Looking After Gran

Biff, Chip and Kipper storybooks

by Roderick Hunt, Cynthia Rider, Alex Brychta (Illustrator)

The CD will be in a plastic envelope inside the back cover of the storybook. The story will be read once through for expression and enjoyment and then read again for children to read along at the same time. A sound would signal page turns. There sill be a short introduction to the story to
think about the cover and what the story will be about and the puzzle activity will be pointed out. The Think About questions will be read at the end.

* Read at Home is closely linked to Oxford Reading Tree, the most successful reading scheme in the UK, used to teach reading in well over 75 per cent of primary schools

* Each story provides a wide range of fun activities to support reading
- a Puzzle activity in every book to make reading fun and practise looking at detail
- a game or fun activity like a Maze or Spot the difference - a treat for children to enjoy at the end of the story

* Provides clear parental support within and beyond the
- a "Tips for Reading Together" page, giving parents practical ideas for helping with their child's reading
- a "Think about the Story" page providing stimulating ideas for parents to use with children when they are discussing the story
- a "Useful common words" panel to highlight high frequency words used in the story which have a close correlation with the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy.

* Highly successful, high profile author and illustrator
- Roderick Hunt, author of the original Oxford Reading Tree stories, and Cynthia Rider are superb storytellers with over 50 years educational experience between them.
- Alex Brychta's humorous and detailed illustrations bring the stories alive and are known to and loved by millions of Oxford Reading Tree readers

* All titles the perfect format for sharing a book with beginner readers - slightly wider than Ladybird to allow for all the humour and detail of the illustrations!

* Read at Home fully supports government initiatives to encourage parents to support their child's reading.

32 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2005

Reviews

[Emma · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great colourful and exciting book for young readers, it's suitable for children in and around Year 1 depending on ability. It's very short and would be best as an individual reading book or small group reading book. The words are simple and have a wide variety of sounds for children to practice sounding out using phonics as well as sight recognition for recurring tricky words.

[Sian Taylor]

Excellent book for young readers; repetitive without being boring. The funny illustrations also encourage children to keep reading the story.

[DivaDiane SM · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great story about a dog on a mission! Good questions at the back including "Gran had told Floppy to stay with the Motorbike. Why was it right for him to leave"

[Wesam Karam · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's a wonderful story
for kids to improve reading levels

[Yukti Sharma · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is my favourite book for ved. What a fun biker grand ma story!

[Sam]

Class reading.