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Usborne Farmyard Tales

THElttJNAWAY

TRACTOR

Heather Amery & Stephen Cartwright

Notes for Pa rents

one of a delightful series of picture books.
Your child will wantto share with you many times.

This story

is

it

All the stories in

special

Farmyard Tales have been written

way to ensure thatyoung children succeed

in

in

their first efforts to read.

To help with that success, first read all the story aloud
and talk about the pictures. Then encourage your child
to read the short, simpler text at the top of each page
and read the longertextatthe bottom of the page
yourself. This "turn about" reading builds up

confidence and children do love joining in. It is a great

day when they discover that they can read all the story
for themselves.

Farmyard To /es provides an enjoyable opportunity for

parents and children to share the excitement of learning
to read.
Betty Root

(isborne Farmyard Tales

THE RUNAWAY
TRACTOR
Heather Amery
Illustrated

by Stephen Cartvright

Language Consultant:

There

is

little

Betty Root

yellow duck to find on every page.

This

is

Apple Tree Farm.

Mrs. Boot, the farmer. She has two children

called Poppy and Sam, and a dog called Rusty.

This

is

Ted

is

the tractor driver.

*

He has

filled

the

trailer with

the fields to feed the sheep.

hay.

\
,

He

is

taking

it

to

Poppy and Sam hear a funny

noise.

says Sam. "Ted

making a funny noise.

> ,,->

shouting and the tractor

"Listen,"

is

is

Let's

*. . .,,

go and

look."

They

run to the top of the

hill.

;:-,.

^*"

The

tractor

and

faster.

Is
"It

racing

down

the

hill,

going faster

won't stop," shouts Ted.

The

trailer

comes

off.

*-*

The

fence.
6

runs down the hill and crashes into a

stops suddenly and all the hay falls out.

trailer
It

The

tractor runs into the pond.

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water with a great splash. The

engine makes a loud noise, then it stops with a hiss.

The

tractor hits the

Ted climbs down from the

tractor.

Ted wades through the water and out

Poppy and Sam run down the hill.
8

of the pond.

Ted

is

very wet.

*~^
Ted takes off his boots and empties out the water.
How can he get the tractor out of the pond?

"I

need help

to

move

the tractor."

"Run to the house. We must telephone Farmer Dray,"

says Ted. Poppy and Sam run off to the house.
10

Farmer Dray has a

big horse.

Soon he walks down the hill with his

is a huge carthorse, called Dolly.

horse.

It

11

Ted helps with the ropes.

'&&

Farmer Dray ties the ropes to the horse. Ted

the other ends to the tractor.
12

ties

Dolly pulls

and

pulls.

<%'

Very slowly the tractor starts to move. Ted

pushes as hard as he can and Dolly pulls.
13

Ted

falls over.

The

Now
14

tractor jerks forward

he

is

and Ted

wet and muddy

all

falls in

over.

the water.

The

tractor

is

out of the pond.

N' h
<"-*

***-...

"v>-

SjHT
"Better leave the tractor to dry,"

says Farmer Dray.

"Then you can get the engine going again."

15

Poppy and Sam

ride

home.

Farmer Dray lifts them on to

so muddy, he has to walk.
First

published

in

1989 by Usborne Publishing

Ltd.

Usborne House, 83-85 Saffron

Hill,

Dolly's back. But

Ted

London EC1N 8RT Copyright 1989 Usborne Publishing

may be

is

Ltd.

reproduced, stored in a retrieval

The name Usborne and the device "*are Trade Morks of Usborne Publishing Ltd All rights reserved No
system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publisher.
part of this publication

Printed

16

in Italy

UE

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(isborne Farmyard Tales

been especially
written, with the help of a language expert, for young
children who are just beginning to read. Stephen
Cartwright's charming illustrations carry the exciting and
humorous stories along and give clear clues to the words
and their meaning. With the help and encouragement of
an adult, beginner readers will be able to achieve the
pleasure and satisfaction of reading a whole book
This series of delightful short stories has

for themselves.

The first four titles

in this

series are:

NAUGHTY SHEEP
RUNAWAY TRACTOR, BARN ON FIRE

PIG GETS STUCK, THE

THE

These titles are also available

THE USBORNE

UK

USA by
EDC PUBLISHING 10302 E 55th
Tulsa. Oklahoma 74146. USA

in

a combined volume entitled

BOOK OF FARMYARD TALES

Published tn the

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Plate,

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ISBN

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0746004729

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