The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader (turquoise Book Band)

By (author) Chimbiri, Kandace; Illustrated by Sánchez Ayala, Richy
Description
A new Caribbean take on a traditional story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. An old woman dreams that a gingerbread man will make her happy so she bakes a beautiful one. But as soon as he''s out of the oven, he has other ideas! He''s fast enough to outrun the old woman and her husband but half the village wants to eat him. How can this possibly make the old woman happy? Kandace Chimbiri''s retelling of The Gingerbread Man has a Caribbean twist and is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features illustrations from Richy Sánchez Ayala and an entertaining chase that children will love. Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. With gorgeous colour illustrations and inside cover notes to help children get the most out of stories, this series is ideal for home and school. Guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE) are available at bloomsburyguidedreading.com. ''Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader.'' (Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher) Book Band: Turquoise. Ideal for ages 6+.
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PRAISE FOR BLOOMSBURY YOUNG READERS Written by favourite authors, these are well worth collecting and are just the thing for children ready for reading.
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Kandace Chimbiri gives her lively telling a Caribbean flavour with this wonderfully aromatic character being chased by its old lady baker, an old man, a clutch of chickens, a horse, and a scary looking dog to the river’s edge.
Biographical note
Kandace Chimbiri is the author of several Black history books for children. With a desire to improve literacy as well as knowledge of history, she writes and publishes children''s non-fiction, in particular Black history before mass enslavement, under her publishing house Golden Destiny Ltd. Kandace was born in England to parents from Barbados. Richy Sánchez Ayala is from the Dominican Republic. Richy moved to pursue art in New York, and then to San Francisco to focus on animation.
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An old woman dreams that a gingerbread boy will make her happy but she doesn''t expect him to run away! This is a Caribbean retelling of the well-loved fairy tale The Gingerbread Man. Bloomsbury Young Readers provide engaging, illustrated stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson, tailored to get children reading.
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Bloomsbury Young Readers are perfect for getting children excited about reading, featuring stories written by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson, Ben Bailey Smith and Sarah Crossan accompanied by engaging colour illustrations. All the stories have been reviewed and book-banded by literacy experts to make sure that they are exactly the right level, and include online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE). For more information and to access the guided reading notes, visit: www.bloomsburyguidedreading.com
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Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with phonically decodable, book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson, packed with gorgeous colour illustrations
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A delightful Caribbean retelling of a classic fairy tale by Kandace Chimbiri who has previously written books on black history for children
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Features engaging, full-colour illustrations from Richy Sánchez Ayala throughout
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Includes inside cover notes to help adults reading with children and to give ideas for activities. Guided reading notes written by the CLPE are available online
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