Bookaboo

Bookaboo: Norma Snows

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Bookaboo

Norma Snows

ABC2 Kids | May 12, 2016

English

Literature

Literacy

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Dame Kelly Holmes runs at super speed to find out where Bookaboo has gone. Armed with the Bookabag and Norma Snows by Paula Metcalf, can Kelly get Bookaboo to cross the finish line before it is too late?

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Dame Kelly Holmes runs at super speed to find out where Bookaboo has gone. Armed with the Bookabag and Norma Snows by Paula Metcalf, can Kelly get Bookaboo to cross the finish line before it is too late?

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A read aloud of Norma Snows about a girl with a long nose who has many talents.

Norma Snows read by Dame Kelly Holmes

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A read aloud of Norma Snows about a girl with a long nose who has many talents.

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