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eBooks for eKids! 21 Cool Anchor Charts To Teach Close-Reading Skills. English Through Stories. Episode 8: Tracing the Plates Audio Index:Story: 1:34Explanations: 7:20 “Be careful! She may have broken bones,” the ambulance driver yelled. I arrived at the accident scene just a few minutes after the police. Anne was already in the ambulance and ready to go to the hospital. “Wait just one second,” I said to the police officer closing the back door of the ambulance. “Okay, go ahead,” she said, “but hurry up.” “Thanks.” Anne opened her eyes slowly. “I heard about the accident on my police scanner. “A...a car...red car...going very fast...hit me. “A red car, Anne?” “No...didn’t see...but...I got the license plate...3XZW...4...5..1” she said, running out of breath. “Anne, that’s wonderful! “Thanks, Dr. “Okay, buddy, you’ll have to go now,” the policewoman yelled. I jumped out of the ambulance and it drove away.

“Hello, police department?... “Cho? It was now 7:45 p.m. and I still needed to talk to one of the ex-employees of Pardo Computers who worked at a club near the airport. “Hey!” Nat Geo Books. ABC Short Stories » Home. In 2008, the ABC Radio Short Story project is not running. The 2007 ABC Radio Short Story Project winners have been announced. You can listen to the winning stories and read about the authors below. From a doctor who works in remote communities and writes in her spare time to an established children's book author and a reformed political speechwriter - the interviews with this year's winners paint a fascinating picture of the diverse lives of writers in regional Australia.

You can also read stories by all the 2007 finalists, by the two young writers who were selected this year for special mention and by previous winners. This year we received 1800 entries, significantly more than last year, and the standard of entries was, according to our judges, also appreciably higher. To read more of the judges' thoughts on this year's entries, visit our Judges Feedback page. Congratulations to the 2007 winners and finalists and thank you to all who entered. print friendly version of this page | Storynory, Free Audio Stories for Kids.

Free ESL Stories and Exercises. Tumblebooks. Storyline Online. The Official Website of Robert Munsch. Wikijunior.