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The Little Skipper: A Son of a Sailor

by George Manville Fenn

Level B2 · Upper-intermediateAdventureChildren's1 chapters
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CEFR level
B2
Length
1 chapters
Format
The complete book

About this book

About this book

Young Bob, known as the Skipper, and his sister Dot embark on a spring adventure by their lakeside home, navigating the challenges of launching Bob’s intricate model ship, the "Flash," while surrounded by the beauty and secrets of the New Forest.

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