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My little model lorry

Clean boxes and tubs can be used again for crafts, with a grown-up’s help.

A draft: the words and pictures are waiting for an educator’s review.

Who’s in it

Meet everyone in Gullbrae

The story

Euan shows Isla his drawing of a lorry.

Euan wanted to make a model lorry.

Euan looks at a lorry picture while Isla brings a clean box.

He wondered about finding things near a real lorry, but Isla had a better idea.

Clean card, tubes and circles on the classroom table.

Isla brought clean, safe craft materials to class instead.

Stan helps with the model lorry while Euan and Isla watch.

Stan did the grown-up making steps.

Rowan adds labels to the finished model.

Rowan added clear labels to the model.

Euan, Isla and Rowan with the finished model lorry.

Clean materials made a great lorry, with nobody going near real waste.

Draft, 19 October 2026. The words and pictures are not yet reviewed by an educator. The story follows the outline in our story guide.

The real-life bit

Clean card, tubes and boxes make great models. Never take things from a real bin or near a collection lorry, and leave cutting to a grown-up. Gullbrae is made up. Your council’s own rules are the ones to follow.

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