GRUNT!
Fearless Frank was on a midnight trek with Gran and Gramps.
His big boots were stomp, stomp, STOMPING on the gravel trail. 1
The bats took off in fright!
With a swish of wings, they swept across the stars.
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Just then Gran went off the trail and into the forest.
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Frank felt a little bit afraid. “Gramps! Is Gran lost?” GRUNT! GRUNT!
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Was that Gran? But Grans do not grunt!
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Frank crept into the forest…
and there was Gran, observing a wombat!
GRUNT
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Do not feel you need to ask every question. Use them only as a guide when chatting with your child about the story. Main Idea
Themes
Fearless Frank is on a midnight adventure with his grandparents, but where has Gran gone?
Enjoying nature and having adventures under the stars. Sometimes things are not what they seem...
Tricky words/Punctuation
Questions
little there were
Where is Fearless Frank and who is he with? What happened when Frank went stomping along the gravel trail? Why did Frank suddenly feel afraid? What strange sounds were coming from the trees? What did Frank discover when he crept bravely into the forest? What other animals live in forests?
New Words:
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Gramps
stomp
swept
grunt
crept
Frank
clomp
glint