Books with author Pauline Whimp

Do you know some very big animals? Are they bigger than you? Which animal is the biggest?

Do you know which side is left and which side is right? Can you make an L shape with your left hand? Hold up your right hand and touch your right ear. These children are looking for hidden treasure. They have to turn left or right and count their steps. How many steps will they take to find some treasure?

Buddy is a good pet. He is a clever dog because he likes to play games and do lots of tricks. He is always busy doing all sorts of things he likes.

These animals are all running away. A big bad tiger is chasing them. They have come to a big deep river. How will they cross over the river?

This story is about some bad pirates who were very greedy. They always wanted more money and more food. Some clever animals thought of a good way to teach them a lesson. What do you think the animals did to the greedy pirates?

What can you think of that is fast and noisy? Some things make a lot of noise on the road. Where else do fast and noisy things go?

Grandad doesnt like big noises. He gets tired of the noise from traffic. What have you heard making big noises outside?

You know that chickens hatch out of eggs. Lots of other baby animals hatch out of eggs too. Birds and fish lay eggs to hatch their babies. What other animals hatch out of eggs?

Do you like guessing games? Something is happening to this pile of eggs they are hatching slowly while the children watch to see what will hatch out next. Will it be chickens, or turtles, or even snakes?

Some animals are very much alike. Do you know two kinds of animals that look like each other? Which insect looks like a moth? Which animal flies like a bird? Look carefully at the pictures and the words to answer the questions in this story.

Within Fast and Noisy and Other Stories there are 8 different fiction stories, all at similar reading levels, and featuring high-frequency sight words.

Have you ever been to a small island? Charlie's Grandmother, Nan, lives on an island. What would it be like to live on an island? How would you get your food and clothes? What games would you be able to play there?