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Bringing Books to Life: Tom's Midnight Garden
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Tom's Midnight Garden
Season 2  |  Episode 8  |  ABC Me  |  February 24, 2017

Literacy

English
5-6
Classification: General Classification: General

Paralympic basketball player and sports presenter Ade Adepitan reads extracts from Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce. He shares why he loves the book, how it captured his imagination and why he loves to read.

Paralympic basketball player and sports presenter Ade Adepitan reads extracts from Tom's Midnight Garden by Philippa Pearce. He shares why he loves the book, how it captured his imagination and why he loves to read.

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