Bella's Big Adventure ¦ Bella Goes to Sea
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The cover illustration for this issue is by Tony Ross for Allan Ahlberg’s latest addition to the ‘Happy Family’ series, Miss Dirt the Dustman’s Daughter. We are grateful to Puffin Books for their help in producing the cover of this November issue.
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Bella's Big Adventure
Bella Goes to Sea
Bella the goose escapes from a bleak existence in a cage at the bottom of an untidy city garden and goes in search of a good home. Her adventures as she leaves the city and makes her way through the countryside not only make good reading but are also a wonderful support to Geography at Key Stage One. Following her route on the panorama spread at the end of the book is not easy and presents the challenge of trying to draw a map!
It feels just right that Bella should be rescued in the nick of time by William the fisherman who offers her a home. (My class remembered William and his tumbledown house from the much loved book The Little House by the Sea and were delighted to meet him again.)
In Bella Goes to Sea, it is Bella's turn to rescue William when he is shipwrecked. 'These books are just good' - a real accolade from a young Year One reviewer which was echoed by all!
