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Helping Hands picture book

Chairs Up for Mr. Batista

A read aloud picture book for kids ages 5 to 8 (Kindergarten to 3rd Grade). Tap Read it to me and Buzzby the bee reads each page out loud, so early readers can follow along with the words.

A Buzzby StorybookChairs Up for Mr. Batista

Ages 5 to 8 Kindergarten to 3rd Grade 10 pages Read aloud

The first pages

Mr. Batista was the school caretaker in Halifax. Every day he swept the floors, fixed the taps and emptied the bins. The children waved to him in the hall.

One Friday, Grade 2 noticed something. After school, Mr. Batista had to lift every single chair onto every single desk so he could sweep. That was a lot of chairs!

What happens next? The rest of the story, every painted page and Buzzby's narration open with a free account.

Talk time questions

  • What jobs does a school caretaker do?
  • How did Grade 2 make Mr. Batista's work easier?
  • Who are the helpers at your school?

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DoodleBeez is an ad free learning site for kids from ABIEdu Kids. Our 510 original picture books are sorted by grade and read aloud by Buzzby the bee. The Free plan opens 5 selected books with no card, and every new account gets Premium free for the first month, which opens every book.