Written by Roderick Hunt ond Annemorie Young Illustroted by Alex Brychto Phonics Consultont: Debbie Hepplewhite

BEFORE READING

Tolk

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together

Reod the

title ond totk obout the picture

on the cover. Ask: Whot time of doy is it? Whot do you

think the children ore doing? Look through the book ond tolk obout the pictu res.

DURING READING En.joy the story together. If your child needs support to reod the

story:

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Remind your chi[d to sound out ond btend unfomilior words Jrom left to right. Look for compound

About the words in this book

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Your child should be obte to sound out ond btend some words, which moy inctude:

chitdren went hetp it's weekend stors cteor night moon sunbeds Dipp er Some words moy be more chollenging. Encouroge or modeL blending, then reod the words below to your child if necessory.

soid there

words, where two words creote o bigger word, e.g. moonlight.

If o word is sti[[ too tricky, simply soy the whole word for your ch itd. Re-reod sentences

to focus on their meoning where

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necessory.

were

so tittte tike Leo lion done

The chitdren were with Gron

for the weekend.

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'Con we go ond look ot the ;tors?" soid Chip.

"Yes," soid Gron. "It's

o cleor night

with no moon. Perfect!"

"We need the sunbeds, " soid Gron. "So we con look up ot the stors."

"Not sunbeds, Gron, storbeds!" soid Biff.

Gron ond the children went up the hitl.. Ftoppy went, too.

They put the sunbeds down, ond looked of the stor mop.

"Thot's the Big Dipper," soid Gron. "It con hetp us find o[[ the stors."

"It looks like o cooking pot," soid Kipper.

"Look, there it is!" soid Chip. "The Big Dipper."

"And the bright stors there ore the Twins," soid Gron.

"Thot's Leo, the Lion," soid Gron. "And this is the Littte Dog."

"Get off, Ftoppy!" soid Biff. "I con't see."

AFTER READING

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Look ot poge 5 ond osk: Why did Gron wont to get the sunbeds? Why did Biff cotl them 'storbeds'? Turn to poge

ond osk: Whot wos the Littte Dog? Turn to poge 15 ond osk: Who wos the big dog? 15

'text O Roderick Hunt 2011 Illustrations @ Alex Brychta 2011 The characters in this work are the original crcation ofRoderick Hunt and Alex Bry.hta who

retain coplright in the characters.

lirst published

2011

ISBN 978-G19848405-9

"And there's the big dog !"

soid Biff.

All rights reseryed. PhotocopyinA ofthis book is prohibited.

r09876 I,rintcd in China by lmago Paper used in the production ofthis book is a natural, recfclable product made ftom wood

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