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Anna's Book

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Cover of Anna's Book, book 1Il libro di Anna · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Italian with English translation

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Il libro di Anna · Anna’s Book · Volume 1Italian with English translation

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Io sono Anna. Ho dieci anni. Vivo con la mia famiglia in una casa. La casa ha un giardino. Nel giardino c'è un grande albero. Mi piace l'albero.
I'm Anna. I'm ten years old. I live with my family in a house. The house has a garden. In the garden there is a big tree. I like the tree.
Abbiamo anche un piccolo cane. Il cane si chiama Ozzy. Mi piace molto Ozzy. È molto veloce. Gioco spesso con il cane. Lancio una palla, e Ozzy corre velocemente dietro.
We also have a small dog. The dog's name is Ozzy. I like Ozzy very much. He is very fast. I often play with the dog. I throw a ball, and Ozzy runs after it quickly.
Spesso mi riporta la palla. A volte non la riporta. Allora corro nel giardino e cerco la palla. Anche Ozzy cerca la palla. La troviamo, e Ozzy abbaia.
He often brings the ball back to me. Sometimes he doesn't bring it back. Then I run through the garden and look for the ball. Ozzy looks for the ball too. We find it, and Ozzy barks.
È un cane intelligente. A volte Ozzy trova la palla più velocemente di me. Allora abbaia. Allora so: la palla è lì. Corro da Ozzy e vedo la palla. Così giochiamo spesso insieme.
He is a clever dog. Sometimes Ozzy finds the ball faster than I do. Then he barks. Then I know: the ball is there. I run to Ozzy and see the ball. That is how we often play together.
Ho anche un fratello. Si chiama Mats. Mio fratello ha quattordici anni. Ha quattro anni più di me. È il mio fratello maggiore. Anche Mats gioca a volte con Ozzy.
I also have a brother. His name is Mats. My brother is fourteen years old. He is four years older than I am. He is my big brother. Mats sometimes plays with Ozzy too.
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