The Gruffalo
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 | Product Details: Paperback 32 pages Release Date: 27 August 1999 Publisher: Macmillan Children's Books ISBN: 0333710932 Rating:  Sales Rank: 67 | | Look for similar books by subject: | | Customers who bought this item also bought:
| | Customer Reviews: Get it on your book shelf (05 October 2008)I bought this book along with the gruffalo's child for my 3 year old daughter. What a fantastic buy, she loved it, the animation and story telling is brilliant, not only for her but for me as the reader. I will be buying the other books in this collection shortly. Amazing Book!!!! (02 October 2008)This has to be one of THE best kids books I have read in a long time. Bought it for my nephew who won't really understand it at a year old but the rhyming is so clever. Buy it, you won't be disappointed!! :) Gruffalo Greatness (16 September 2008)A mouse of the forest uses his wit and cunning to escape the jaws of many passing predators, by saying that he is a friend with a supposedly made-up beast called `The Gruffalo'. As the book progresses through bigger predators, it transpires that the mouse was partially telling the truth in that there is such a thing as The Gruffalo, but it too wishes to eat the mouse... The book main moral backbone is regarding differences, bullying and confrontation. It also helps with phonics, placing sounds to animals and wildlife knowledge such as habitats. When read to the pupils in [Primary School], it became clear to me just how popular this book this truly is. There are great possibilities in using this as a backup read, in order to test pupil's memory and participation levels. As suggested at the placement, The Gruffalo books could also be adapted into a musical by higher years, as the book has a compositional layout (clear verses and choruses), whilst the different animals could have different relevant instruments assigned to them (flute for mouse, heavy drums and rock guitar for Gruffalo etc). This then leads to the possibility for a school production, with a stage adaptation that incorporates the entire school. Brilliant Book, A MUST BUY (13 September 2008)"He has terrible tusks, and terrible claws, and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws... He has knobbily knees and turned-out toes, and a poisounous wart at the end of his nose. His eyes are orange, his tongue is black; He has purple prickles all over his back... He's the Gruffalo! Gruffalo! Gruffalo!" How many times must I have read this book to the 1-2 year olds in the nursery I work at 100 , 200 times. I've found the 1 year olds, right up to 4 years old love this story. This book is really easy to read with a flowing rhythm to the words and great rhymes. Repetitive for the children, which they love, but retaining interest for the reader too. Its so good I've just gone out and brought this book plus The Gruffalo Child for my just turning 3 year old nephew, I think he will love it too. I can't sing this book's praises enough THIS IS A MUST BUY for children aged 2 or upwards The Gruffalo's Child Night Monkey, Day Monkey (Book & CD) Nanny McPhee [2005] Spot's Treasure Hunt: Lift-the-flap Picture Book (Spot)Baby Busy Books: Colourful Chameleon (Baby Busy Books) Over The Hedge [2006] Madagascar [2005] wonderful (06 August 2008)It's great. Buy it. Your kids will love it. | |
