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8 Blog Posting- The Tale of Peter Rabbit
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter is about a
rabbit called Peter who lived with his mother and his three sisters Flopsy,
Mopsy and Cotton-tail. They lived in a sand-bank underneath the root of a very
big fir-tree. They were allowed to go down the lane and into the fields, but
were no matter what they were never allowed to enter Mr McGregor’s Garden. Mrs
Rabbit would tell her rabbits their father had an accident there and was put into
a pie by Mrs McGregor. Mrs Rabbit went out to the bakery and told her young
rabbits to be careful and stay out of trouble. Peter didn’t listen to his mother
and went straight to Mr McGregor’s garden and squeezed under the gate. First he
ate some lettuces, then some beans and radishes. As he walked around the corner
of a garden bed he met Mr McGregor. He jumped up and chased Peter calling out, ‘Stop
thief!’. Peter ran all over the garden and couldn’t find the gate, getting
tangled up in a gooseberry net. As Mr McGregor came up to catch Peter he
managed to break out of the net and jumped into a watering can. Peter managed to
escape and run home. He never looked back until her reached home.
The Tale of Peter Rabbit would be a great book to use
in a junior primary classroom as it has good illustrations which match the
text. It familiarises younger children
with new words which the teacher can introduce one by one and defining the
meanings. Children can also be asked to think about what they think will happen
on the next page or what they can tell from the name and front cover.
Catherine
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