Ladybird Heard is an amusing, cleverly written story in which the ladybird and her farmyard friends outwit thieves who are planning to steal the farmer’s prize cow.
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I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
I Want My Hat Back is a simple story about a bear’s search for his lost hat. It took us a few readings before we realised that the ending if the story is very much open to interpretation, one interpretation is quite brutal!
