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‘La fille de Vercingetorix’

In French, from 7yo.

Vercingetorix was a famous leader of the Gallic tribes. Before he passed away, he entrusted two of his men to look after his daughter. The Romans could not find out about her. The little girl grows up and is an independent young woman who does not want to stay hidden. Her ‘uncles’ drop her off at the village where Asterix and Obelix live as they suspect a traitor has told the Romans about the young lady. The Romans sent a battalion to Asterix’s village to catch Vercingetorix’s daughter.

Find out whether they are successful by reading La fille de Vercingetorix.

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‘Dangereux’

dangereux le toboggan

In French, from 3yo.

The funny and lovely story explain how Tom the mole became friend with a crocodile. Mole loves labelling everything, the trees, rocks, animals, plants. When he sees this big and strange sleeping animal, he cannot resist. Mole sticks the labels bumpy, dangerous, long, slippery, hard, strange, rare, thing, mysterious, etc. Then, the crocodile wakes up and is happy to see Mole. He wants to become his friend and starts eating the labels. Oh, no! Mole loves his labels.

Read Dangereux to find out how Mole and the crocodile become friends.

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‘Cahier d’exercices de francais – CP’

In French, from 6yo.

This is a great exercise book to learn or review Year 1 French. It presents exercises with games, colouring in, stickers and filling in blanks, etc. It is very engaging and makes learning fun. Children will increase their reading and writing skills through playful activities. First, they will learn the simple sounds, then the complex sounds. They will be able to check their answers with the correction pages.

Learn how to read and spell in French with Cahier d’exercices de francais – CP Year 1.

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‘Le loup qui revait d’ocean’

Le loup qui revait d'ocean le toboggan

In French, from 3yo.

Wolf wants to go on an adventure on the ocean. His friends’d rather play on the beach so he decides to sail on his own with a treasure map he found in washed away bottle. His adventure does not start well, he is attacked by pirates who stole his treasure map. Then his boat sinks. A friendly dolphin takes him to see the king of the ocean, Poseidon. He is happy to see Wolf and shows him the ocean, the beautiful corals, the colourful fish but also all the pollution due to man dumping trash in the sea. The seas are slowly dying with the plastic, tyres and other litter. Poseidon tasks Wolf with a mission, to tell his friends about the ocean and to be respectful of it and no dump trash. Wolf agrees and returns to his friends and tells them about the treasure he found and how together they must save the ocean.

This is a great book to bring awareness to the impact of pollution. Get your copy at https://letoboggan.com.au/product/le-loup-qui-revait-docean/

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‘Les insectes’

les insectes le toboggan

In French, from 10mo.

This is gorgeous little book about insects. Let your child guess who is hiding behind the felt shapes. This is book is a sensory experience. Little readers can touch and recognise the felt shapes, say what their colours is and learn about insects surrounding us.

For your copy go to https://letoboggan.com.au/product/les-insectes-mes-petits-coucous/

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‘Andin se fait un nouveau copain’

Andin se fait un nouveau copain le toboggan

In French, from 2yo.

Andin is a happy young llama and loves his flock until one day a new llama with a magnificent fleece arrives. This is a cute story about friendship and jealousy.

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‘T’choupi visite Paris’

T'choupi visite Paris

In French, from 2yo.

With this book, children can explore Paris along with T’choupi. They will discover the main landmarks, such as the Louvre Museum, Mona Lisa, the Arc of Triumph, the Eiffel Tower, will go on a cruise on the Seine River and visit many more sites.

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‘Le pigeon a besoin d’un bon bain!’

le pigeon a besoin d'un bon bain

In French, from 4yo.

Our favourite pigeon is dirty and does not want to take a bath. Why would he? The flies around him do not mean that he is smelly. The pigeon needs convincing to soak in a bathtub wand wash the dirt off.

What will it take to get the pigeon in the bathtub? A rubber duck? Warm water? Cold water? Could you help him take his bath?

Find your copy at https://bit.ly/4ln4SwS

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‘Welcome to France’

welcome to France

In English, from 6yo.

This is a fantastic book to prepare your upcoming trip to France with your child. You will learn about the main landmarks, food, fashion, culture, history. This book takes you to various regions, such as Normandy, Brittany, the Loire Valley, the Riviera, Basque country, Occitanie and many more places.

Read the book, make your itinerary and pack your bags.

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‘Un peu perdu’

un peu perdu

In French, from 1yo.

Little owl is asleep with mommy owl in their nest. All of sudden he falls off the nest and is lost. A squirrel who saw the sad little owl is going to help him find his mom. She is big, much bigger than little owl. The squirrel knows who it is and brings him to the bear. Little owl says “this is not my mom, my mom has pointy ears”, then the squirrel takes him to the rabbit, so on.. This is a sweet and funny story filled with beautiful illustrations.