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that reading and writing is important and it is worth the effort of learning. Kretschmann, Behring and
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Lena wants to go to school, so her older brother Peter takes her with him one day. Peter shows her the way to school and explains on which streets Lena should be very careful. Then Lena gets to know the school. She is allowed to sit on the chair of Lisa, who is sick that day and cannot come to
164:) was first published in Sweden in 1951. It was illustrated by Birgitta Nordenskjöld. In 1979 a new Swedish edition with pictures from Ilon Wikland was released. This book was translated into English in 1980. It has been translated into at least 20 different languages.
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