Traction Man Is Here (Traction Man, 1)

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Start by asking the children to reflect on the qualities that Traction Man has, and whether they’d change anything about his character. Can Traction Man overcome the humiliation of his desperately dowdy new look and rediscover the action hero within or will the burden of the knitted green monstrosity be too great?

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The other is a scene where the hero rescues a bunch of naked Barbie dolls from a pit, and they breathlessly ask, "How can we ever repay you?I feel this book would be great to use within a Reception or KS1 class as it excites their imagination and allows them to relate to the story. The first is a scene where a bad guy (the characters are all toys or household objects) kidnaps a feminine character to make her his "wife," which is really not a funny joke in any context, and pretty messed-up to include in a story for kids. Packed in his box and lying wrapped at the bottom of the bed waiting to be opened, is a Christmas present. Using the pictures in the book, children can tell the story in their own words and making their own sound effects. I have a girl child who would love a Traction Man of her own, but there is just no way to insert her into this narrative.

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We turned the narrative poem (The Spider and the Fly) into a playscript, by setting it out correctly and adding detailed stage directions. I do appreciate funny and there needs to be a place in kid's literature for the uber masculine male, BUT. For ages 3 to 8, boys, imagination, adventures, super heroes, action figures, fantasy, toys, and fans of Mini Grey.

Traction Man is an amazing super hero who guards toast, saves animals from evil pillows, flies in a rocket shoe, and has a pet scrubbing brush who is ready for anything. These adventures follow Traction Man and his Scrubbing Brush sidekick battle against oncoming Broom of Doom and the vicious Sponge from the Bottom of the Sink to defeating the Evil Pillows and rescuing the Dollies and Spoons.

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I had to read all of the main text, then the little text and then the text of the labels and other background ones.Their confidence and enjoyment will build as you revisit the book together and children become more familiar with the story and story language. Left with only the remains of his suit (a pair of knitted trunks and his bonnet) Traction Man relaxes, proudly wearing a hula hoop medal presented by the Spoons. Things start to unravel for Traction Man when he is presented with a Christmas gift from the boy’s knitting-mad Granny.

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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.Granny knits an unfortunate green romper suit for Traction Man but he uses the horrid outfit to save the spoons from the evil broom. Grey sets the events on a damp English Christmas, but the holiday takes the back seat to the boy's implied stage-managing of Traction Man and transformation of ordinary objects. The story continues with a wealth of rescues: in the garden, the bathroom and on the journey to Granny’s House. I especially like that Traction Man is clearly a toy and yet the story features his adventures, not simply the imaginative playings of a child. From scuba diving in the sink to crawling through the "jungle" near the pond, Traction Man is always triumphant, and always suitably dressed for the job!