Reading Champion: The Mice and the Elephants Independent Reading Purple 8
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Chitra Soundar (Author)Chitra Soundar is an Indian-born British writer, storyteller and author of children's books, based in London.
Aditi Kakade Beaufrand (Illustrator)
Aditi was born in India to a family of artists. Immersed in art, culture, and design from an early age, she pursued illustration professionally after graduating from Rubika Supinfocom. Indian wedding commissions led to a growing social media presence and diverse projects for magazines, and children's books. Now based in France, she's inspired by France's rich heritage, which shapes her bold style.
In this traditional tale from India, the mice and the elephants discover that size is no barrier to friendship after one of the elephants falls into a hunter's trap...
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.
Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Perfect for readers aged 5-7 or those reading at book band purple.
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Biographical note
Chitra Soundar (Author)Chitra Soundar is an Indian-born British writer, storyteller and author of children's books, based in London.
Aditi Kakade Beaufrand (Illustrator)
Aditi was born in India to a family of artists. Immersed in art, culture, and design from an early age, she pursued illustration professionally after graduating from Rubika Supinfocom. Indian wedding commissions led to a growing social media presence and diverse projects for magazines, and children's books. Now based in France, she's inspired by France's rich heritage, which shapes her bold style.