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
This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.


This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Series edited by: Cliff Moon
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