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Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals.

  • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
  • Text type – A story by a significant author.
  • A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 summarises the story in eight illustrations providing an opportunity to recap the key events.
  • Curriculum links – Music: Exploring sounds, Classroom instruments, Combining sounds to make music; Science: Animals; ICT: Using text and tables to develop ideas.
  • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Hector and the Cello: Band 08/Purple (Collins Big Cat)

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Paperback / softback by Ros Asquith , Cliff Moon

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    Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
    Publication Date: 05/01/2005
    ISBN13: 9780007186181, 978-0007186181
    ISBN10: 0007186185

    Number of Pages: 24

    Children & Teen , Teen & Young Adult

    Description

    Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals.

    • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
    • Text type – A story by a significant author.
    • A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 summarises the story in eight illustrations providing an opportunity to recap the key events.
    • Curriculum links – Music: Exploring sounds, Classroom instruments, Combining sounds to make music; Science: Animals; ICT: Using text and tables to develop ideas.
    • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
    • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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