Young

Readers

Jane Cadwallader

Granny Fixit
and the Yellow String
Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

ere is Ann. Shes running to school. Oh

dear! Her school bag is open! Her books
and her pencil and ruler are falling out of
her bag. Ann is ALWAYS losing her things!

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The teacher is angry. Ann doesnt have

her book again!

Ann is in the park. Shes talking to her

friend Granny Fixit. Ann is sad because
her teacher is angry.

Ann! Wheres your

book? You are ALWAYS
losing your things!
My teacher is
angry. Im ALWAY
losing my things!

Hmm. Is that
your book on
the floor?

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Granny Fixit puts her hand in her

small yellow bag. Whats in there?
4

Oh! Its a piece of yellow string. Granny Fixit

puts the yellow string into Anns school bag!
Ann is picking up her book.

Thank you
Granny Fixit.
Goodbye Ann.

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Ann is running to her house. Oh dear! Her school

bag is open again! Her pencil, her book, her rubber
and crayons are falling out of her bag. But wait!
The string is picking up all the things!
Its putting them
in her school bag!

Im a yellow piece of str ing.

more than dance and sing.
I do much
When you drop things on the floor.
u
I pick them p and look for more!
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2 Find the words. Fill the gaps in the song.

Activity Pages
1 Read, match and draw.

Granny Fixit

school bag

lamp

gp i c k s i

da

s t rin
e
c
n

r
n g yellowd

watch

dog

o
o
l
p

o
kfl

or

yellow piece of ________.

Im a __________
I do much more than ________ and ________.
When you ________ things on the _________.
I ________ them up and ________ for more!

book
3 Match the sentence halves.

teacher

plant

1 Ann

picks up ALL the things!

2 Fido

helps Ann.

3 The yellow string is ALWAYS losing her things!

pencil

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Ann

4 Granny Fixit

is the teachers dog.

5 The teacher says

BE QUIET PLEASE!
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5 Look and complete the sentences.

5
3

4 Write. Use the picture dictionary

to help you.
1

A
2

1
B

4
C
teacher
Ann

flower

noise

Granny Fixit

Granny Fixit _____________

is having
1 _____________
breakfast.

kite
A3 = _________________

B3 = _________________

D2 = _________________

C3 = _________________

B2 = _________________

A1 = _________________

C1 = _________________

D3 = _________________

_____________!

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is running is talking
are making
is having
is picking

2 _____________ _____________ to school.

3 Mum _____________ a _____________ .
4 The _____________ _____________
to Fido.

5 The children _____________ a lot of

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PICTURE DICTIONARY
Granny Fixit and the Yellow String

6 Read and draw.

+971 2 645 8987

The yellow string is picking up a flower, a pencil,

a ruler, a watch and a little dog.

info@jarirbookstores.ae

book
crayon

(to) dance
doll

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= I love the story!

= I like the story.

= I quite like the story.

= I dont like the story.

plant

kite

lamp

7 Do you like the story? Draw your face.

A hilarious
adventure with
Granny Fixit,
Ann and a
yellow string.

PICTURE DICTIONARY
Granny Fixit and the Yellow String

pencil

orange

Vocabulary areas
School, family and friends, the home, toys

My name is Jane and

I live in a beautiful
Spanish city, Madrid.
Im an English author
of childrens books.
Ive always loved
creating stories and
songs for children.
The best ideas
come to me while
Im jogging!

school bag

ruler

Jane
Cadwallader

Granny
Fixit
and the
Yellow
String

SYLLABUS

string

(to) sing

watch

My name is Gustavo.
I live in a very big
city, Buenos Aires.
I have been drawing
all my life, ever since
I was a child as
I didnt have a TV.
I enjoy most of all
drawing comic strips
and picturing myself
and my kids in the
illustrations that
I create.

Grammar and structures

Present simple
Present progressive
Imperatives
Have for possession
There is / There are
Can for ability
Question words: Where? / What?
Conjunctions: and / but
Determiners: this / that / a / an / a lot of

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Stage

primary grade 1 - 6

Title

w/ video

ISBN

Sophies Dream + CD

978-9948-22-149-4

Hooray for the Holidays! + CD

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Granny Fixit and the Ball + CD

978-9948-22-151-7

Granny Fixit and the Pirate + CD

978-9948-22-152-4

Granny Fixit and the Yellow String + CD

978-9948-22-153-1

Aladdin + CD

978-9948-22-154-8

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz + CD

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PB3 and the Vegetables + CD

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PB3 and the Jacket + CD

978-9948-22-157-9

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978-9948-22-158-6

PB3 and the Helping Hands + CD

978-9948-22-159-3

Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi Tree + CD

978-9948-22-160-9

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978-9948-22-161-6

The Canterville Ghost + CD

978-9948-22-162-3

Uncle Jack and the Meerkats + CD

978-9948-22-163-0

Peter Pan + CD

978-9948-22-164-7

Harry and the Crown + CD

978-9948-22-165-4

Harry and the Egyptian Tomb + CD

978-9948-22-166-1

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White Fang + CD

978-9948-22-168-5

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intermediate

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3

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978-9948-22-202-6

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978-9948-22-205-7

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