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Product DescriptionIn this cluster Tiger is mistaken for a gingerbread man in The Gingerbread Micro-man! Tiger gets a surprise when he cuts his birthday cake in The Birthday cake and Jack gets more than he bargained for when he uses his Grandma's Popcorn Pot. Also in this cluster, find out more about differenttypes of food and where it comes from in the two non fiction titles What's for Lunch? and Yum!Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities. The Food Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Food cluster, together with guidance aboutcomprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book.About the AuthorShoo Rayner enjoys writing books for boys. He has written and illustrated over a hundred of his own children's books, including Ricky Rocket, Viking Vik, Scaredy Cats and Little Horrors. When Shoo isn't writing in his shed in the Royal Forest of Dean or watching his cats chase frogs around thepond, he visits schools and libraries, entertaining children with his storytelling skills. Shoo has a long association with OUP. His very first books were published as part of the Oxford Reading Tree.