The Picnic
Monica Hughes, Gustavo Mazali
Paperback
(Collins Educational, June 1, 2012)
This simple picture book with a familiar theme, looks at the different thigns that a family take on a picnic; the rug, the basket, the sandwiches, the cakes and the drinks. The scene is set for a perfect picnic, until the wasps arrive!• Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.• Text type - A story with a predictable structure and patterned language• A labelled illustration on pages 14 and 15 gives children the chance to recount and discuss the story.• This story is paired with an information book with a similar theme: Minibeasts by Siobhan Hardy.
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