Max and Chaffy: Welcome to Animal Island!

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A heart-warming, interactive adventure story, full of friendship and joy, from bestselling author/illustrator Jamie Smart! About This Edition ISBN: This time Max and his friend Chaffy wake up to a hive of activity on Adventure Island. All their friends are planning a secret birthday party for Chief Constable Moose. Bradley was making lanterns, Orlando was making a sign to fly behind his plane and grumpy cat Foghorn was supposed to be finding a present. Crumble had made a delicious strawberry cupcake and that is where the trouble began. Not only did Crumble let Max and Chaffy into the secret, but all the noise attracted Chief Constable Moose, who was accused of ruining the surprise and sent away. Engaging, funny and charming ... a delightful young graphic novel - the first in a series that will no doubt be much loved, as with everything Jamie Smart creates - BookTrust Max and Chaffy: Welcome to Animal Island is the debut story in a new graphic novel series for early chapter book readers. This is a brilliant introduction to comic layout and readers will feel a great sense of achievement at completing a chapter. The illustrations are the epitome of cute, as are the mix of characters and the text is appropriately sized and clearly laid out. This is a series which will be absolutely snapped up by parents and teachers everywhere and will most definitely get kids hooked on reading!

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Graphic novels for KS1 list: Recently, there has been a surge in graphic novels published for younger children. The books we have chosen for this list are suitable for KS1, especially for children in year 2. Many are also appropriate for children in lower KS2, especially for children in year 3. This fun story is about a little girl and her partner, Chaffy, exploring animal island to help Chief Constable Moose find his cupcake for his surprise birthday party. My favourite characters were the main character, called Max, and the pig called Orlando.... Read Full ReviewNyla grew up with her mum and her grandma, because her dad died when she was little – or so she’s always been told. But now Grandma Farida, “time-travelling” in her mind as her memory weakens, insists she’s seen her lost son in the supermarket. When Nyla promises Grandma that she’ll find him and bring him home, she unravels a whole web of secrets in this eloquent, affecting verse novel for 9+. Graphic novels for KS1 introduce children to the conventions of the comic in an accessible way. Speech bubbles, for instance, are carefully placed and not overwhelming. Storylines are straightforward and easy to follow in the pictures. Thanks so much for your lovely message and for everything that you do with Book Wagon. Yourself and Bob are much cherished in our booky world and I personally really appreciate everything that you do. The story is warm with friendship, showing Max to be kind, caring and helpful and the sweet illustrations are sure to encourage everyone to have a go at drawing Chaffy wherever they go! This series to sure to engage and inspire young readers and is not to be missed! Then they discovered the cake was missing, but our duo was soon hot on the trail following clues and with puzzles for the reader to solve. With lots of red herrings and dead ends, Max and Chaffy were beginning to think they had failed, when they found another chaffy and this one had a familiar looking hat and was hot on the trail!

Graphic Novels for KS1 — Just Imagine

Choosing Books for the Classroom: The Just Imagine review panel select their favourite Graphic Novels. Max has just moved to Animal Island and it’s full of new friends: Orlando, Crumbs, Moose, Pedalo and a very special creature called a CHAFFY . . . The denouement was a big surprise, but everybody learned that plans are not more important than people and that being greedy can lead to a sore tummy. The gentle messages in this perfectly pitched series are very effective for a young audience and they will love to see another chaffy find their perfect home. Teachers and parents will also love the design a chaffy activity sheets and draw along videos on www.findchaffy.com

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