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BEFORE READING

DURING READING

Tolk together

Enjoy the story together. If your child needs

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Reod the titl.e together. Ask: Hove you eyer seen o rescue helicopter? How do they help people?

Ask: Who do you think might need rescuing in this story? Look through the book ond totk obout the pictures.

About the words in this book

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Your chitd shoutd be obte to sound out ond btend some words, which moy include:

this thot with look took boot hurt putt rock cockpit he[icopter Some words moy be more chottenging.

support to reod the words: Ask your chitd to point from left to right under eoch word whilst reoding Model. how to sound out ond btend new words if necessory.

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too tricky, simpty soy the whote word for your chitd. Use the pictures to totk obout the story ond leorn the meoning of new words. is stitl

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Encouroge or model btending, then reod the words betow to your chil.d if necessory.

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The children went into the helicopter.

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"We pull people up with this winch," soid the mon.

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took him up on the winch.

AFTER READING

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Look ot poge 6 ond osk: Whot wos the winch on the helicopter used for? At the end, osk: Why did Chip soy,'Thot wos o reol rescue!'? Totk obout the emotions of the different chorocters in the story. Ask: How do you think the boy on the winch would be feeling?

Text O Roderick Hunt 2011

Illustrations

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Alex Brychta 2011

The characters in this work are the original creation ofRoderick Hunt and Alex Brychta who

retain copyright in the characters. First published 2011 ISBN 978-0-19-848398-4

"Thot wos o reol rescue!"

All rights reserued. Photocopying ofthis book is prohibited.

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Printed in ChiDa by Imago

109876s; I)aper used in the production ofthis book is a natural, recyclable product made from wood