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Reading Champion: The Big Pancake
Independent Reading Green 5
Series: Reading Champion
Brief Description
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)In this retelling of a traditional tale, a woman makes the biggest pancake ever...
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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)
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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)In this retelling of a traditional tale, a woman makes the biggest pancake ever but the pancake runs away! Everyone chases it, but they cannot catch the pancake. Then the pancake comes to a river ...Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic 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. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Green 5.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781445193021
Publisher: Hachette Children's Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 23 October 2025
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd
Contributors:
- Illustrated by John Joven
Audience: Primary and secondary education, EFL / TEFL / TESOL
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 8.0mm
Width: 144.0mm
Height: 206.0mm
Weight: 68g
Pages: 24
About the Author
Penny Dolan is a children's writer and storyteller living in North Yorkshire. She is a popular speaker with both infant and junior children, and has visited many School Book Weeks and literacy events across the UK, with her enjoyable 'Author Talks' and lively story-telling sessions. She has also spoken and performed in libraries, bookshops, museums, art galleries, historic sites and outdoor locations, and has appeared on the children's programme of several literature festivals. She has a wide interest in children's books and has been Chair of the Federation of Children's Book Groups. Penny has a wide experience of schools. She was a primary advisory teacher for English and Drama but has been a freelance language arts worker for several years. She has also taught on residential writing courses for children, tutored both storytelling and writing courses for adults, and spoken at conferences. Penny has a degree in Education, specialising in Language and Literacy and an Advanced Diploma in Educational Drama. As well as working on her writing, Penny enjoys drawing, painting, reading, chatting and daydreaming. Her favourite colour is yellow. Her favourite food is strawberries-and-cream, and she is probably the world's slowest swimmer. She has three untidy desks, two grown-up children and one rather bad cat.
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