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Beni and the Dancing Shadow

A long shadow follows Beni through the day. When he stops running and starts looking, the strange shape becomes a playful friend made by light.

Story length
10 pages
Ages
3 to 7
Ways to read
Read aloud or read yourself
Languages
English, French, Spanish, Japanese and Chinese
Themes
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About this story

One morning Beni the rabbit notices a long shadow copying every move he makes, and he wonders why it is following him. As the sun climbs, the shadow shrinks. When the sun moves, it slides the other way, and when a cloud passes, it fades. Beni matches trees, flowers and stones to their shadows, plays with a little bird, and at sunset he dances with his long shadow, no longer worried that it is chasing him.

What children can explore

  • Shadows form where something blocks the light
  • A high sun makes short shadows; morning and evening shadows are long
  • Turning something strange into something to watch and understand

Talk about it after reading

  1. Why did Beni’s shadow get shorter when the sun went higher?
  2. Where did the shadow go when the cloud covered the sun?
  3. What shapes can you make with your own shadow?

Read, listen and explore

Follow the narration as each word lights up, or turn off the narrator and read at your own pace. Touch the pop-up scenes to see the characters and objects react. Switch the reading language from the language menu in the reader.

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