PagineCompter les animaux
A free picture book in French from Global Storybooks
Compter les animaux is a picture book in French for ages 5–8 that you can read free online in Pagine — no download, no cost.
📖 Read it free →- Language
- French
- Publisher
- Global Storybooks
- Reading level
- ages 5–8 · kindergarten to 2nd grade
- Source
- Global Storybooks
- Licence
- CC BY 3.0
- Price
- Free — read online, nothing to download
About this book
Compter les animaux is a short illustrated picture book in French. It is written for ages 5–8, so it works as a read-aloud for little ones and as practice for children learning to read in French. The book comes from Global Storybooks and is shared under an open CC BY 3.0 licence, which is why it is free to read.
How it begins
Un éléphant va boire de l’eau. Deux girafes vont boire del’eau. Trois bœufs et quatre oiseaux vont boire de l’eau. Cinq impalas et six phacochères vont boire de l’eau. Sept zèbres courent vers l’eau. Huit grenouilles et neuf poissons nagent…Opening lines quoted from the openly licensed book (CC BY 3.0).
Reading together in French
- Read it aloud first, pointing at the pictures; then let your child “read” the pictures back to you.
- Ask open questions: what happened, how did the character feel, what would you do?
- Growing up with two languages? Talk about the story in whichever language feels easiest — the understanding carries over.
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Coleur
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Frequently asked questions
Is “Compter les animaux” free to read?
Yes. “Compter les animaux” is free to read online in Pagine on any phone, tablet or computer — no payment and nothing to download. It is openly licensed (CC BY 3.0).
What language is “Compter les animaux” in?
It is written in French. Pagine has 124 free children’s books in French.
What age is “Compter les animaux” for?
It is best for ages 5–8. Younger children can enjoy it read aloud.
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Get the free app →Credits: Compter les animaux — . fr, Level ?. From Global Storybooks (global-asp.github.io/storybooks-rwanda). CC BY 3.0. · Page updated October 2026