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The Junkyard Audiobook Story Series: Episode 6 - Tonk-Foolery

Tonk is becoming known as the Junkyard prankster. Mike and Joe try to adjust his robotics to change him, but then they wonder if they shouldn't have.

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Benefits of reading Junkyard - Tonk-Foolery

This short story covers the friendship theme. Tonk-Foolery is written and narrated in the third person. We recommend children with a reading age of 6 - 10 years old for this story.

Who are the main characters in Junkyard - Tonk-Foolery

The main character in the Junkyard series is ten-year-old Joe Sakana and his best friend Mike Himmel. This is a sci-fi story series set in Swindon where the boys create robots that become characters. In episode 6 they tweak Tonk because he’s pranking the other robots.