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The sea fact cards – text

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Use this resource with Anne Faundez's Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls story from our Sea topic.

Our text only downloadable fact cards look at some of the sea creatures featured in Tao and the Kingdom of Pearls and have plenty of space for recreating the drawings. Print out or use on tablet computers.

Also available with text and images, image only and as a blank printable template.

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