TEACH READING & WRITING
15
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What’s the story?
Molewants to see the sunrise, so
Vole helps him. Theymeet Squirrel,
Rabbit and Sparrow, and thefive
friendswait until the sun comes up.
Does it look like an egg sizzling in
butter?Or is itmore like the shiny
button onMole’swaistcoat?
Gently, naturally and
affectionately, Mole’s friends help
himexperience the sunrise. He
might not be able to see it with his
eyes, but he can see it
with hismind.
Deep thinking
Themes include disability,
blindness, friendship, empathy,
connecting, caring, community,
imagination, communication.
Try this...
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Choose some objects and
describe themforMole, selecting
the best possiblewords and using
all your senses to help him. Share
The Black Book of Colours by
Menena Cottin andRosana Faria
(Walker) andfind out about Braille.
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In a safe place andwith adult
support, play some blindfold trust
games. Explore a tree-trunk by
touch alone, then remove your
blindfold andfind your way back to
the same tree. What did you learn
through your fingers that you
didn’t noticewith your eyes?
2
What’s the story?
When the answer’s always
sausages, finding the right
question is very important.
Readerswill enjoy LittleAnswer’s
predicament as he searches
for hisOne TrueQuestion. Will it
bewhat clouds aremade of, or
what is the secret to happiness?
Ormaybe it’ll just bewhat’s for
tea tonight?
This is a book that will be
read and re-read for the sheer
enjoyment of it, but it’s the
underlyingmessages about the
importance of asking questions
and never giving up that take
LittleAnswer
to another level.
Deep thinking
Themes include the importance of
asking questions (and questioning
answers), problemsolving and
persistence.
LittleAnswer
BYTIMHOPGOOD
(RandomHouse)
Mole’s
Sunrise
BY JEANNEWILLIS
ANDSARAHFOX-
DAVIES (Walker)
Foundation Stage
Foundation Stage
Try this...
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The elephant, the butterfly
and the snail ask questions that
a scientistmight answer. Can you
find out why thewind blows and
what clouds aremade of?What
elsemight the animals want to
know– and can you help them
find the answers?
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Owl’s questions are trickier
and need a different kind
of answer. Talk about these
questions, and seewhat you can
come upwith.
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Do you have any questions of
your own? Have fun generating
asmany as you can. Which
questions require information to
answer them (what’s the biggest
animal in theworld?) andwhich
require imagination (why is that
car red)?
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Useyour‘imaginationquestions’
toleadintostorymaking.
“It’s the underlyingmessages about the
importance of asking questions and never giving
up that take LittleAnswer to another level”
In association with
artwork © Tim Hopgood.
Illustration © 2011 Sarah Fox-Davis. From Mole’s Sunrise by Jeanne Willis,
illustrated by Sarah Fox-Davies. Reproduced by permission of Walker Books Ltd
