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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
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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

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

Ted works on the farm.

He
He
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helps Mrs. Boot look after the animals.


gives them food and water every day.

"Come and

-.

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
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"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

V*

off

the sheep.

Poppy and Sam give each sheep lots


"They've got nice warm coats," says Sam.
Ted,

<%

of hay.

Poppy counts the sheep.

:-

"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.
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Rusty runs across the

field.

H
Ted,

Poppy and Sam

run after him. Rusty

barks at the thick hedge.


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Ted looks under the hedge.

"Can you see anything?" says Sam. "Yes, Woolly


is

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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

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'There's something else!"

can see something moving," says


"What is it, Ted?" says Poppy.
"Look,

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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."
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Poppy

rides

home.

She holds the lamb. "What a


she says. "Good old Woolly."
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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.

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