Alexander and the Curly Wurly Caterpillar

Alexander and the Curly Wurly Caterpillar follows the adventure of the main character Alexander, after he loses his favourite toy ball in a dark and scary bush.Alexander has to crawl in past prickly thorns and flower buds to try and retrieve it.Once in the bush he gets lost, cold, wet and dirty and needs help to get out.With help from a magical caterpillar (and a few magic words) Alexander is saved and returns home with his favourite ball.However, all is not as it seems. When Mum realises Alexander is still muddy and his clothes are torn, Alexander is in trouble again. Educating Through Reading - The book is written to allow children to learn to read through rhyme.The book is written simplistically to allow children to sound words out and recognise them.There is regular repetition of words which allows children to become familiar with larger words having to read them more often.There may be a number of words that they have not read before or do not recognise which is intended to spark