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Reading Champion: The Rat and the Elephant

Independent Reading White 10
By Sue Graves
Series: Reading Champion
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Reading Champion: The Rat and the Elephant by Sue Graves is a charming children's book that follows a tiny and clever rat who feels overshadowed by a boastful elephant. Through their interactions, young readers learn about embracing one's unique qualities and understanding that size isn't everything. The story is crafted to engage children, encouraging them to apply themes of acceptance and self-confidence in their own lives.
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Format: Paperback / softback
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Reading Champion: The Rat and the Elephant

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

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This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

The Rat and the Elephant is a retelling of an Aesop fable in which a boastful rat becomes jealous of an elephant, only to attract the attention of the king's cat.

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds or those reading book band white 10.

Series: Reading Champion

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781445184401

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 25 May 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Rachael Corcutt
  • Illustrated by Phillippa Corcutt
  • Illustrated by Rachael Corcutt
  • Illustrated by Phillippa Corcutt

Audience: Primary and secondary education, Children, EFL / TEFL / TESOL

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 68g

Pages: 24

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Series: Reading Champion Sue Graves

About the Author

Sue Graves (Author)

Sue Graves has been a freelance children's author for more than 17 years. She has written over two hundred books for children from pre-school up to 15+ years. She writes fiction and non-fiction, plays and poetry across the age ranges.

Sue loves reading all sorts of books and is at her happiest when she has a book in her hand. She also loves painting in watercolours, playing tennis and badminton and going for long walks in the country with her husband and children.

Rachael Corcutt (Illustrator)

Rachael and Phillippa are twin sisters and illustrators and live in Derbyshire. They graduated from the University of Derby with a First Class (Hons) Degree in Illustration and were shortlisted for the Stratford Picture Book prize in 2020. They now work as freelance illustrators, creating illustrations for children's books, educational books and magazines. They love to create whimsical and magical worlds inspired by nature, wildlife and childhood memories. They also paint sculptures for Wild in Art.

Phillippa Corcutt (Illustrator)

Rachael and Phillippa are twin sisters and illustrators and live in Derbyshire. They graduated from the University of Derby with a First Class (Hons) Degree in Illustration and were shortlisted for the Stratford Picture Book prize in 2020. They now work as freelance illustrators, creating illustrations for children's books, educational books and magazines. They love to create whimsical and magical worlds inspired by nature, wildlife and childhood memories. They also paint sculptures for Wild in Art.

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