Traction Man Is Here (Traction Man, 1)

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Find an action figure and use it to create a Traction Man stop motion animation or video. Watch this example for inspiration: Scrubbing brush is a perfect, if unusal, pet for Traction Man. Search the house for another pet for the action man. Decorate with pet features and think about how the pet can help our hero. Find out more Explore Mini’s Sketching Weakly blog. Can you challenge yourself to complete a weekly sketching challenge? Could your work be shared with others on a blog or other space? Making parachutes out of different materials and working out the best design, then dropping traction man from a height and see what the best design is Twenty-eight first graders run in from recess. They're dirty, tired and infected with the wiggles. There's whispering, muttering, sniffling and whining.

I was really pleasantly surprised. The story was hilarious and so were the illustrations. The little boy's imagination is so fun to see as his toys come alive for him and have exciting adventures. The humiliation of a hand-knit green romper suit (with matching hat) is perfectly executed and I can imagine that more than one child can empathize with poor Traction Man. Overall, this was a very entertaining story and while it likely will appeal most to young boys, our girls and I really enjoyed it too. I'm so glad that we discovered this little gem! We can clearly see how Traction Man is feeling and his emotional journey (happiness, joy, despair, worry, concern, excitement, confusion...) I am going to be a killjoy about this one, which my kids love. I'm disappearing it the next time I do a book purge. Find the descriptive language used in the story (e.g. foamy waters, supersonic, hoist) and use this to create a collection of vocabulary that you can use in your own writing. Traction Man uses everyday household objects to carry out his adventures. Think of other objects and make a list of ways that Traction Man could use them… or ways that they could cause problems for him!Part of my 365 Kids Books challenge. For a fuller explanation see my review for 101 Amazing Facts about Australia You can see all the books on their own shelf.

Create a set of speech / thought bubbles for Traction Man at different points in the story to explain how he is feeling. Can you tell by his facial expressions and body language? Before reading the story, encourage children to look at the cover and talk about what they notice. Then read through the book, pausing to talk about the pictures. Join in Children can assemble their own action outfit and act out their own heroic deeds. Take photos of the action and make into a picture story (like a comic strip) with captions and speech bubbles Design an outfit Design a new outfit for Traction Man Use magazine pictures, spare pieces of fabric and glue to design a new Traction Man outfit for an intrepid new mission. Create Traction Woman

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Write a story about a new Traction Man adventure, e.g. Traction Man repairs the Giant Intergalactic People Mover.