Hector and the Cello: This story by a significant author tells the tale of Hector the Hippo who wants to play the cello. (Collins Big Cat)

Hector and the Cello: This story by a significant author tells the tale of Hector the Hippo who wants to play the cello. (Collins Big Cat)

by Cliff Moon (Series Editor), Cliff Moon (Series Editor), Collins Big Cat (Primary Contributor), Ros Asquith (Author), Ros Asquith (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals. * Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. * Text type - A story by a significant author. * A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 summarises the story in eight illustrations providing an opportunity to recap the key events. * Curriculum links - Music: Exploring sounds, Classroom instruments, Combining sounds to make music; Science: Animals; ICT: Using text and tables to develop ideas. * This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

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More Information

Format: Paperback
Pages: 24
Publisher: Collins
Published: 05 Jan 2005

ISBN 10: 0007186185
ISBN 13: 9780007186181
Children’s book age: 5-7 Years
Book Overview:

This story by a significant author tells the tale of Hector the Hippo who wants to play the cello.


Author Bio
Ros Asquith is well-known to Guardian readers for her strip cartoon Doris, which ran for over ten years. She is also the succesful author of children's books, notably the Letty Chubb Teenage Worrier series for teenagers published by Piccadilly and Puffin. She lives in North London with her husband - a jazz critic - and two teenage sons.