I know I will enjoy this tale again in the future and I would like to keep my eyes peeled for more Dick King-Smith books. So one day he readies himself at the edge of the path and when the man turns green he tries to run across the road. After serving as a soldier in World War II, Dick King-Smith became a farmer and then a teacher of English.

King-Smith also uses the fact that Max is a hedgehog to be able to describe human objects in an unfamiliar way. Dick even presented and starred in several television shows during the '80's and '90's with his Dachshund sidekick Dodo. Still determined to fulfil his mission, Max discovers the best way to cross the road – with the help of the lollipop lady and some careful detective work . The Hodgeheg first published in 1987 is still a children's story that is regularly used and read by children both in and outside the classroom.It talks about all the do’s and don’ts while crossing the road, and also different types of aiders like lollipop man, traffic lights or zebra crossing. He is determined to reach the park where there is lots of juicy food like worms so he begins to watch the humans crossing. Interaction and animation is rife throughout the book, which makes is a very fun resource not only for reading alone but also for reading aloud as part of a group. The book also teaches children some valuable lessons about road safety, how to look after hedgehogs and demonstrates in some cases social skills and how the hedgehogs build a strong relationship with their neighbours. They will explore features and the purpose of these through examples of non-chronological reports, including reports on field mice and red squirrels.

Dick King-Smith served in the Grenadier Guards during the Second World War, and afterwards spent twenty years as a farmer in Gloucestershire, the county of his birth. Children will then independently find information in extracts of the story and record what they have learnt about hedgehogs. For the easiest access, all our suits come with a two way zip, covered at the top to protect precious faces and retractable mitts and socks to keep those fingers and toogey toes all wrapped up. It's anthropomorphic, though written as if the narrator is a part of the hedgehogs' world, rather than the humans' world. The children found it particularly enjoyable when Max was getting his words jumbled up and they had to figure out what he was saying.The use of illustrative vocabulary throughout the book can be used to develop children's own vocabulary in retelling the story and describing how the characters are feeling. S.P, The Mousebutcher, The Merrythought, Lightning Strikes Twice, A Narrow Squeak and Under the MishMash Trees. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. We're told at the beginning of the story that his Auntie Betty has been killed crossing the road and that the roads are becoming more dangerous for hedgehogs.

The Hodgeheg tells the story of Max, a hedgehog who bumps his head after an attempt to cross the road. This Planning a Non-chronological Report Year 2 English pack includes a detailed lesson plan, an engaging set of slides for the teaching input, and differentiated resources. He crossed the road, but caused a big accident and then at the end he crossed the road by the lollipop lady and crossed safely.This is a charming story about a hedgehog Max who is determined to find a safe way for his family and loved ones to cross a busy road that's separating the garden where his family lives from a local park. Firstly, he finds a zebra crossing and decides that this must be the secret to crossing the road safely. You can't help but grow to love the main character, Max and you end up rooting for him to eventually cross the road.

Still determined to get safely across the road, he continues on his adventures until eventually he reaches the park. 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.Children will also be encouraged to use adjectives to add more detail into their writing, as well as generalisers to describe how many or how often.