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‘Bali veut etre grand’

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In French, from 1yo.

Bali want to grow up. He wears his dad’s clothes so he can be big too. Soon he will learn that being a grown up is not so easy. First, he needs to learn to learn how to tie up his shoes.

Bali veut etre grand‘ is a cute story where Bali realises that to be a ‘big’ boy he needs to follow milestones.

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‘Les Schtroumpfs et les enfants perdus’

Les Schtroumpfs et les enfants perdus

In French, from 5yo.

Not far from the Smurfs’ village there is a salt mine the Smurfs like to visit occasionally. On one of their visits they see children who are working in the mine. They decide to follow and understand why children have to work in these poor conditions. They find out that the children are orphans and are being exploited by the rich landowners in order to get food. This is not acceptable and Papa Smurf decided to intervene.

Find out how will the Smurfs help the children with Les Schtroumpfs et les enfants perdus.

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‘Le petit chaperon rose et le petit chaperon jaune’

Le petit chaperon rose et le petit chaperon jaune

In French, from 3yo.

This cute book is based on the classic red riding hood tale but with a twist. The first story is about the pink riding hood. She does not fall for the wolf’s tricks neither does her grandma. The second story is about the yellow riding hood and she loves the sea. Instead of a big bad wolf, she has to face a big bad shark. Thankfully, with the help of her dad she does not become another victim of the shark. On the contrary, it looks like she might have shark steak on the barbecue.

Explore this cute stories, it is a great opportunity to remind children that they can make up their own ending. Stories can be retold differently. Reading Le petit Chaperon Rose et le Petit Chaperon Jaune will make you smile.

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‘Je peux tout lire avec Capitaine Maya: l’ile de l’oubli’

'Je peux tout lire avec Capitaine Maya: l'ile de l'oubli'

In French, from 6yo.
Captain Maya must rescue the children of an island bewitched by magical seashells, at Soro’s request.

This book uses specific reading cues to help children gain confidence in their reading abilities, such as silent letters in grey, complex sounds and graphemes in colour, and accompanying illustrations.

Follow Captain Maya and help her in her adventure in the ‘ile de l’oubli‘.

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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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‘Les Enquêtes d’Enola Holmes – Tome 1 – La Double disparition’

Les Enquêtes d'Enola Holmes - Tome 1 - La Double disparition le toboggan

In French, from 10yo.

This is the first book of the collection ‘Enola Holmes mysteries’ by Nancy Springer which inspired the Netflix movie series. Sherlock Holmes is a world famous detective but not many people about his sister Enola. Her skills match her brother’s. In this book, she tries to find her mother who has mysteriously disappeared but her older brothers are set to turn her into a lady. She is fearless and resourceful and escapes the boarding school to go to solve a murder in the capital.

Find out how Enola solves the double disappearance with Les enquetes d’Enola Holmes – la double disparition.

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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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‘Planete Terre’

la planete terre le toboggan

From 4yo, in French.

This is an amazing book to learn about the earth. This book has flaps, wheels and moving pieces that will make the learning more engaging and interactive. Part of the publisher Nathan’s Kididoc collection, this book aims to educate in a fun way.

Your child will learn about volcanoes, continents, icebergs, oceans and much more. This book also offer several activities and games at the end to ensure the understanding of the facts.

To learn about the earth in French read https://letoboggan.com.au/product/kididoc-planete-terre/

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‘T’choupi dans sa maison’

T'choupi dans sa maison le toboggan

In French, from 3yo.

T’choupi is sad, he cannot find his lovey ‘doudou’. He looked under his bed, on the couch, in the kitchen, the laundry and even in his mother’s home office. With his mother’s help, they retrace their steps and search each room again.

This is book with two voices. The parent reads the text and the child can read the words presented with pictograms. Each book comes with a visual dictionary and a search find activity to reinforce the learning of the new vocabulary. The children are actively engaged with the reading through the pictograms and promotes early literacy as well as the development and acquisition of the language.

Learn about the house with T’choupi dans sa maison.