My Granny Went to Market: A Round-the-world Counting Rhyme

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His travels include India, Cuba, Tunisia, Peru, Tahiti, Australia, the Comoros Islands, New York, Los Angeles and London. Definitely will use in my teaching as there are multiple opportunities for studying cultures and their history. My Granny Went to Market: A Round-The-World Counting Rhyme by Stella Blackstone is a rhyming book about a Granny who takes a magic carpet ride around the world. This book is great for learning about other countries and cultures and can be a brilliant starting point for a cross-curricular project.

I enjoyed reading this book because in some of the cultures I did not realize one of their customs and normalities. Granny went to Market is a fun book about a Granny flying around the world purchasing different items.This book can be used to be read out to children, the illustrations are fabulous, a lot of questions can be asked to children about it, i. This is a fun way of showing the reader what different cultures and places look like around the world, along with learning to count! Not only is this a counting and rhyming book, it also provides some clear explanations as to unfamiliar terms covered within the text. This rhyming story will take young readers on an adventure to different countries while teaching them to count along the way.

Stella Blackstone has written many best-selling titles for Barefoot Books, including the popular Bear and Cleo series and An Island In the Sun (2002). She lives in southwest England, and enjoys walking and working in her garden as well as doing nothing whenever she has the chance. Taking young readers on an adventure through ten different countries, this book also introduces children to maps and entertains them with rhyme along the way. Perfect for learning how to count, as well as introducing children to a host of bird names, this rhyming text is great for reading aloud.The writing is just as exciting, rich in rhyming, alliteration, interesting words, and introduces foreign words to children, and gives an insight into the different cultures and objects which represent that country.