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‘J’ai un lion a la maison’

J'ai un lion a la maison

In French, from 4yo.

Imagine the surprise if you got back home and found a lion. A very hungry and huge lion waiting for you. What would you do? Well, our protagonist runs to the butcher and buy lots of meats to feed the lion. The lion is happy for a while and he gets along well with the homeowner as well as his cleaning lady. He keeps the house safe. However, he cannot help but long for his savannah and leaves. In a note he writes his host why he left. All are sad. The man receives a postcard from the lion and dreams about visiting him.

To find out whether he will make the trip to Africa visit https://bit.ly/4jnhWBg

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‘My First Book of Vietnamese Words: An ABC Rhyming Book of Vietnamese Language and Culture’

My first words of Vietnamese

In Vietnamese, from 4yo.

This book combines vivid illustrations and rhymes to teach Vietnamese in a playful way. Everyday English and Vietnamese words are joined in the text to give a glimpse of the Vietnamese culture.

To learn your first words in Vietnamese go to https://bit.ly/3XseBb8

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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.

To follow little owl’s adventure go to https://bit.ly/4hrwkqt

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Happy Harmony Week

Harmony week le toboggan

Let’s celebrate the diversity and multiculturalism of our communities. Learn from each other and be kind. Attend a multicultural story time in a local library, read about another culture, try a new restaurant offering foreign dishes, attend harmony week events organised by your council.

We are joining the celebrations with a 10% off of our full price resources this week only. Valid for online and in person purchases, use the code HARMONYWEEK25LT

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‘Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn’

Le avventure di Huckleberry Finn

In Italian, from 7yo.

This collection presents an abridged version and beautiful illustrations to make the literature classics easier to read for the children. This book is a short version of Mark Twain’s incredible story of Huckleberry Finn. Children will be able to discover how racism reign in the American Southern States and how life was in the 1830s and 1840s.

To join Huckleberry Finn in his adventures visit https://bit.ly/4buUmiH

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‘Animal matching cards’

Japanese Animal matching card

In Japanese, from 1yo.

This is an extremely fun way to teach Japanese to children. Match the heads and the rears of each animal. There are 40 animals. On each card find the name of the animal written in Hiragana and in English. There is a list of all the animals with their name written in Hiragana. This is an engaging way to teach reading the Japanese symbols.

To start playing in Japanese go to https://bit.ly/3zjH3TT

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‘Licia la micia’

Licia la micia

In Italian, from 1yo.

By pulling out the sliders, pushing up the tabs and making lots of noise throughout the house, children follow licia as she pounces, snoozes and meows all the night long! Children will love playing with this bright and colourful board book.

For some fun with Licia visit https://bit.ly/41piLmP

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‘Tutto mio’

tutto e mio

In Italian, from 1yo.

It is winter and squirrel and her friend bear must stock up before the cold is here. There is just a little problem. Bear does not want to share and eats everything that she finds.

Discover this cute story that teaches about the value of sharing. Get your copy at https://bit.ly/3V8JyA6

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‘A oscuras cosas que pasan de noche’

A oscuras cosas que pasan de noche

In Spanish, from 5yo.

Beautiful book to learn about what happens when the night falls. The clock keeps ticking and people all over the world do thousands of different activities. Some sleep and during their sleep, their bodies relax and recharge. Others like owls prefer night time to study, read or work.

What happens when you sleep? How do dreams happen? Do you sleep walk? Then comes dawn. It is almost time to wake up and get up and for some people it is time to go to bed. Learn about nocturnal animals, the northern lights, working in dark places such as the underground or the mines, how the weather is predicted, and many more…..

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