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Wri tten by Cheryl Palin

Illu stra ted by Estrella Fages
 Mr Big is o gia nt. He lives in a ve ry
big
Th e ch ild ren in the tow n are sca red of
ho use wi th a bea utiful ga rde n, bu t Mr
Big
Mr Big.
isn 't ha ppy.

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 One day Mr Big goes to visit his cousin. In spring it's sunny. The children play in

n 't want to Let's play in

in the street. Mr Big's garden!

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The children are happy in Mr Big's In summer it's very hot. The children
garden. They tike the trees, the flowers swim in Mr Big's lake.
and the birds.
 In win ter it's very cold . The chil dren put
In autu mn it's very wi ndY· The
children fly kites in the gard en. on thei r hats and glov es.

orang e a
low now.

It's great !

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But one day Mr Big comes hom e. Ne xt spr ing it's sun ny. The chi ldre n are sad .
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~ The y wa nt to pla y in the gia nt's gar den .
The y don 't wa nt to pla y in the street.

sis my gar
t1s my tree !
't la here

t to e im
app le tree .
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. th town but in (3 o o º Mr Big sees the child ren in the street.
It's spring in e , .' t:)
a O o
Mr Big's garden it s w1nter. ◊ D t:l o

snowing . I don 't

understa n d!

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 Co1ne on! It's OK!
~Ir Big wants to talk to the children.
Tell your friends to
He's got an idea. con1e and play.

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Ncnv it's sprín~J in the giunt's unrde n ngain A ct ivities
nnd th r unhopp y ~Jiont ís n hnppy giant. 1 Rcod ond colour.

The yiunt's house is hrown . The lake is hlut".

The big tlowers ore purplc' ond thc srnoll tlowers
on' red.
fhe leuves o n the tree are orange ond ydlow.
íhe bi rd is block.
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 2 Write and find the secret word. 4 Look at the story again. Count and write.

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Page 6 How man y children are riding a bike? [IJ
Page 7 How many children are swimming?
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Page 8 How many children have got kites?
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Page 9 How many children are wearing hats?
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Page 10 How many children are in the tree?
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The secret word is _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
Page 16 How many children are in the garden? D

3 Match and write.

spring summer autumn winter
5 Find and write.

s n o w
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n l e n h o t lt's hot .
n n o d r a s
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 6 Draw ~ true or ~ false.

1 Mr Big has got a small house.

8 Find and write the differences.

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2 Mr Big's garden is beautiful.
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3 Mr Big goes to visit his brother. l
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4 The children like Mr Big's garden. I

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5 The children swim in summer.

6 The children fly kites in autumn.

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7 Write about you.

In spring I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ _ _ __
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The giant LS unhappy . The giant _ _ _ __

In summer I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - He - - - - - - - - - He - - - - - - - -

In autumn I - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
He - - - - - - - - - He - - - - - - - -

In winter I
------------- It's - - - - - - - - - It's - - - - - - --

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Picture Dictionary _...~::::-::,

house town garden scarf hat gloves sunglasses

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street tree flower bird sprin g summer autumn winter

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leaves lake swim swimsuit It's snowing. It's windy. It's hot. It's sunny.

climb a tree ride a bike play football suitcase snowman unhappy scared happy

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