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m0ws\\#WorldBookDayThe *WORLDBOOKhatDAY4 MARCH 2021  \nthe Heard 6story Play  \n木米  \nPerfect to perform,read aloud and share  \nI celebrated World Book Day 2021 with this giftfrom my local bookseller and Macmillan Children's Books.  \nWORLD BOOK DAY  \nWorld Book Day's mission is to offer every child and young person the opportunityto read and love books by giving you the chance to have a book of your own.  \nTo find out more,and for loads of fun activities and recommendationsto help you keep reading visit worldbookday.com  \nWorld Book Day is a charity funded by publishersand booksellers in the UK and Ireland  \nWorld Book Day is also made possible by generous sponsorship fromNational Book Tokens and support from authors and illustrators.  \nFirst published 2016 by Macmillan Children's BooksThis edition published 2021 by Macmillan Children's Booksan imprint of Pan MacmillanThe Smithson,6 Briset Street,London EC1M 5NRAssociated companies throughout the woridwww.panmacmillan.comISBN:987-1-5290-6485-8  \nBased on the bestseling picture book What the Ladybird Heardby Julia Donaldson and Lydia MonksText copyright ◎ Julia Donaldson 2009,2016,2021lustrations copyright Lydia Monks 2009,2016,2021Moral rights asserted.All rights reserved.987654321Printed in China  \njULA DONALDSONLDIA moNks*The *  \n十  \nhat theadybird Heardstory Play  \n*  \nThe Characters  \nNarrator  \nAll animals  \nCow  \nHorse  \nHen  \nGoose  \nDuck  \nDog  \nCat 1  \nSheep  \nLadybird  \nHefty Hugh  \nPoliceman 1  \nFarmer  \nLanky Len  \n**  \nHog  \nCat 2  \nPoliceman 2  \n# Bringing the Story to Life\n\nThere are lots of ways you can enjoy this story play,whether you arereading it on your own,sharing it with a friend or acting it out in a group.  \nIf you are reading on your own,why not try doing different voices for thecharacters?Can you whisper like the quiet little ladybird or miaow like the cats?  \nRead the story play aloud with someone else-maybe one of you 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