¥ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories Oo» The children help rescue the crew of a ship in trouble. le Only in Mainland ChinaWritten by Roderick Hunt Illustrated by Alex Brychta BEFORE READING DURING READING Talk together Enjoy the story together. * Look at the cover and read the title Tfyour child needs together. Ask: What is the bright light? support to read the story: * Talk about adventure playgrounds your + Remind your child to child has visited. blend unfamiliar * Look through the book and talk about ots momlett to right. the pictures. + Ira word is still too tricky, simply say the whole word for About the words in this book your child. * Your child should be able to sound anes out and blend some words, which decison theirmecning may include: where necessary. don’t I'm time house day make adventure playground blew lifeboat rescue donkey poles Some words may be more challenging, Encourage or model blending, then read the words below to your child if necessary. people looked called asked won't captain danger through Wilma’s mum took the children to an adventure playground. It was a new playground and it looked exciting.They all wanted a go on the zip wire. } The zip wire went fast. Chip went first. It was hard to get on it, so | “Yee ha! This is scary,” called Chip. Wilma’s mum helped him. | “I love it.”Wilma was next, but she felt scared. Then the wind blew and it began to rain. “Tt’s too windy and it’s raining,” said Wilma. “I can’t go.” “Tt’s a bad storm,” said Mum. “Let’s go home. We can come back another day.” So they all ran back to the car.Wilf and Wilma went back to Biff and } “T hope we go back to the adventure Chip’s house. They went to Biff’s playground,” said Wilf. “I want a go on room to play. | the zip wire.” Then the magic key began to glow.The magic took the children back in , Suddenly, there was a bang. A bright time. It took them to a cliff near the light lit up the sky. Then a girl ran sea. A bad storm was blowing. | down the path. Behind her was a man on crutches.“Will you help us?” asked the girl. , “We can’t help,” said Wilma. “You “The storm has blown a ship on to need to call the lifeboat.” the rocks. The light in the sky was a t “We can’t,” said the girl. “The lifeboat call for help.” has gone to help“My name is Jane,” said the girl. “The ship is stuck on the rocks,” said “I’m Jane’s father,” said the man. “I Jane. “People are in danger. If you should be out with the lifeboat, but help us, we can rescue them.” T’ve hurt my back.”They ran to the lifeboat station. They went back along the path. The Jane loaded things on to a donkey. waves were crashing over the ship. She gave the children long poles “This is a bad storm,” said Wilf. to carry. mh 15Jane told the children to lash two Jane’s father had a special cannon. He poles together. shot a line out over the water. The line “We must make sure they don’t flew through the air and landed on fall over,” she said. the ship.Jane tied a rope to the line. The people on the ship pulled it across. Then they tied the rope to the ship. Jane’s father put a pulley on the rope. The pulley had a ring tied to it. “T get it,” said Wilf. “The people sit in that funny-looking ring.”“Now we pull them in,” said Jane. It was hard pulling the people “And I thought the zip wire was across on the pulley. The rope dipped scary,” said Wilma. in the middle and it swung in the wind.The last to come was the captain. Jane looked at the children. “T’ve lost my ship, but you’ve “Thank you for helping us,” she said. saved our lives,” he said. “Thank you.” Then the key began to glow.24 “I’m glad I wasn’t on that ship,” said Wilma. “The zip wire at the playground won’t seem scary, now.” “Not even in a storm?” asked Wilf. AFTER READING + Re-read page 4. Ask: Why did Wilma feel scared? * Look at the cover. Ask: What do you think the fiery explosion in the picture is? * Turn to pages 20-21. Ask: Do you think it would be exciting or scary to be token off a ship in this way? “ext Roerick Hun 2007 Iai © Ale Bye 2007 Fist pulsed 2007 ‘his eon published 2011 aN sre 104958515 ‘leg re Potying ea gag Pent 4 Pere nf 1 sata geht pt mae om ‘manufactuving proces conforms tothe t ‘tonmentl regulations he country seni ——_——=— s Oxford OWL For sehoot rete abe ord sport home www.oxfordowl.co.uk