Usborne First Reading: How the Crab Got His Claws

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Usborne First Reading: How the Crab Got His Claws

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Usborne First Reading: How the Crab Got His Claws

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Naughty Crab keeps making trouble… can the Wise Man stop him? This charmingly illustrated adaptation of one of Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved Just So Stories is part of the Usborne Reading Programme, specially written for children who are learning to read. With entertaining puzzles to solve at the end.

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