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Usbome Farmyard Tales
THE SNOW STORM
Heather Arrvery
& Stephen Cartwright
Notes for Parents one of a delightful series of picture books. Your child will wantto share it with you many times.
This story
is
Farmyard Tales have been written in a special way to ensure that young children succeed in
All the stories in
their first efforts to read.
To help with that success, first read all the story aloud and talk about the pictures. Then encourage yourchild to read the short, simpler text at the top of each page and read the longer text at the bottom of the page yourself. This "turn about' reading builds up confidence and children do love joining in. It is a great day when they discover that they can read all the story 7
for themselves.
Farmyard Tales provides an enjoyable opportunity for parents and children to share the excitement of learning to read. Betty Root
Usbome Farmyard Tales
THE SNOW STORM Heather Amery Illustrated by
Stephen Cartvright
Edited by Jenny Tyler consultant: Betty Root
Language There
is
a
little
yellow duck to find on every page.
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This
is
Apple Tree Farm.
Mrs. Boot, the farmer. She has two children called Poppy and Sam, and a dog called Rusty.
This
is
In
the night there
the morning,
was a
big
snow
storm.
snowing. "You must wrap up warm," says Mrs. Boot to Poppy and Sam. In
it
is still
3
Ted works on the farm.
He He 4
helps Mrs. Boot look after the animals. gives them food and water every day.
"Come and
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6
help me," calls Ted.
Poppy and
Sam
pull
the hay.
They go out of the farmyard with Ted. They walk to the gate of the sheep field 6
"Where are the sheep?" says
Sam
"They are all covered with snow," says Ted "We'll have to find them," says Poppy.
They brush the snow
k
V*
off
the sheep.
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Poppy and Sam give each sheep lots "They've got nice warm coats," says Sam. Ted,
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of hay.
Poppy counts the sheep.
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"There are only six sheep. One is missing," says Poppy. "It's that naughty Woolly," saysTed.
They
look for Woolly.
They walk around the snowy field. "Rusty, good dog, find Woolly," calls Sam. 10
Rusty runs across the
i
field.
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H Ted,
Poppy and Sam
run after him. Rusty
barks at the thick hedge. 11
Ted looks under the hedge.
"Can you see anything?" says Sam. "Yes, Woolly is
12
hiding
in
there. Clever Rusty,"
says Ted.
"Come
on, Woolly."
me
help you out, old girl," says Ted. Carefully he pulls Woolly out of the hedge.
"Let
13
'There's something else!"
can see something moving," says "What is it, Ted?" says Poppy. "Look,
14
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Sam
Ted
lifts
out a tiny lamb.
"Woolly has had a lamb," he says. "We'll take it and Woolly to the barn. They'll be warm there." 15
Poppy
rides
home.
I
y
She holds the lamb. "What a she says. "Good old Woolly." No
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Usborne Farmyard Tales This series of delightful short stories has written, with the help of
children
who
are
just
been especially
a language expert,
for
young
beginning to read. Stephen
and humorous stories along and give clear clues to the words and their meaning. With the help and encouragement of an adult, beginner readers will be able to achieve the pleasure and satisfaction of reading a whole book
Cartwright's charming illustrations carry the exciting
for themselves.
This edition
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for distribution through
the school market.
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