The Mermaid and the Octopus (Collins Big Cat - Band 04/Blue)

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.