Tiddler

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Find out how stories are passed on throughout history. Do you know any very old stories that are still told today? How have they changed over the years? In this much-loved picture book, a little mouse walks through the woods and encounters a fox, an owl and a snake.

Tom Tiddler's Ground. The Romance of Buried Treasure. An uncommon original article from The Strand Magazine, 1896.We have this book at home, and my mum read it to me so many times when I was little. I like the rhymes and the pictures. Tiddler is a great character because he makes up silly stories that sometimes get him into trouble. - William, age 5 Julia Donaldson is one of today's most popular writers. Her bestselling titles include The Gruffalo, The Gruffalo's Child and Room on the Broom. Although she is best-known for her picture books, Julia also writes longer novels, plays and songs. She lives in Glasgow and spends a lot of time on stage performing her brilliant sell-out singalong shows! The book was written and illustrated by Julia Donaldson . What genre is Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish? Engage Your Students with Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish Lesson Plans & Activities in 3 Easy Steps: Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Minor wear to covers. Internally clean and sound. Small landscape, one staple.

Great activity ideas relating to the EYFS Areas of Learning and Development to use alongside the wonderful ‘Tiddler: The story-telling fish – poster’ Areas of learning: Hi! I'm Cecile, a Certified Practising Speech Pathologist from Western Australia. I am passionate about using great picture books in therapy sessions. Find out more about me (and see a photo of our recently adopted fur baby). Feel free to send me a message - I'd love to know about your favourite picture books! Tiddler: The Story Telling Fish is about a small grey fish named Tiddler who has a big imagination. He uses his imagination to think of big made up stories to tell other fish. Tiddler is consistently late to school and when he gets to school he tells a tall tale about why he was late. The other fish say that he is just telling stories and they don’t believe him. This book is one of my favourites, we read this at least once a week. I love Tiddler's stories and my favourite is the squid. - Noah 4.Best known for The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson has written over 120 books and plays for children and teenagers, including some of the UK's best-selling picture books. Tiddler sees some flying fish while he is having his adventure. Watch this video to learn more about them:

What lessons might the fish have at their school? Write a diary entry from the point of view of one of the fish, giving their thoughts about their lessons at school. Write a story about Tiddler riding somewhere on a seahorse. Where does he go to? What happens there? Such a fabulous book! The story is woven together brilliantly. Tiddler is a regular read in our house A ‘shoal’ is the collective noun for a group of fish. Can you find out other collective nouns? Can you make a poster showing them and the creatures that they refer to? Fantastic read, very enjoyable bedtime book. Especially when you put different voices for tiddlers classmates and sea friends, one giggling child.Write a story about one of the other sea creatures shown in the illustrations. Could you write a story about one of Tiddler’s school friends? Identify all of the rhyming words that are used in the story. Can you think of other words that rhyme with these? Read all about Tiddler’s tales, enjoy the detailed illustrations by Axel Scheffler and join Tiddler’s under-the-sea fun! Play ‘Chinese Whispers’ and see how stories can sometimes change as they are passed from person to person.

Axel was born in Hamburg, Germany. At school he was good at art, but didn't think of a career in illustration until he won a cuddly purple cow in a drawing competition. He moved to England in 1982 to study illustration at the Bath Academy of Art, and then set up home in London.Lots of Julia Donaldson books feature animal characters - from whales to ladybirds, from monkeys to mice! Investigate any environmental issues linked to the sea. How does pollution affect sea creatures? How can people help ocean habitats? Imagine that you could go diving underwater. What might you see? What words could you use to describe things? Watch this video to get some ideas: