Saturday 1 October 2011

Handa's Suprise (Eileen Browne)



Plot
Handa places fruit in a basket to take to her friend as a surprise. On her way, various animals pick at the fruit leaving her basket empty. As she arrives to greet her friend, Handa is surprised to find her basket of fruit full of tangerines, that fell into her basket on the journey.

Themes
Africa, different cultures, multiculturalism, animals and fruit (healthy eating) and friendship.

Age
Appropriate for EYFS and KS1. With colourful pictures and an entertaining story it is an excellent story to help introduce children to different cultures.

Subject
Could be used as a story to highlight the importance of healthy eating or as a way of highlighting the importance of friendship and caring. An excellent cross-curricular story.

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