Big Cat – Peter and the Wolf: Band 09

This book presents Serge Prokofieff’s famous musical story about young Peter and the Wolf in the style of a play with four scenes. The cast of characters on page 2 shows how Prokofieff used a different musical instrument to represent each character. With the help of a narrator, the story reveals, how Peter outwits the big bad wolf.

•Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

• Text type – A playscript of a traditional tale.

•A poster on pages 22 and 23 recaps on elements of Peter’s character, around which children can discuss the story.

• Curriculum links – Music: Exploring sounds.