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Who is our friend?

Rhino, Crocodile, Giraffe and Zebra all have an unlikely friend. Can you guess who he is?

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

Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 1, English text included

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Rhino, Crocodile, Giraffe and Zebra all have an unlikely friend. Can you guess who he is?

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Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 1, English text included
Who is our friend?
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 2, English text included
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 3, English text included
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 4, English text included
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 5, English text included
Can you guess who our best friend is? He’s not like us at all.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 6, English text included
Our best friend is Bird!
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 7, English text included
I am Rhino. I get covered in fleas.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 8, English text included
Bird eats them all up.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 9, English text included
I am Crocodile. I can’t brush my teeth.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 10, English text included
Bird pecks them all clean.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 11, English text included
I am Giraffe. I can't scratch my head.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 12, English text included
Bird can reach just the right spot.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 13, English text included
I am Zebra. I can't see things far away.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 14, English text included
Bird has great eyes, so when he's watching I'm safe.
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 15, English text included
Bird might be different, but that's no problem..
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 16, English text included
We don't even mind when he sings!
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 17, English text included
Who is our friend? — original illustrated page 18, English text included
Will you be my friend?

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Written by
Jade Mathieson Duckitt
Illustrated by
Gerhard van Wyk
Created by
Zanri Kritzinger (Editor); Lara De Groot (Designer); Jade Mathieson Duckitt (Writer); Gerhard van Wyk (Illustrator)

Source: Book Dash
Original: Who is our friend? 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.