Young

Readers

Jane Cadwallader

Granny Fixit
and the Pirate
Illustrated by Gustavo Mazali

ill and Ahmed are in class. The teacher,

Mr Robinson, is asking the children
to write a story about an adventure.
They can write the story with a friend.

Would you
like to work
with me?

O.K.

Ahmed and Jill are walking to the library.

The woman is pointing to the adventure books.

Theres Granny Fixit.
She puts her hand in her small yellow bag. Whats
in there? Oh, its a big yellow adventure book!
She puts the book in the bookcase.

LIBR ARY
What
can we write
about?

Lets look
for adventure
books.

The adventure
books are over
there.

Whos walking behind the children?

Oh! Its Granny Fixit!
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The children open the big yellow adventure book

and
Oh! The sea!! And a pirate boat!!
And a PIRATE!

The pirate is small with black hair and a big nose.

Hes sad.

Come and see

my boat.

Im Pirate Bill
and Im sad because
I dont have a pirate hat
or a parrot or a box
with treasure.

Whats
your name?

Granny Fixit wants to help Pirate Bill.

She puts her hand in her small yellow bag.
Whats in there? Oh, its a parrot!
Granny Fixit says
something to
the parrot.

2 Find the words. Fill the gaps in the song.

Activity Pages
1 Label the pictures. Cross out the pictures
that arent in the story.
parrot

box
island

ball

hat
bag

fish

book

s
o

p
r

parrots
__________

r
e
l

p u

r
p

b
o
r

a
r
d

__________

__________

box
1 ___________

3 ___________

2 ___________
5 ___________

4 ___________

7 ___________
6 ___________
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8 ___________

parrots .
Look at the __________
__________ and blue.
Grey and __________ .
Green ones too!
__________ __________ everywhere.
One on the __________ .
One on the __________ .

p
i

__________

r
i

c
h

__________

3 Circle the correct word.

1 The adventure book is blue / yellow.
2 The pirate is big / small.
3 The pirate wants a parrot / cat.
4 Granny Fixit looks for the parrots / treasure.
5 The pirates name is Ben / Bill.
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4 Read, match and draw.

5 Find the words to fill the gaps in the

sentences.

cupboard

boat

chair

bed

bookcase

A
B
C

flying

chair

Ahmed

pirate

Granny

kitchen

island

yellow

looks

parrots

Fixit

happy

under

Jill

bag

1 _________ and _________ are in the _________ .

(A3)

hat

(C4)

(B1)

2 _________ _________ has a _________ _________ .

(A5)

(C1)

(B3)

(C5)

3 The _________ isnt _________ .

(A4)

window

(C2)

4 The _________ are _________ to the _________ .

(B5)

sofa

(A1)

(B2)

5 _________ _________ _________ _________

(A5)

(C1)

(B4)

(C3)

the _________ .
(A2)

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PICTURE DICTIONARY
Granny Fixit and the Pirate

6 Read and draw.

bag

T
O
R
PARLAND
IS
boat

There are five parrots.

Theres a box with treasure!

bookcase

7 Do you like the story? Draw your face.

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= I love the story!

= I like the story.

= I quite like the story.

= I dont like the story.

box

cupboard

hair

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Theres a pirate.
Theres a tree.
Theres a boat.

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An action
story about
Granny Fixit,
a sad pirate
and a crowd
of multi-coloured
parrots.

PICTURE DICTIONARY
Granny Fixit and the Pirate

hat

SYLLABUS
Vocabulary areas
Animals, furniture, numbers, colours

island

letter

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!

Grammar and structures

Present simple
Present progressive
Imperatives
Have for possession
There is / There are
Can for ability
Question words: what? / where? / who?
Conjunctions: and / but

Young ELI Readers

parrot

Jane
Cadwallader

Granny
Fixit
and the
Pirate

pirate
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.

treasure

(to) wake up

wardrobe

Stage 1
Dominique Guillemant, Hooray for the Holidays
Dominique Guillemant, Sophies Dream
Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Ball
Jane Cadwallader, Granny Fixit and the Pirate
Stage 2
Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the Vegetables
Jane Cadwallader, PB3 and the Jacket
Rudyard Kypling, The Jungle Book
Stage 3
Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Bakonzi Tree
Jane Cadwallader, Uncle Jack and the Emperor Penguins
J. M. Barrie, Peter Pan
Stage 4
Jane Cadwallader, Harry and an Electrical Problem
Jane Cadwallader, Harry and the Crown
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland

YOUNG JARIR & ELI READERS ( PRIMARY )

Stage

primary grade 1 - 6

Title

w/ video

ISBN

Sophies Dream + CD

978-9948-22-149-4

Hooray for the Holidays! + CD

978-9948-22-150-0

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

978-9948-22-155-5

PB3 and the Vegetables + CD

978-9948-22-156-2

PB3 and the Jacket + CD

978-9948-22-157-9

PB3 and Coco the Clown + CD

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

Uncle jack and the Emperor Penguins + CD

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

The Secret Passage + CD

978-9948-22-167-8

White Fang + CD

978-9948-22-168-5

proficiency advanced

upper intermediate

intermediate

YOUNG ADULT JARIR & ELI READERS ( SECONDARY )

3

Sense and Sensibility + CD

978-9948-22-202-6

Macbeth + CD

978-9948-22-203-3

The Picture of Dorian Gray + CD

978-9948-22-204-0

Stories of Mystery and Suspense + CD

978-9948-22-205-7

Dubliners + CD

978-9948-22-206-4

The Turn of the Screw + CD

978-9948-22-196-8

Frankenstein + CD

978-9948-22-197-5

Mrs. Dalloway + CD

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The Great Gatsby + CD

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Heart of Darkness + CD

978-9948-22-201-9