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ESCOTT, John : The missing coins (300 words) Penguin Readers Level 0
AUDIO ONLY (of 13-page book ) 300 headwords
Pete and Carla are both students at the University of Bath. One day in summer they are walking round the city and decide to look at some very old coins and stamps in a shop. Pete wants to buy some, but they are too expensive. Later that afternoon the coins are missing from the shop and the shopkeeper wants to find Pete.
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