I Can Climb!

Author: Mini Shrinivasan

Illustrator: Deval Maniar

I am a big boy now.

I can climb up the steps.

But I cannot climb down again.

I can climb on a chair.

But I cannot climb down again.

I climb on to the chair, and then on the table!

But I cannot climb down again.

“Papa! Papa!” I shout.

Papa laughs. “Sonu, learn to climb down!” he says.

I am afraid. But I do not cry.

Slowly, I get down from the table, and down from the chair.

At last, I have learnt to climb down too!

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This book has been published on StoryWeaver by Pratham Books. The development of the print version of this book has been supported by Parag (Promoting Innovative Publishing in Education).This book was part of the Pratham Books lab conducted in collaboration with Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore. www.prathambooks.org

Illustration Attributions:

Cover page: Boy on a slide , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 2: Boy standing on a bed , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 3: Boy climbing stairs , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 4: Boy looking down the staircase , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 5: Boy climbing on a chair , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 6: Boy standing on a chair looking worried , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 7: Boy on a dining table , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 8: Boy standing on a table, looking down , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 9: Boy and father , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 10: Worried boy , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Page 11: Boy climbing down a table , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Page 12: Boy with a toy car , by Deval Maniar © Pratham Books, 2013. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license. Disclaimer: https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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I Can Climb! (English)

Here, a little boy learns to climb up. But can he climb down? This book is one of the four books in the 'Growing Up' series.

This is a Level 1 book for children who are eager to begin reading.

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