The Mermaid and the Octopus

The Mermaid and the Octopus

Collins Big Cat

Read the fantasy story by Julia Donaldson about a mermaid and a greedy octopus, filled with colourful illustrations. * Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. * Text type – A fantasy story. * The illustrations on pages 14 and 15 allow children to retell the story in their own words. * Curriculum links – Art: Mother nature, designer; Citizenship: Choices * This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

428.6

Julia Donaldson, Cliff Moon, Collins Big Cat – Collins