book cover of Catching the Moon
 

Catching the Moon

(2011)
A Picture Book by

 
 
Prince Hal is upset - he wants the moon. So the King and Queen send their servants, Grim and Crumb, out to catch the moon for him, with hilarious consequences. This charming story by award-winning author Mal Peat and Elspeth Graham is illustrated by Xiao Xin.

. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.

. Text type: A simple story with a familiar setting

. Children can recap the main stages of the story on pages 14 - 15, providing lots of speaking and listening opportunities.

. Curriculum links: Knowledge and Understanding of the world


Genre: Children's Fiction

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