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Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure

Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee is stuck on her rock all alone. She’s looking for adventure and wants to see the world! But how?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 13 illustrated pages

Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee is stuck on her rock all alone. She’s looking for adventure and wants to see the world! But how?

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Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 1, English text included
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Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee lived in the ocean. All day long she clung to the same slippery rock with her single big foot. Her tiny tentacles caught tasty treats.
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 3, English text included
On days when she felt cross, her stinging tentacles kept the other creatures away.
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 4, English text included
But today her rock felt lonely.
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 5, English text included
"I have no fins. I have no feet. I am different to every other creature."
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 6, English text included
"Even that hermit crab is off having adventures!" "Save me! That fish wants to pluck me out of my shell!"
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 7, English text included
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee whipped up her stinging tentacles and hid the hermit underneath them. "Go away, you big bully!" The big fish bared his teeth, but was afraid of being stung.
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 8, English text included
He gave up and swam away with a cheeky flick of his tail. "That was close!" said the crab. "Is it safe now?" "You can come out, Crab. What’s your name?" "Herman. I’m a hermit, but I think I need a bodyguard. I wish I was as brave as you!"
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 9, English text included
"I’m Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee. I wish I had amazing adventures like you." "But why don’t you?" He asked. "I’m stuck to my rock. And I don’t have legs!" She replied. "Well, I don’t have stings, but I do have an idea!"
Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Herman took Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee by the tentacle and danced around her, pulling silly faces. First Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee snorted, and then she giggled — and then she laughed so hard she popped right off her rock.
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Herman gently picked her up and settled her on his shell. "Are you ready? I feel an adventure coming on." He said.
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Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee adventures all over the ocean, catching tasty treats. Now she only uses her stinging tentacles to keep the nasty fish away from Herman.
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And she never, ever feels lonely.

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Written by
Matthew Griffiths
Illustrated by
Jessica Bosworth Smith
Created by
Matthew Griffiths (Writer); Lauren Nel (Designer); Jessica Bosworth Smith (Illustrator); Diane Awerbuck (Editor)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Ann-Nem-Oh-Nee finds Adventure from Book Dash
License: CC BY 4.0

Original illustrated spreads and embedded English story text preserved; website layout and printable PDF assembled by Little Leaf. Age, level, theme and recommendation are editorial suggestions. 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.