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The Runaway Tyre

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Alexis TeixeiraStephen Greene

The Waste Fightersand The Runaway Tyre

CuritibaAlexis Izidoro Teixeira da Silva

2012

1a edição

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Many thanks toIvan de Jesus and Marcella Nogueira.

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Mrs Bottler

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Paper Pal

The leader of the group

The smart one

The moody one

The lazy one

The crazy one

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Everyday, lots of old tyres are thrown away.

This is the story of a very sad tyre.

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His name is Tyred.

“Help! I can’t stop!”

One day, Tyred is playingnear a cliff...

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“Oh, no!”

“Save me!”

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“Another tyre!”

Moans the river.

Tyred meets lots of other objects in the river.They are all very sad.

Hello!Hi!

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And sees other tyres who arehundreds of years old.

HELP!

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Tyred isn’t dangerous. But ...

Be careful, it’s a monster.It can kill us!

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This makes Tyred even sadder.Tyred decides to escape.

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One night, he jumps onto a fisherman’s line.

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But the line breaks!

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“Tut, tut, tut. There’s so much rubbish in the river!”

Then, one day he hears some friendly voices.

HELP!HELP!

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“There is a tyre over there” “Let’s rescue him”

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HELP!HELP!

“Hey birds, please help Tyred”

“Sure. We’ll talk to Tree”

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“Hi Tree. Here’s the plan to save Tyred ...”

“Oh no! A waterfall!”

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“Hold on!”

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As Tyred falls, Tree catches him.

And throws him high in the sky.

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Tyred flies a long, long way ...

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Ha, Ha, Ha!

“Wheeeeeeee!”

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Thanks windmills.

Let’s help Tyred!

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... and lands in a recycling truck.

In the Recycling Centre, Tyred and other tyres start on a new adventure ...

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CentreRecycling

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... as mats, shoes, toys, bags, andlots of other brilliant stuff!

See you in our next adventure . . .

The End

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Turn over the page

and you will find

cool and challanging

activities about the book and

environment !

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ActivitiesActivities

01) What are the main characters?

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05) Where does it go in the end?a) To a Shopping Centre b) To a schoolc) To a supermarketd) To the Recycling Centre

04) Who almost saves him?a) A fireman b) A fishermanc) A postmand) A dustman

02) Where does Tyred fall?a) in a river b) in a gardenc) in a schoold) in a hole

03) Who helps Tyred?a) A monkey and a tiger b) A crocodile and a fishc) A tree and some birdsd) Some elephants

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05) What are four things we can recycle?

01) We can help our planet by NOTa) recycling b) savingc) wastingd) reusing

02) What should we do with rubbish?a) Throw it on the floor b) Put it in the binc) Throw it in the riversd) Put it in the fridge

03) We can not recyclea) a plastic bottle b) a newspaperc) an aluminium cand) chewing gum

04) We should avoida) plastic bagsb) eco bagsc) paper bags

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