Read the fantasy story by Julia Donaldson about a mermaid and a greedy octopus, filled with colourful illustrations.
Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
Text type - A fantasy story.
The illustrations on pages 14 and 15 allow children to retell the story in their own words.
Curriculum links - Art: Mother nature, designer; Citizenship: Choices
Author Biography
Julia Donaldson is the current Children's Laureate and the author of the internationally bestselling book The Gruffalo as well as numerous other popular titles.
