After some careful detective work, Max eventually discovers the best way to cross the road - with the help of the lollipop lady, of course! I really enjoyed this light tale for young readers, which explores the idea of a hedgehog having the intelligence to want to find a safe road crossing place for himself and his family, so they can travel safely to the local park. I would recommend this book because it was very funny when Max the hedgehog got his words muddled up after he bumped his head against the kerbstone.

When he tries to cross the road he ends up with a bump on his head, which confuses him, and he begins to say everything all jumbled up. Sparkling humour and wonderful characters are Dick King-Smith’s trademarks’ – Books for Your ChildrenMax is a hedgehog who lives with his family in a nice little home, but it’s on the wrong side of the road from the Park where there’s a beautiful lily pond and plenty of juicy slugs, worms and snails! This is a good story of road safety and overcoming obstacles, which I used with year 3 which they enjoyed and were able to access easily as a class with it being read to them.

Among his well-loved books is Babe, The Gallant Pig, which was recently made into a major motion picture, and was nominated for an Academy Award. The included slideshow presentation for the teaching input will show them two paragraphs, both containing the same facts but with one being more detailed than the other.

In addition to a valuable lesson on road safety, there's another very inspiring message that children can take away from this story. Despite all of this, Max does not give up and decides that, since humans cross the road during the day, he should try this too. The illustrative language and use of adjectives is very helpful for children to extend how they describe things and to think about things from a different perspectives. This funny and heartwarming story encourages adventure and bravery though similarly shows the need for caution and is great for introducing children to the concept of road safety. Max considers the problem for a while and decides that the best thing to do is run across the road as quick as he can before any more traffic comes.In this series of 6 lessons, packed with the Hodgeheg activities, your Year 2 class will look at some examples of non-chronological reports about animals including field mice and red squirrels, and explore the features of this genre of writing. Loved the hedgehog point of view and felt like this was a cross between Toad Rage by Morris Gleitzman and Make Way for Ducklings by Robert McCloskey. This six-lesson non-chronological reports year 2 planning pack provides everything you need to deliver these fun and engaging lessons, including a detailed lesson plan, slideshows for the teaching inputs, differentiated activities, and a range of printable teaching resources. This vocabulary and punctuation also allows for children to develop their understanding of how they can read with expression through roleplay and drama. Uncle B was my favourite character because he was saying nice things about people and helping to look after them.