albert's tuneful trunk!
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Albert, the baby elephant, chooses not to listen to his mum and dad’s warnings and finds himself in a bit of a twist. (Well, his trunk, to be precise!) When the other elephants laugh at him, he lets out a blast that will change life in the jungle forever. A terrific tale, that curls its way to a triumphant ending! An accompanying CD-ROM includes audio of the story and music tracks in MP3 format, as well as music and dance activities, and fun activities to do at home or in the classroom as PDFs. Available from www.redrobinbooks.com, ISBN: 978-1-905434-25-1TRANSCRIPT
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Alb
ert’s
tunefu
l trunk!
Neil G
riffiths
Illustra
ted b
y Ju
dith
Blak
e
Albert, the baby elephant, chooses not to listen
to his mum and dad’s warnings and finds himself
in a bit of a twist. Well, his trunk, to be precise!
When the other elephants laugh at him, he
lets out a blast that changes the way the
whole jungle thinks forever. A terrific tale,
that curls its way to a triumphant ending!
RedR
obin
CD-R
OM INCLUDED
Ofaudio, music and fun
ac
tivities
!
Red Robin Books is an imprint of Corner To Learn Limited
Published by
Corner To Learn LimitedWillow Cottage • 26 Purton StokeSwindon • Wiltshire SN5 4JF • UK
ISBN: 978-1-905434-25-1
First published in the UK 2010Text © Neil Griffiths 2010
Illustrations © Judith Blake 2010Music © David Posnett 2010
The rights of Neil Griffiths to be identified as theauthor of this work has been asserted by him in accordance
with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
All rights reserved.No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a
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Design by
David Rose
Audio production by
William Blake
Printed in China by
Printworks International Limited
For Myra, Mike and Janet, dearest friendswho have supported me through the many
‘twists’ and ‘turns’ in my life.Neil
Albert liked following his mum byhis little trunk around her tail.
“Your trunk will stay if you’renot careful,” she warned.But Albert didn’t listen. He liked
his trunk.
curling
curling
curly
At night time, Albert liked to hislittle trunk around his dad’s tusk too.“Your trunk will stay if you’renot careful,” he warned.But Albert still didn’t listen. He liked
his trunk, and anyway, ithelped him drop off to sleep.
curl
curling
curly
When Albert went to the watering hole to drink, he likedto his little trunk around his uncle’s big trunk.“Your trunk is going to stay like that if you’renot careful,” he warned.But Albert pretended he didn’thear him. He liked doing it andenjoyed the way the water shotup his trunk and tickled him.
curl
In fact Albert just lovedto his trunk at any time!curl
Well, yes, you’ve guessed it.The day did finallyarrive when, just as everyone had warned, Albertwoke up and his little trunk wouldn’t straighten.
“We warned you this would happen!”said his mum and dad,“but you just wouldn’t listen!”
His family did all theycould to straighten it…
…but it was all to no avail,as each time they let go, itjust back up again!curled
9 781905434251
ISBN 978-1-905434-25-1
www.redrobinbooks.com
£7.99
Alb
ert’s
tunefu
l trunk!
Neil G
riffiths
Illustra
ted b
y Ju
dith
Blak
e
Albert, the baby elephant, chooses not to listen
to his mum and dad’s warnings and finds himself
in a bit of a twist. Well, his trunk, to be precise!
When the other elephants laugh at him, he
lets out a blast that changes the way the
whole jungle thinks forever. A terrific tale,
that curls its way to a triumphant ending!
RedR
obin
CD-R
OM INCLUDED
Ofaudio, music and fun
ac
tivities
!