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Published by Egmont GO BANANAS (Blue) 2003
Price £3.99
ISBN 1 4052 0674 8
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Little Frank is six and it’s
his birthday. Dad, Grandpa and Great Grandpa (who
are all called Frank!) give him a very special
present. It’s a model boat, originally made
by Great Grandpa Frank over sixty years ago and
handed down to Grandpa, Dad and now little Frank.
What a fantastic present! Frank can hardly wait
to see it sail. But when he loses it in the stream
how will he bring himself to tell the others?
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 A simple story linked to topics from National Curriculum
Key Stage 1 with fantastic facts about toys from the
past and a fun mix and match game.
Review of Bananas series from ‘Junior Bookshelf’:
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A delightful introduction to the pleasures of reading’.
The Four Franks owes a lot to my Dad who spent his entire
working life sailing the sea in ships. He used to come
home on leave with fantastic tales of life at sea and
he also made us model sailing boats a bit like Frank’s
boat.
The story is linked to some of the concepts explored
in Keystage 1 History – how things change during
the course of one person’s lifetime, and also the
value of memorabilia and special objects to teach us
things about the past. Franks’ boat has been made
in World War II, mended by a farmer’s wife at the
farm where Grandpa was evacuated as a small boy, and
mended again on the day of the first moon landing - with
wooden chopsticks from a new Chinese takeaway. The story
is also about families and the special bonds between
four generations. It’s about shared memories and
shared projects – as well as a shared name!
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