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Little Joe Otter

Little Joe Otter by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess is available here as the complete text, split into 0 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess35 chapters

Little Joe Otter by Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo) Burgess. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #65314.

35 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
US EnglishNarration and vocabulary
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Academic course · 35 chapters

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Little Joe Otter

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  1. Chapter I 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Little Joe Otter Springs a Surprise 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Peter Rabbit Goes Looking 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Little Joe Otter’s Home 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Peter Rabbit Learns by Sitting Still 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI A School in the Green Forest 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The First Swimming Lesson 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Great Fun on a Slippery Slide 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Farmer Brown’s Boy Has No Luck 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X A Family Fishing Party 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI A Young Fisherman Is Caught 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Sammy Jay Calls Farmer Brown’s Boy 12 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Peter Rabbit Finds a Queer Trail 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Curiosity Is Satisfied 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV The Coasting Party 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII The Fun of Traveling 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Yowler the Bobcat Follows 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX The Smallest Otter Is Wilful 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX The Young Otter’s Curiosity Is Satisfied 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI A Very Meek Young Otter 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII A Race for Life 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII The Clever Trapper 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV The Setting of the Traps 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Little Joe Otter Is Suspicious 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI The Young Otters Are Warned 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII The Foolish Young Otter 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII A Suddenly Lost Appetite 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX The Price of Freedom 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX The Young Otter Pays the Price 10 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Otters Move On 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII A Fish Disappears 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII The Living Heap of Snow 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Another Fish Disappears 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV The Young Otter Learns Where His Fish Went 10 readings five lines each Open chapter

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