Written by Roderick Hunt ond Annemorie Young

Illustroted by Alex Brychtq

Phonics Consultont: Debbie Hepplewhite

BEFORE READING DURING READING

rolk together Enjoy the story together.
, Reod the title ond blurb together. Find If your chi[d needs
the seot pup in the picture. Ask: Whot do support to reod the
you think might hoppen in this story? story:
, Look ot poge 5 ond tolk obout why Dod . Remind your child to
looks tired. Exptoin thot it is necessory to sound out ond btend
woit 24 hours before co[[ing for help for o unfomi[ior words from
lost onimo[, so it is now the next doy. left to right.
. Look through the book ond tolk obout Look for compound
the pictures. words, where two
words creote o bigger
word, e.g. moonlight.
About the words in this book If o word too
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btend some words, which moy inctude:
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A seol pup wos on the sond.
rescue come
mother seoI
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The chiLdren went to see the seot. "He is o lot better," soid Mrs HitL.
They coLted him Sinbod. "I om g Lod you cotled us.
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Look ot poge l. Ask: Why wos Chip worried
obout the seol pup?
' Look ot poges 4 to 7. Ask: Why did Dod hove to
woft before he colled for he[p? Why did Mrs HilL
toke the seol owoy?
Ask: Whot hoppened to Sinbod ot the end of
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