The Big Hungry Bear Storysack

by Audrey Wood and Don Wood

Published 31 December 1998
Now the reader can be even more involved in this popular story. Scenery and puppets, along with the story and song CD, allow for creative retelling, whilst the game works at different ability levels to develop sequencing skills. Find out more about mice using the non-ficiton book. A Storysack (R) is a large cloth bag containing a quality child's picture book with supporting materials to stimulate reading activities. To bring the book to life, soft toys of the main characters, artefacts relating to items in the story, a non-fiction element relating to the fiction theme and a game based on the book are included. A guide and prompt suggest ways of developing listening, reading and writing skills using the contents of the Storysack (R).

When a princess who behaves like a dragon meets a dragon who behaves like a princess, who knows what will happen! The Princess and the Dragon story is accompanied by a language game, a character mask book and fabulous hand puppets. Everything to involve children in expression, performance and discussion of this quirky tale. Storysacks enable parents to contribute in a major way to their children's literacy and provide a valuable resource to teachers. A Storysack (R) is a large cloth bag containing a quality child's picture book with supporting materials to stimulate reading activities. To bring the book to life, soft toys of the main characters, artefacts relating to items in the story, a non-fiction element and a game based on the book are included. A guide and prompt suggest ways of developing listening, reading and writing skills using the contents of the Storysack (R).