This is a great book for reluctant readers & for kids who enjoy making up stories when they play. The mix of play fantasy & everyday interactions with parents & relatives is quite entertaining. The gift from Granny is a challenge that Traction Man can & will overcome! I like the premise, which is all about an action figure and a little boy's imagination. You never see the kid but it is pretty impossible to imagine that the child in question is not a boy. I have a girl child who would love a Traction Man of her own, but there is just no way to insert her into this narrative. That's fine -- there is nothing wrong with books about boys. I just don't think they need to be quite as girl-hating as this one is. Spring 2/ Summer 1 - Growing/Minibeasts - Aaaarrgghh, Spider! Once There were Giants - Celebrations Your class will used the word mat, either writing the words or cutting the pictures out and completing the sentences. The saga of Traction Man reach the beach with the latest in Grey’s series about a small boy’s imaginings of the adventures of the toy who has an outfit (and an answer) for everything

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Research different action figures that are available for sale in local shops / online. Make a table to show the features and prices. Use sorting diagrams to compare them. Carry out a survey to find out which one(s) people prefer. The inside cover shows a letter from Traction Man’s owner to Santa, explaining that his old Traction Man had a ‘Terrible Parachute Accident’. Can you write a story about this to explain what happened? In this appealing yet puzzling tale, a dog, cat, and mouse share a sun-bleached cabin on a pebbly coast. "The dog tended to the garden" by digging holes. "The cat took care of the housework," shaking Continue reading »Start by asking the children to reflect on the qualities that Traction Man has, and whether they’d change anything about his character. They can then jot their ideas down on our Create a Superhero Worksheet . Then, they can even design a superhero logo based on their answers, using this lovely drawing activity . This book is a delight!!! It reminded me of a Toy Story beginning (which I consider quite high praise!), where the toys are being played with by Andy. Yet a very different style here, because here everything Traction Man does is through the play. I really wasn't sure what to expect from this story. I'd never heard of it before, but it was featured as one of the selections for the Toys themed reads for the Picture-Book Club in the Children's Books Group here at Goodreads. Explore Mini’s Sketching Weakly blog. Can you challenge yourself to complete a weekly sketching challenge? Could your work be shared with others on a blog or other space?

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This reading resource focuses on capital letters and full stops and is linked to the Traction Man is Here story.First-time novelist Gardner reinvents the Pied Piper story, imbuing it with plenty of charm. Storm lives with her parents, absent-minded dreamers who “had simply used up all their love on Continue reading » Find an action figure and use it to create a Traction Man stop motion animation or video. Watch this example for inspiration:

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Find more books by author/illustrator Mini Grey: Traction Man meets Turbodog * Toys in Space * Biscuit Bear Three by the Sea The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon Egg Drop The Pea and the Princess Nothing - and I repeat - nothing affected my little monsters so wholly as this book. It was like Harry's first day at Hogwarts - pure magic. First we felt four different towels and thought about how absorbent we thought each towel would be. Create a set of speech / thought bubbles for Traction Man at different points in the story to explain how he is feeling. Can you tell by his facial expressions and body language?Schoolboy Jim is a cousin to the ill-fated urchins of Struwwelpeter and The Gashlycrumb Tinies. In this macabre rhyme from Belloc's Cautionary Tales for Children (1907), re-engineered with Continue reading » I see that there are three books featuring Traction Man, so we will certainly have to look for the other two at our local library. Carry out some drama activities based on the story. Could you perform part of it… or try some hot-seating to ask ‘Traction Man’ some questions?