Hedgehogs Do Not Like Heights (Reading Ladder Level 2) - Softcover

Forde, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1405282118 ISBN 13: 9781405282116

Publisher: Reading Ladder, 2016

Synopsis

A funny, magical story about family and imagination from Patricia Forde, perfect for children learning to read.

Natalie's sister Lola has climbed up a tree and won't come down. She says she's at the wedding of Fizzy Izzy the tooth fairy and Solomon the spider. Then Grim the goblin starts throwing acorns, and turns poor Fizzy Izzy into a hedgehog! And hedgehogs don't like heights …

As the trouble in the tree escalates, Natalie and her family try calling the fire brigade and an ambulance to help. But luckily a friendly witch has a handy spell up her sleeve.

The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.

Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.

• Clear type

• Up to 8 lines per page

• Bright, appealing pictures for added interest

• A variety of sentence structures

• A wider range of vocabulary

• Strong themes and characters to discuss

All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.

Book band: Purple

A funny, magical story about family and imagination from Patricia Forde, perfect for children learning to read.

Natalie's sister Lola has climbed up a tree and won't come down. She says she's at the wedding of Fizzy Izzy the tooth fairy and Solomon the spider. Then Grim the goblin starts throwing acorns, and turns poor Fizzy Izzy into a hedgehog! And hedgehogs don't like heights …

As the trouble in the tree escalates, Natalie and her family try calling the fire brigade and an ambulance to help. But luckily a friendly witch has a handy spell up her sleeve.

The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.

Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.

• Clear type

• Up to 8 lines per page

• Bright, appealing pictures for added interest

• A variety of sentence structures

• A wider range of vocabulary

• Strong themes and characters to discuss

All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.

Book band: Purple

About this title

About the Author

Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland.  She has been a teacher, a festival director and a writer for television. Nowadays, she still writes for children’s television, but mostly she writes books, in Irish and in English, but never both together.

Edition details

• Publisher: Reading Ladder
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1405282118
• ISBN 13: 9781405282116
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Dreidemy Joelle
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 48