Jasu Loves Football

Author: Rehema Egbert

Illustrator: Godwin Chipenya

Translator: Alisha Berger

Jasu liked to play football.

But she lost her ball!

She looked for old socks, scrap paper, and thread.

She made a ball.

Jasu kicked her ball everywhere she went.

Jasu went to visit her grandpa.

She kicked to her ball into his mango tree. Some mangoes dropped.

Grandpa wasn’t happy. He told Jasu to be careful.

Jasu apologized.

Jasu went to the market with her mother.

She kicked her ball.

It landed in a basket of tomatoes.

Tomatoes fell to the ground!

Mama told Jasu not to play around.

Jasu apologized again.

Jasu carried her ball all the way home.

At home, Jasu went to the playground with her friends. They played happily.

Grandpa was happy that Jasu is playing in a safe place. He bought Jasu a nice new ball.

Every evening, the neighborhood kids gathered to play at the playground.

Jasu likes kicking the new ball with her friends...

...but Jasu still loves her old ball, too.

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Cover page:Girl and her girl, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 2:Girl by her house, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 3:Boy and girl playing, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 4:Girl playing with a barn of wool, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 5:Girl runs with her ball, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 6:Girl kicks a ball, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 7:Ball gets stuck in the tree, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 8:Girl talking to old man, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 9:Girl walking with her mother, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 10:Girl kicking the ball, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Page 11:Ball flies to the market, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 12:Mother talks to child, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 13:Mother and girl walk, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 14:Girl with her friends, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 15:Girl and boy playing, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 16:Kids playing football, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Page 17:Girl and her ball, byGodwin Chipenya© Room to Read, 2016. Some rights reserved. Released under CC BY 4.0 license.Disclaimer:https://www.storyweaver.org.in/terms_and_conditions

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Jasu Loves Football (English)

Jasu loves football. She loves kicking the ball, hard! But she doesn't have her own ball. Jasu comes up with a plan.

This is a Level 2 book for children who recognize familiar words and can read new words with help.

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