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£4.99 (UK only) Issue 176 September 2013 - ISSN 1366-901x Little donkey goes to school!

StorytimeLittle donkey

goes to school!Desmond loves being a donkey

but he also wishes he could go to school. One day he follows the children…

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Contents

SamSamSamSamcan’t sleepPAGE 30

Animal worldOrcas

(killer whales)PAGE 32

Wonder with WhizkidHow do

we grow?PAGE 25

Time for a rhymeA is for apple pie

by Bridget Strevens

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Fun and gamesLet’s skateboard!PAGE 44

ZoukBackto schoolPAGE 37

Story

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PoloLook at the pictures and tell the story in your own words.PAGE 48

Discover StoryBox apps on page 24

SamSamThe

Mushbooms

Little donkey goes to school!Written by Laurence Fey

Illustrated by Polly Dunbar

Every morning Desmond the donkey watched the children going to school. Every morning he said to his mum, “I wish I could go to school too!” But his mum said, “You’re a donkey, my darling. Donkeys don’t go to school!”

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Desmond was happy being a donkey.He loved trotting around the fields,eating whenever he wanted andbraying as loudly as he could!He loved it when the children stopped to say hello to him on their way to school.He liked them stroking the fur between his ears.But he so wished he could follow them to school.

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One day, while his mum and dadwere racing each other across the field,

Desmond pushed his head through the fence.

He looked to the left and he looked to the right.

Then he trotted up to the school.

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Desmond climbedthe school steps and knocked on the doorwith his hoof.Knock knock knock!“Come in!” said the teacher.

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Desmond went in.“Oh! A little donkey!”said the teacher.She didn’t seem at all surprised.“What can we do for you, sweetheart?”

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Desmond gave a big smile.He put two hooves on the desk and looked into the teacher’s eyes.He said, “I know that school is for children.But I would love to go on the slide and play hide-and-seek and run around with my friends.Please, Miss, say yes…”

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“Hmmmm…” said the teacher.“Do your parents know you are here?They don’t? Just as I thought!Well, I’ll take you back to your field and ask your parents what they think.

If they agree, I might let you come to school… But only once a week.How would that be?”

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Desmond trotted happilyback to his field.The teacher had a long talkwith Desmond’s parentsas she chewed on a blade of grass.

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Desmond promisednot to leave the field againwithout telling his parents and they agreed to let him go to school once a week.

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The following week, Desmond arrived at school looking very smart.“This is Desmond,” said the teacher.“Let’s put his photo above his coat peg and find him a special overall for painting.”Soon Desmond had everything he needed.

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Everyone enjoyed having Desmond at school.The children and the teacher loved him and even the cook made a special lunch that day

with lots of vegetables.

Desmond was very happy to eat his food at the table under the trees.

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He laughed loudly on the slide and played catch with his friends

in the playground.

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But the next week,there was another surprise.knock, knock, knock!Sandeep the sheep, Kia the calf, Drake the duck and Ruben the Rabbit all came knocking at the school door.“We want to come to school too!Please, Miss, say yes!”

THE END

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SamSam is watching TV. SuperDuper is on. He is SamSam’s favourite hero.

“SamSam!” says SamMummy. “Stop stuffing yourself with biscuits and turn that TV off. It’s time for bed!”

He also ate too many biscuits. He brushes his teeth really hard…

“Crunch… crunch…” SamSam is chomping through his third packet of biscuits.

Watching telly has made SamSam very excited. He is full of energy.

SamSam can’t Sleep

Go, SuperDuper!

Yummy… l love these!

look out! Yessss! You are the best!

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But SamSam is wide awake. He wriggles around, turns over and over and sighs…

SuperDuper says, “I will help you to get to sleep.” He gives SamSam a tiny stone that glows in the dark.

The next morning, SamSam wakes up and sees the little stone in his hand… “So I was not dreaming,” he says. “SuperDuper really did come and visit!”

Suddenly, there is a bright light and SuperDuper appears in the room…

“Keep this moon stone in your hand and you will fall asleep,” says SuperDuper. Soon SamSam is fast asleep.

Then he jumps into bed. SamMummy kisses him good night and… Click! Lights out!

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OrcasOrcasOrcas, also called killer whales, are the strongest animals living in the sea. Nothing scares them… not even sharks!

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OrcasOrcasOrcasOrcasOrcas

Where do they live?

What do they eat?

Interesting fact

In all the oceansof the world.

Orcas are mammals like dolphins and

other whales. They have to come up

to the surface to breathe air.

Fish, birds, seals and even

whales.

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Orcas live in a family group and they all hunt together.

Today they are hunting seals.

The orcas arrive at a beach where seals are resting. They wait in the water, just under the surface.

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It catches the seal in its mouth and drags it out to sea.

Soon a seal makes its way into the water. An orca swims quickly towards it.

The orca moves so fast that it comes right up onto the sand.

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Then the orcas swim away. They play by jumping out of the water and splashing the surface with their tails. Orcas are not scared of anything.

No other animals are strong enough to catch them.

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Today is the first day back at school for all little witches and wizards.

Zouk and her mum arrive on their broomsticks.

brave little witch

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Zouk gives her mum a witch’s kiss and… Zoom… in she goes.

DRRRIIIING! Zouk has to hurry. She does not want to be late. It is time for mrs Gorgonzola’s magic spell lesson.

She says, “Today we are going to learn a spell to make it rain.”

“Hello, mr Fishbone,” says Zouk to the head teacher.

“Put your broomstick in the rack. The bell is about to ring,” says mr Fishbone.

Say after me: Abracadabra cadee! Let it wet and soggy be! Aaatishooo!

Please, Miss, could we say the sunshine spell? I’m getting

a cold!

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Zouk’s favourite lesson is with miss Casserole, the magic potion teacher. miss Casserole says, “Today we are going to learn to make a potion

for falling in love.”

miss Casserole dips her magic wand in the potion and says, “Two drops and you are in love! Who wants to be in love?”

She flicks the potion at the children but they all run away.

Pumpkin tops, mouldy mops, stir those drops!

Aaah!

Nooo! Not in love! Not me!

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Just then the door opens and mr Fishbone comes in to see what is going on… Splat! Some drops of potion fall on him.

He immediately falls in love with miss Casserole. He kneels at her feet and says, “my dear Casserole, my heart you stole! marry me and make me whole!”

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miss Casserole likes mr Fishbone so she says, “I will marry you, mr Fishbone! It will be bliss!” Then she gives him a kiss.

“Hooray!” says Zouk. “Hoooray!” shout the children.

All the children go to the wedding. Zouk is the bridesmaid.

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Help Tim get to Eva. Follow the roads with your finger to find out which one is correct.

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Answers: there are ten small skateboards, six medium boards and three big boards.

So many skateboardsCount the small, medium and big skateboards and

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Let’s go! School is starting…Colour this picture.

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Greedy wolfDanny the wolf eats everything and anything… Until one day he gets a really sore tummy. The doctor who comes to visit him is a sheep…What will happen next?

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SamSamThe

Mushbooms

Text: Simona Sideri. Illustrations: B

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StoryBox was great... now I’m ready for

Answ

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2I love the Big Top,

especially the clown.He really makes me laugh

when he trips and falls down.

I love to push the trolley.I like the way it glides,

as I speed along with Mumup and down the aisles.

There are stalls with tomatoes, peas and runner beans.I say, “They look nice!”

Mum says, “Now will you eat your greens?”

Places I go…Match each picture

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Running in the playground,Josh and I are fast.

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