She has also illustrated many titles by other authors, including Martin Waddell's Rosie's Babies, which was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal in 1990. The skeleton stood at 7ft 4” tall, which was astounding, considering that the average height of a woman in those days was only 5ft 8”.

Living with her Mum, Dad, Uncle Tom and her two siblings, we see her first day at school, getting into fights with her her brother, getting a job and eventually getting married and having her own baby, making her a "Giant".A good book for Key Stage 1 or Early Years, however, some may find the illustrations a bit dark and more exciting things could have happened during her lifetime. The book continues to show how the child is growing up alongside her family throughout the years and important milestones of the child's life are covered such as beginning to walk, talk and commencing school. At first glance it might seem better suited to the youngest children in school, however, the concept is not fully appreciated by most children in EYFS but often sparks interesting lines of conversation with 5-7 year old children. Gigantopithecus lived during the Pleistocene epoch, which was characterized by various megafauna, including large mammals.

This can 'level the playing field' and allow all children to participate fully in the lesson without holding back children for whom work around tadpoles or caterpillars might be 'old hat'. This resource comprises an engaging powerpoint display which explains about the lifecycle of a ladybird as well as providing information about the diversity of ladybirds. The text of this book is clear and concise and contains repetition, focusing the reader to look at the illustrations on each page. A good mentor text for writing memoirs, a girl tells the story of her life in rhyme, with "photos" and directions to find her in each scene.The most useful Discovery Card to link with this book is number 6 which gives lots of ideas for teaching about the life cyles of mini-beasts. The size and wear patterns on these teeth indicate that the hominid needed massive jaw muscles to chew its food, a characteristic of large-bodied animals. These resources link to the 'In the Zone' box which was sent to all UK state schools in 2012 to coincide with the Olympics being held in London. I would not use this with the class as it shows four animals and asks which is the odd one out before suggesting that the 'right' answer is human as it is the only one that does not undergo metamorphosis.

Other abnormally tall individuals can also suffer from issues related either to their height or to the condition that led them to grow so tall.What if giants are not myths at all, but a part of our actual history, that has been hidden from us, up till now?

It is a good book for exploring the past, present and future so children can understand their own past and where they came from. The children will be looking at the story 'Once there were Giants' and talking about the giants in their lives. The largest hominoid, Gigantopithecus blacki, may have stood at 10 feet tall, but died out a few hundred thousand years ago.

What was more interesting than his height was his abnormally elongated head, and disproportionately large torso, in relation to his legs. They all came to the same conclusion: they all belonged to a human who likely would’ve been over 25 feet tall. Here I am going on about ways to use is to teach when I also shouldn't overlook the sweetness or the reflection on life that the book has. Martin Waddell and Penny Dale trace the cycle of family life as it goes from one generation to the next in this warm picture book.