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This book is absolutely brilliant. A small boy receives Traction Man, an action figure, for Christmas. From then, Traction Man and his faithful sidekick Scrubbing Brush have amazing adventures together, defeating the Evil Pillows, rescuing the Dollies and Spoons.
This is a fabulous book to inspire creative play in a Reception class, and oral story telling and writing in Y1 or 2, especially if the class topic is Toys and Games. The comic style layout is very attractive to read, and detailed ill ...more
This story is action packed, full of mini adventures in familiar settings (garden, sink, and bedroom). Traction Man is an action figure doll, who dresses in different outfits for different adventures and saves the day! He has a pet dog called Scrubbing Brush, who is his ‘side kick’ they help each other, fighting ‘evil- the baddies’.
This story will engage both girls and boys and allows your imagination to run wild as the description and ideas are funny, creative and adventurous. The story is rep ...more
This story will engage both girls and boys and allows your imagination to run wild as the description and ideas are funny, creative and adventurous. The story is rep ...more
‘Traction Man is Here’ a fantastic book by Mini Grey. Traction man has an outfit for every occasion; he patrols the house saving toys, guarding toast, searching for lost wrecks and other captivating adventures. Traction Man is a superhero ready for anything. Traction Man by Mini Grey is a fantastic book, which brings a personified toy to life. This book is suitable for pupils in Key Stage 1, it can be used in Literacy as children can create and write about their own evil characters or alternativ
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I have read this book with a year 1 class who thoroughly enjoyed it. All children were able to retell the key moments in their own words and draw pictures for each scene. Traction Man has become a classroom favourite. It's fun, adventurous and quite a fast paced book. There are many activities you can do based on the book. One such activity was for children to write their own mission which they thoroughly enjoyed.
Age range 5 - 7 ...more
Age range 5 - 7 ...more
