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 Written by Roderick Hunt
Illustrated by Alex Brychta

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BEFORE READING DURING READING
Talk together Enjoy the story together.

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• Look at the cover and read the title If your child needs
together. Ask: Why is Wilma wearing a support to read the

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hard hat? Where do you think she is? story:
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direction of the wind. sound out and blend
• Look through the book and talk about unfamiliar words from
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the pictures. left to right.
• Look for compound
words, where two
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About the words in this book
word, e.g. moonlight.
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out and blend some words, which
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tricky, simply say the

may include:
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went back cab man your child.
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roof see took van • Re-read sentences

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• Some words may be more challenging. meaning where
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Encourage or model blending, then read necessary.

the words below to your child if necessary.
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said what came

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looked building
careful crane
idea jumped See the inside back cover
for more ideas.
photograph
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Dad went to the building site. He

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They looked at the crane.

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the cab.
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Wilma spoke to the man in

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A van came to the building site.

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the back.
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It had a weather vane on

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Wilf looked at the weather vane.

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Dad had an idea.

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Wilf jumped over the weather vane.
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“Be careful,” said Dad.

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“Take a photograph,” said Wilma.

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She jumped over the weather vane.

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The weather vane went on the roof.
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Wilf took a photograph.

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“See the weather vane,” said Wilf.

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“We’ve jumped over it,” said Wilma.

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“What a tall story!” said Biff.

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“See,” he said.
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But Wilf had a photograph.

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• Re-read page 15. Ask: What does Biff mean? Why

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is it funny that she says ‘tall’?
• Talk about whether Dad’s idea was a good one.

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• Turn to page 9. Ask: Why does Dad tell the children
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Text © Roderick Hunt 1992

Illustrations © Alex Brychta 1992
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First published 1992

This edition published 2011
ISBN 978-0-19-848221-5
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All rights reserved. Photocopying of this

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manufacturing process conforms to the
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The

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A van comes to the

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Biff, Chip and

building site.
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