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Find an adventure.
Read The Little Boat, explore the word ‘gentle’ and talk about who travelled in the boat.
Guided sample
A short reading sample
The little boat
Sam found a little boat beside the pond. A beetle was sitting on a leaf. Sam put the leaf in the boat and gave it a push. The beetle floated across to the other side. Sam smiled and waved goodbye.
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Who was in the boat? Look back at the story if you need to.
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