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BEFORE READING DURING READING
Talk together Enjoy the story together.

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• Read the title and talk about the picture If your child needs
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to Floppy? • Ask your child to

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• Some words may be more challenging.

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to dogs like
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sleep they this

hates See the inside back cover
for more ideas.
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Dogs like to play.

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They like to walk.

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Floppy likes to walk.

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They like to sleep.

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Floppy likes to sleep.

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They like to run.

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Floppy likes to run.

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Floppy hates this.

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• Talk about what Floppy likes doing in the story.

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• Ask: Is it true that dogs like a bath? What does
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• Ask your child what Biff’s book should really say
about baths.

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Text © Roderick Hunt 2000

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Illustrations © Alex Brychta 2000

First published 2000
This edition published 2011
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ISBN 978-0-19-848072-3
All rights reserved. Photocopying of this
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book is prohibited.
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Printed in China by Imago
Paper used in the production of this book is a
natural, recyclable product made from wood
grown in sustainable forests. The manufacturing
process conforms to the environmental
regulations of the country of origin.
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Level 1+

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What

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Floppy like?
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Biff, Chip and

Kipper Stories
Level 1+
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