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When I grow up

I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. Can you help me choose?

Suggested age: 4–6岁 · Reading level L2 · 18 illustrated pages

When I grow up — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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I don’t know what I want to be when I grow up. Can you help me choose?

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When I grow up — original illustrated page 1, English text included
When I grow up
When I grow up — original illustrated page 2, English text included
When I grow up — original illustrated page 3, English text included
When I grow up — original illustrated page 4, English text included
When I grow up — original illustrated page 5, English text included
What do I want to be when I grow up?
When I grow up — original illustrated page 6, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a dancer and dance on a stage.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 7, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a firefighter and put out big fires.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 8, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a nurse and make sick people better.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 9, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a musician and play in a band.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 10, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a mechanic and fix cars and tractors.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 11, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a teacher and teach children to read and write.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 12, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a soccer player and score the winning goal.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 13, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be an astronaut and fly to the moon.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 14, English text included
When I grow up, I want to be a chef and make food for my family and friends.
When I grow up — original illustrated page 15, English text included
When I grow up, I can choose whatever I want to be!
When I grow up — original illustrated page 16, English text included
What do you want to be when you grow up?
When I grow up — original illustrated page 17, English text included
When I grow up — original illustrated page 18, English text included

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Written by
Michele Fry
Illustrated by
Simóne van der Spuy
Created by
Zanri Kritzinger (Editor); Simóne van der Spuy (Illustrator); Michele Fry (Writer); Jennifer Jacobs (Designer)

Source: Book Dash
Original: When I grow up 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.