Description
Nick Butterworth's well known and much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. Percy tries to persuade a reluctant Badger to take a bath. Badger doesn't want to, so Percy takes a bath instead - only to find he has some unexpected comapany when Badger falls in the water with him!
- Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with
sequential events and integrated literary and
natural language. - Text type - A story with a familiar setting.
- A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 provides children with the opportunity to retell the story in their own words.
- Curriculum links - Geography: our local area; Citizenship: animals and us.
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
A story with a familiar setting by bestselling Nick Butterworth.
About the Author
Nick Butterworth is the author of many internationally acclaimed children's books including 'Jingle Bells', 'QPootle5', 'Tiger' and 'The Whisperer' which won the Gold Award at the Nestle Book Awards. He is best known for his stories about Percy the Park Keeper. Nick has also presented children's stories on television, created a cartoon strip for The Sunday Express Magazine and worked for major graphic design consultancies. He has two grown-up children, and lives with his wife in Suffolk.
Book Information
ISBN 9780007185856
Author Nick Butterworth
Format Paperback
Page Count 16
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 50g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 170mm * 1mm