Where's My Gumboot?
In this humorous narrative, Dad has lost one of his gumboots and has to wear one of Mum’s boots to work.
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Series: Junior Journal 44 Level 2 2012
Reading level: 2
Category: Fiction
Topics: humorous, narrative, gumboots, hedgehog, babies, frustration, humour
Where's My Gumboot?
Words by Kylie Parry
When he eventually finds the missing gumboot, Dad discovers a new owner – a mother hedgehog with her babies.
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