Hansel and Gretel Band 04/Blue
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Biographical note
Malachy has written over 40 books for children and young adults including The Dancing Tiger (Smarties Silver Medal Prize Winner 2005) and Tales from Old Ireland (Parents Choice Gold Award Winner 2001).Hansel and Gretel are left all alone in the Brown Wood, and have to try to find their way home. This retelling of the Grimm fairytale is by award-winning author, Malachy Doyle.
- Blue / Band 4 – A traditional story
- Text type – Fiction
- The focus phonemes in this book are oy, ir, au (Paul), al, aw and air.
- Use the story map on the final spread to discuss Hansel and Gretel’s route home.
- This title is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Birds by Jilly MacLeod.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
A simple retelling of the traditional Grimm fairytale
Fiction and nonfiction by top children’s authors provide practice of all 42 phonemes while enjoying a rich reading experience, helping every child learn how to:
• read the letters that represent the sound
• blend the sounds through the word
• read the word
Completely in line with the recent recommendations in the Rose Review of Reading, Collins Big Cat decodable books deliver the ideal way for children to become confident, fluent readers
Collins Big Cat Phonic Readers are written by leading authors such as Martin Waddell, Emma Chichester Clark, Shoo Rayner, Nic Bishop, Janice Marriot and Malachy Doyle to ensure children enjoy a rich reading experience while practising decoding skills.
Collins Big Cat Teacher resources offer practical planning support, with book-by-book information, assessment support, photocopiable activity sheets to help practice literacy objectives and support for writing.
Collins Big Cat Teacher resources offer practical planning support, with book-by-book information, assessment support, photocopiable activity sheets to help practice literacy objectives and support for writing.
• Book-by-book information, including curriculum links and learning objectives
• Photocopiable activity sheets for every book
• Assessment support and photocopiable masters
• Support for managing reading sessions in the classroom