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‘La prise la Bastille’

La prise la Bastille le toboggan

In French, from 7yo.

Great collection to learn the important episodes of the French History adapted to primary school students. In this small format books, the main events are described in short paragraphs with illustrations to make it easier for children to learn and retain. There are a few pages at the end of the book with questions to ensure that the key points are remembered. This series is perfect for children with French as a heritage language. This is not an overwhelming reading yet it helps understand French culture and history.

Learn about the events that led to Bastille Day with La prise de la Bastille.

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‘Bali veut etre grand’

Bali veut etre grand le toboggan

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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‘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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‘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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‘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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‘Le loup qui n’aimait pas lire’

Le loup qui n'aimait pas lire le toboggan

In French, from 4yo.

Wolf loves books. He does like reading them, he loves eating them. His friends try to convince to read at least one. Books are great adventures. Wolf agrees to try and read one but he quickly fall asleep and starts dreaming. His dreams will take him from tales to tales, such Alice in Wonderland, the jungle book, Peter Pan and many more.

This is another hilarious adventure by our favourite Wolf, to recognise all the tales he ‘falls’ into go to https://letoboggan.com.au/product/le-loup-qui-naimait-pas-lire/

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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/