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Le petit café

The Little Café

Camille arrives in Kaysersberg with one suitcase and no French, opens her late grandmother's tiny café, finds a stranger named Jeanne baking in the kitchen the next…

Le safari de la baignoire

Bathtub Safari

Bathtime is Jack’s favourite part of the day. ‘I’ll be back in a few moments,’ says his mom. ‘Make sure to clean behind your ears.’

Reviens, chat !

Come Back, Cat!

"Come back, cat! Play with me."

Une maison pour la souris

A House for Mouse

Mouse was looking for a new house.

Je peux grimper !

I Can Climb!

I am a big boy now.

Ma meilleure amie

My Best Friend

I have a friend. She lives in my house.

Trouver du travail

Finding a job

Alisha needs to find a job because her family needs money for food and clothes.

L’histoire de Malik

Malik’s story

My name is Malik and I am 39 years old. I was born in Afghanistan. My religion is different from the main religion in Afghanistan.

L’histoire d’Agostino

Agostino’s story

My name is Agostino and I am 51 years old. My job is delivering food by bicycle. I have two daughters, but we hardly ever speak. Their mother and I no longer live…

Accoucher

Giving birth

Selamawit is 29 years old. She gave birth to her first child in Eritrea. She and her family had a hard time there, so they decided to go to Italy.

Prendre des médicaments

Getting medicine

Tom has a toothache. His tooth hurts very much.

La nourriture

Food

He is eating pizza. It is tasty.

Ma famille

My family

This is my family.

Je peux faire plein de choses

I can do many things

I can cook.

Acheter des vêtements

Buying clothes

Ali’s shirt is old. He needs a new one.

Qu’est-ce qu’ils font ?

What are they doing?

I am talking.

La météo

The weather

It is sunny.

Quel genre de musique aimes-tu ?

What sort of music do you like?

Tumila loves music. She listens to it every day.

Parler de la famille

Talking about family

“Do you have any family?”

Parler de la météo

Talking about the weather

“The days are starting to get cold. What is the temperature?”

Se démarquer pour la bonne raison

Standing out for the right reason

Edson was born in Angola, just after the country became independent. He was a very tall boy. Because of his height he stood out. The people who were giving weapons to…

Le chant des oiseaux le matin

The sound of birds in the morning

Yulia, her husband, and their little daughter lived in a small, quiet village in Ukraine. Yulia loved being woken every morning by the sound of birds. She never…

Venir en Norvège

Coming to Norway

My two brothers and I came to Norway in December 2016. We wore summer clothes because we thought it would be as warm in Norway as it was in Somalia. However, when we…

Un vieil homme comme mari

An old man as a husband

I thought Norwegian men were the best men in the world, but that is not true! Before I met the man who became my husband, I worked in a factory in Bangkok, and he…

Khalai parle aux plantes

Khalai talks to plants

This is Khalai. She is seven years old. Her name means ‘the good one’ in her language, Lubukusu.

La chanson de Sakima

Sakima’s song

Sakima lived with his parents and his four year old sister. They lived on a rich man’s land. Their grass-thatched hut was at the end of a row of trees.

La décision

Decision

My village had many problems. We made a long line to fetch water from one tap.

Le jour où je quittai la maison pour la ville

The day I left home for the city

The small bus stop in my village was busy with people and overloaded buses. On the ground were even more things to load. Touts were shouting the names where their…

L’enfant-âne

Donkey Child

It was a little girl who first saw the mysterious shape in the distance.

Les vacances avec grand-maman

Holidays with grandmother

Odongo and Apiyo lived in the city with their father. They looked forward to the holidays. Not just because school was closed, but because they went to visit their…

Magozwe

In the busy city of Nairobi, far away from a caring life at home, lived a group of homeless boys. They welcomed each day just as it came. On one morning, the boys…

Tom le vendeur de bananes

Tom the banana seller

Tom carries a tray of ripe bananas.

Une petite graine : l’histoire de Wangari Maathai

A Tiny Seed: The Story of Wangari Maathai

In a village on the slopes of Mount Kenya in East Africa, a little girl worked in the fields with her mother. Her name was Wangari.

Une Pomme Sucrée

A Sweet Apple

Rajani starts to color.

La petite étoile d'Ali

Ali’s Little Star

Matsa and Ali see stars in the sky. Ali says, "I want a star just like those in the sky. They shine so beautifully."

Fourmi Noire

Black Ant

This is Black Ant.

Botse-Botse Veut Se Marier

Botse-Botse Wants to Get Married

Botse-Botse hears a wedding song.

Chunu et Munu Aiment Lire

Chunu and Munu Read

Chunu and Munu are reading in a library. "Chunu, look at this boy spinning around. This picture is so nice!"

Coleur

Colours

Bear likes colours.

Livre de Covid

COVIBOOK

Hello! I am a VIRUS, cousins with the Flu and the Common Cold. My name is Coronavirus.

Kamal Rend Visite À Gagan

Gagan Visits Kamal

Kamal is on his way home. He walks through the streets with long strides.

Maman, Appelez Cet Oiseau !

Mother, Call that Bird!

Mother! Please call the bird that lives on that tree.

Le Jeu de Muna et Milan

Muna and Milan's Game

Muna and Milan return home from the zoo.

Mon Jardin

My Garden

My garden has lots of beautiful flowers. It is always full of butterflies. They love the flowers.

Un Gros Gâteau

One Big Cake

Dom Dom has one big cake.

Nos Vacances

Our Holidays

On Sunday , we stayed at home and cleaned.

Sani et Suri

Sani and Suri

Sani had a small cat. Its name was Suri.

Le Cerf-Volant de Thambu

Thambu's Kite

This is Thambu and his family.

La surprise d'anniversaire de Thato

Thato's Birthday Surprise

It is one week until Thato’s birthday. That’s seven whole days!

La boîte

The Box

Andi is bored. Max is bored, too.

Le Chapeau Conique

The Conical Hat

My name is the conical hat.

La Coccinelle

The Ladybird

The ladybird is an insect with lots of black spots. Many, many black spots.

Le Caneton Perdu

The Lost Duckling

Tharul found a duckling. He was hurt.

Le Paon Qui Voulait Voler

The Peacock Who Wished to Fly

Tausi, the Peacock was a kind and gentle bird.

Le Sol

The Soil

Look at the soil, my friend. The grass is so green here!

Toto Imite Le Grand-père

Toto Imitates Grandpa

Grandpa plants herbs.

Tourterelle des Bois

Turtle Dove

Turtle Dove can fly.

Attention ! Le tigre est là !

Watch Out! The Tiger is Here!

It's not easy being a tiger. Yes, tigers are beautiful and fierce.

Où vont-ils ?

Where Do They Go?

Ring Ring goes to the playground.

Qui Est Plus Rapide

Who is Faster?

Do you know which animal is the slowest in the world?

A Qui Est Cette Voix ?

Whose Voice is This?

Cheep Cheep Cheep Whose voice is this?

Chat Sauvage! Chat Sauvage!

Wild Cat! Wild Cat!

Some wild cats have stripes. Like the tiger !

Jeune ou Vieux ?

Young or Old?

"May I ride your bicycle?" I asked Didi.

Le singe et la banane

Monkey and Banana

Monkey and Bananas

M. Anand a une aventure

Mr. Anand has an Adventure

Mr. Anand liked to walk through the woods near his house. “Don’t go out in the dark, there may be strange animals there,” his children often warned him. But Mr. Anand…

À l’intérieur du World Wide Web

Inside the World Wide Web

Have you heard of the World Wide Web? No? Never mind. Now, have you heard of the Internet? Yes? Great! But what IS the Internet? Did you say “I am not quite sure, but…

L’heure du bain pour Chunnu et Munnu

Bath time for Chunnu and Munnu

Yay! It is bath time for Chunnu and Munnu, Today, Mama sings a new rhyme for Chunnu and Munnu La la la la...

Chant de la Cigale

Cicada's Song

Little Cicada loved to sing.

Comptage des Animaux

Counting Animals

One elephant is going to drink water.

PLONGÉE !

DIVE!

Blue skies and calm waters — a perfect day for diving! We set out in a little boat, hoping for a BIG adventure!

Voler haut

Flying High

Mother's song was soft and sweet. Chandu was listening to it. Chandu fell asleep. In his dream, he was flying.

Aller acheter un livre

Going to Buy a Book

One day, grandfather gave my brother and me some money. "Go and buy books," he said. We were both very happy. We both love to read.

Une souris dans la maison

Mouse in the House

There was a mouse in the house. Grandma saw it first. "Mouse!" she screamed, jumping up the sofa. The cushions fell on the floor.

Pishi dans la tempête

Pishi Caught in a Storm

Pishi was feeling sad and lonely. Just a day ago, he was one of a group of manta rays. They were feasting on tonnes of fish, far from the coast of the Andaman and…

Sringeri Srinivas apprend à rire

Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh

Sringeri Srinivas was a good farmer. He grew the best bananas, which made the best banana halwa.

Le corbeau généreux

The Generous Crow

It was dawn. In her nest, Kaage the crow woke up and looked around, bored. She cleared her throat and cawed a few times. Bo-ring. Then, suddenly, she pricked up her…

Le Lion Court et La Vache Marche

The Lion Runs and the Cow Walks

Lion runs.

La batte manquante

The Missing Bat

The state of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the largest manufacturers of cricket bats in India. Sangam, where this story is set, is a town about 35 kilometres from the…

Les Trois Petits Chatons

The Three Little Kittens

One day three little kittens meet a big dog.

Trop de bananes

Too Many Bananas

Sringeri Srinivas was having a very bad day. Nobody wanted the sweet, ripe bananas he was growing on his farm.

Qui peut m'aider ?

Who can help me?

I want to read a book.

Comptons Les Pattes

Let's Count Legs

Bird has two legs.

Simple Comptage

Simple Counting

8 Cicadas