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Suggested age: 0–3岁 · Reading level L1 · 8 illustrated pages

A boy sitting on a chair reading a book.

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This book can be read page by page, heard with synthetic Voice 7 narration, downloaded and printed. Enable JavaScript for the interactive reader, or open the story pages below.

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A boy sitting on a chair reading a book.
I like to read.
A boy holding a book standing in the doorway of a bedroom.
Who can I read to?
A boy holding a book looking at a baby sleeping in a cot.
My sister is asleep.
A boy holding a book walking in a hallway.
Who can I read to?
A boy holding a book and two women cooking in a kitchen.
My mother and grandmother are busy.
A boy holding a book thinking about two men.
Who can I read to?
A boy holding a book and two men working on a car.
My father and grandfather are busy.
A happy-looking boy reading in bed.
Who can I read to? I can read to myself!

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Written by
Letta Machoga
Illustrated by
Wiehan de Jager
Translated by
dohliam
Read by
Zhuo Sun
Language
Chinese (Mandarin)
Level
Level 1

Source: African Storybook / Storybooks Canada
Original: I like to read from African Storybook
License: CC BY 3.0

原文与插图未改动；网页布局重新编排。年龄、主题与共读提示为本站编辑建议。 Web and printable layout adapted by Little Leaf. Age and reading-level suggestions are editorial. Original stories and artwork belong to their credited creators. Website narration uses the selected synthetic Voice 7.