But what made this picture book one of my favorite reads so far this year was the sweet, simple message. Don’t judge a book by the cover. A message I know we all know, but comes through with such fun and love and life for young readers here. A message that needs to be said again and again. We all should remember to look past appearances or reputations or even growls to see someone’s heart. Yeti and Bird give the idea and heartfelt message a new feel and look. I mean what’s not to love about a Yeti? :D Write a report about yetis. Where do they live? What do they eat? Do they have any special adaptations? Little ones will be charmed by this sweet and silly story of friendship."--Booklist Online, February 2015

Write a diary entry from the point of view of the yeti. How does he spend his days? How does he feel? Yeti and the Bird is a beautifully illustrated story about an unlikely friendship between a big scary Yeti, and a little bird, and how this saved the Yeti from his life of loneliness. Retell the story from the bird’s point of view. Where did she come from? How did he first feel when she met Yeti?

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different characters, which they write in the third person and using the past tense. They use adverbs to sequence and add cohesion, as well as conjunctions to write compoundsentences ( but and and). Synopsis of Text: This is a beautiful tale of forming unlikely friendships with others from different worlds. The text has strong PSHE links, exploring friendship and how we form new relationships with others. The book also has solid links to geography as different landscapes are explored. Nadia Shireen is a significant, award-winning author and illustrator and children will enjoy exploring her other titles on their own. Links and themes: The yeti is the ‘biggest, hairiest, scariest’ beast. Can you think of any other superlatives? When are they used in writing? Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning. Yeti and the Bird is a new book written and illustrated by Nadia Shireen and published by Random House. I have been looking forward to this book as I really liked the look of it as soon as I saw it.

Renata’s wren encounter proves magical, one most children could only wish to experience outside of this lovely story. The illustrations are lovely with lots of detail, lots of great scenery shown with woodlands, mountains and sunsets and lots of cute animals too! A huge white yeti is lonely but not alone.... Yeti is an exceptionally appealing character with his small head, tiny eyes, and great hairy body. In the first of many wonderful spreads, he is depicted as mountainlike. Just as the orange bird brightens Yeti's world, these two will warm the hearts of young readers. Told with exceptional economy and striking art, this tale of an unusual friendship is a great choice for all libraries."--School Library Journal, November 2014 The characters are great and the little bird shows that there was no need for anyone to be afraid of the Yeti – a reminder not just to judge on first impressions, and to give people a chance. The story shows how a small and totally unexpected event ending up turning around everything for the lonely Yeti! Yeti is the biggest, hairiest, SCARIEST beast in the forest and because of that, he is lonely. Everyone avoids him. No one wants to play with him. Thankfully, one day, an unexpected guest pays him a visit. Little red bird got lost on her way to a hot tropical island and she landed on top of Yeti's head. To Yeti's surprise, she is not afraid of him at all! This friendship will change Yeti's life!Imagine that you have seen a yeti. Write a description of it using lots of adjectives, similes and metaphors.