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AFTER READING
Ask: How did wotching Wilmo's video help the
police cotch the burglors?
Ask: Did Wilmo meon to toke o video of the
burglors?
Look ot poge 8 ond tolk obout whot on
onniverso ry is.
Ask your chitd to re-tetl the story to you.

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llhi\lr.rlrinr\ O r\lex Bn.htr 1992
lr\r 1)ublislr.d 1992
ll'tr erlirnm l)ublish.d 201r
l\BN 97ll 0.19 u48217 8
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The police cought the burglors. l"rnt.d in ChiDa by IDago

"Thonks to Wilmo," soid Dod. l',rtcr u\cd in the produdioD ofthjs book
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