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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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‘Un mammouth dans le frigo’

Un mammouth dans le frigo le toboggan

In French, from 4yo.

Oh, no! There is a mammoth in the fridge. How did het get in there? Quick, let’s catch him! The mammoth escapes and hides at the top of a tree. At night time, the little boy goes to get him and bring him to his bedroom with other fantastic creatures, like the unicorn. Shh! Be quiet or the grown ups will take you away.

Let’s catch a mammoth with un mammouth dans le frigo.

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‘Drila Cocodrila 2. Soy genial’

Drila Cocodrila 2. Soy genial le toboggan

In Spanish, from 4yo.

Drila Crocodila is a series of comics with large capital letters to help children learning how to read. Drila is a crocodile who lives in the forest with her friends. Today they want to find out what talent each has. Everyone has a talent. Some can sing, others can play a musical instrument.

Drila Crocodila is awesome. Find out what Drila Cocodrila’s talent is in Soy genial.

All our Spanish books are available at www.letoboggan.com.au/spanish

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‘Daaf Duif – Hoe je omgaat met kattige katten en al je veren houdt’

Daaf duif le toboggan

In Dutch, from 6yo.

Dave pigeon and his friend Skipper are going to try to get rid of an evil cat causing chaos in the city. Children will love the gorgeous black and white illustrations of this funny story.

To see if Dave is going to lose some feathers read Daaf Duif – Hoe je omgaat met kattige katten en al je veren houdt.

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‘Vehicle drawing book’

vehicle drawing book

In Japanese, from 5yo.

This activity book is perfect to keep your child occupied for the holidays. Each double page shows a step by step drawing of a vehicle. It has never beer easier to learn how to draw.

For all the young artists who love to learn how to develop their drawing range and skills check out this vehicle drawing book.

What a fun way to practise your language skills!

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‘Kleine Ijsbeer en de pandaberen’

Kleine IJsbeer en de pandaberen

In Dutch, from 4yo.

lars in a little polar bear. One day he spots a cruise ship stopping in his bay and decides to explore it. Before he can clim off, the ship sails away and stops in a country with long leafy plants. He find black and white bear among the bamboo forest. Would they be able to help him find his way home?

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‘Les Monsieur Madame visitent la France’

les monsieur madame visitent la france

In French, from 3yo.

Mr and Mrs are touring France. They stop in different regions, such as Alsace, Brittany, Provence, the North. In each place, they taste the delicious food, learn about the various regional outfits and monuments.

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Coming up in June – story times in Spanish, Italian and French

coming up at Le toboggan bookstore

We are happy to announced that in June we will be organising 5 story times:

Spanish – Sat 1 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s (Nedlands) & Wed 5 at 11am at the City of Perth Library (COPL, Hay st)

Italian – Sat 15 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s

French – Wed 19 at 11am at the COPL and Sat 29 at 2.30pm at Le toboggan’s

Le toboggan’s address is 3/168 Hampden road, Nedlands. We are on the first floor and will help you to bring up your prams.

These are free family events and everyone is welcome, non-speakers too.

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‘Los numeros – numbers’

Los numeros - numbers le toboggan

Bilingual Spanish-English, from 1yo.

Gorgeous board book with fun illustrations to teach your little one how to count in Spanish and in English. Each numbers comes with a search and find activity. You can also review the colours.

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‘Vraiment peur !’

vraiment peur - le toboggan bookstore

In French, from 4yo.

A dad is going to read a bedtime story to his son. The boy wants a really scary story. Not a story with a mice wolf, with a witch who invites her friends the unicorns, nor a story of a vampire who has soft teeth and can only chew gum. He picks a book for dad to read and gets ready for a scary story… but not too scary.