The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Turquoise Book Band
Book Band: Turquoise (Ideal for ages 6+)

A new Caribbean take on a traditional story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.

An old woman dreams that a gingerbread man will make her happy so she bakes a beautiful one. But as soon as he's out of the oven, he has other ideas! He's fast enough to outrun the old woman and her husband but half the village wants to eat him. How can this possibly make the old woman happy?

Kandace Chimbiri's retelling of The Gingerbread Man has a Caribbean twist and is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features illustrations from Richy Sánchez Ayala and an entertaining chase that children will love.
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Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.

'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher
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The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Turquoise Book Band
Book Band: Turquoise (Ideal for ages 6+)

A new Caribbean take on a traditional story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.

An old woman dreams that a gingerbread man will make her happy so she bakes a beautiful one. But as soon as he's out of the oven, he has other ideas! He's fast enough to outrun the old woman and her husband but half the village wants to eat him. How can this possibly make the old woman happy?

Kandace Chimbiri's retelling of The Gingerbread Man has a Caribbean twist and is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features illustrations from Richy Sánchez Ayala and an entertaining chase that children will love.
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Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.

'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher
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The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Turquoise Book Band

The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Turquoise Book Band

The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Turquoise Book Band

The Gingerbread Man: A Bloomsbury Young Reader: Turquoise Book Band

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Book Band: Turquoise (Ideal for ages 6+)

A new Caribbean take on a traditional story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.

An old woman dreams that a gingerbread man will make her happy so she bakes a beautiful one. But as soon as he's out of the oven, he has other ideas! He's fast enough to outrun the old woman and her husband but half the village wants to eat him. How can this possibly make the old woman happy?

Kandace Chimbiri's retelling of The Gingerbread Man has a Caribbean twist and is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features illustrations from Richy Sánchez Ayala and an entertaining chase that children will love.
_______________

Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.

'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472988980
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 07/08/2021
Series: Bloomsbury Young Readers
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 32
File size: 16 MB
Note: This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range: 6 - 7 Years

About the Author

Kandace Chimbiri is the author of several Black history books for children. With a desire to improve literacy as well as knowledge of history, she writes and publishes children's non-fiction, in particular Black history before mass enslavement, under her publishing house Golden Destiny Ltd. Kandace was born in England to parents from Barbados.

Richy Sánchez Ayala is from the Dominican Republic. Richy moved to pursue art in New York, and then to San Francisco to focus on animation.
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