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The Runaway Pancake

Mairi Mackinnon

Age: 4+

RRP  NZ$19.99

Series: First Reading Level 4

The Runaway Pancake

By: Mairi Mackinnon

Illustrated by Silvia Provantini

Series : First Reading Level 4

Age 4+

RRP  NZ$19.99

Purchase info

The classic story of The Runaway Pancake retold with simple text for children just beginning to read. Accompanied by clear and delightful illustrations. Attractive hardback book with ribbon marker. Developed in conjunction with reading experts from Roehampton University. Available as ebook with narration in British English (only on tablets that support audio).
Extent:
48 pages
Dimensions:
198.3 x 137.4mm
Paperback ISBN:
9780746070529
Accelerated Reader Book Level:
2.6
Accelerated Reader Interest Level:
Lower years (LY)
Book Band:
Turquoise
CEFR:
A2
Lexile:
420L
Key Stage:
EYFS
Publication Date:
May 2006
Work Reference:
00817
Mairi Mackinnon
Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as a teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years she has written and edited Usborne books in sixteen languages, from Arabic to Welsh. She lives in a house full of thousands of books and many strange musical instruments, from electric cellos to didgeridoos.

Find out more about Mairi Mackinnon

View series: First Reading Level 4

For every parent, child and teacher weary of the monotony of the average reading scheme, Usborne's First Reading series will offer rays of sunlight. The books are carefully levelled and offer a huge variety of accessible and fun, fiction and non-fiction.

Tamara Linke (Proprietor, Tales on Moon Lane Bookshop)

Activities to try from this book

Pancake activities

Here's a Poppy and Sam pancake recipe to download, and a Spot the Difference puzzle from this book.

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