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Chicken Licken

Band 08/Purple

Jeremy Strong author Tony Blundell illustrator Cliff Moon editor

Format:Paperback

Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers

Published:1st Sep '07

Should be back in stock very soon

Chicken Licken cover

Jeremy Strong presents a lively and spirited retelling of a well-loved fable.

Chicken Licken is worried the sky is going to fall on his head, so he sets off with an increasing band of followers to tell the King. But will he get that far…?

Chicken Licken is worried the sky is going to fall on his head, so he sets off with an increasing band of followers to tell the King. But will he get that far…?

  • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
  • Text type – A traditional tale.
  • A timeline of events retells this traditional tale for children to discuss and renact.
  • Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices; Science: Plants and animals in the local environment.
  • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
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ISBN: 9780007186723

Dimensions: 210mm x 170mm x 2mm

Weight: 70g

24 pages