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Hvorfor flodhester ikke har hår

Why hippos have no hair

An illustrated Global Storybooks reader: Why hippos have no hair.

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An illustrated Global Storybooks reader: Why hippos have no hair.

This free chapter contains 1 learner-friendly sentences. The complete book has 8 chapters.

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Publisher: Global Storybooks / Storybooks Canada
Creators: Basilio Gimo, David Ker (writer), Carol Liddiment (illustrator)
Translation: Espen Stranger-Johannessen
This edition: Published Global Storybooks target and English source files aligned page by page; Storyglot adds grading and machine gloss scaffolds verified through automated editorial QA.

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