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Description for Half As Big
Hardcover. Medio Pollito is tired of being a big fish in a small pond. At least, that's what he thinks he is. In fact, he's the littlest chicken in a big yard, but his opinion of himself is big enough for two. So he decides to go and see the king, although it turns out that it is not quite as easy as he thought.. Series: White Wolves: World Folk Tales. Num Pages: 32 pages, full colour. BIC Classification: YQCR. Category: (EJ) Primary. Dimension: 222 x 151 x 9. Weight in Grams: 196.
Medio Pollito sets out to the city to see the king. His mother watches him go, giving two words of advice: be polite and helpful to everyone and keep away from the cook in the king's kitchen. Does Medio listen to her? Or course he doesn't. And he gets into all kinds of trouble because of it. Half as Big is a retelling of a Mexican folk tale.
Medio Pollito sets out to the city to see the king. His mother watches him go, giving two words of advice: be polite and helpful to everyone and keep away from the cook in the king's kitchen. Does Medio listen to her? Or course he doesn't. And he gets into all kinds of trouble because of it. Half as Big is a retelling of a Mexican folk tale.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
32
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Series
White Wolves: World Folk Tales
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408128428
SKU
V9781408128428
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-50
About Lily Hyde
Lily Hyde is a new author to the list and an emerging talent. She has written two longer novels, Dream Land and Riding Icarus, both published by Walker, and contributed to Tony Bradman's short story anthology, Give Me Shelter, published by Frances Lincoln.
Reviews for Half As Big
"This series is fantastic for providing moral tales for early years and a good read for older pupils." The Teacher (March 2011) 'One of the strengths of the 'White Wolves' series of early readers, published in consultation with the highly esteemed Centre for Literacy in Primary Education is that it brings some little known traditional tales to life in ... Read more