Koala Lou

Read part of the story of Koala Lou, by Mem Fox, and use the words in the box to fill in the gaps.

All the animals ___________ her. But it was her _________who loved her most of all. A hundred times a day, she would __________ and shake her head and say, "Koala Lou, I DO love _______!" Whenever she stretched in the early ___________ sun, or climbed a gum-tree, or bravely went down the track all by ____________, her mother would smile and say, "Koala Lou, I DO love you!" The years ___________ and other koalas were born - sisters and ______________ for Koala Lou.

loved laugh morning herself brothers mother passed you

Draw a picture of Koala Lou doing one of the things in this story.

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