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Elmer and the Stranger - David McKee

Description: ISBN 0099411237 / Author: David McKee / Genre: Junior Books / One day Elmer and his friends meet a stranger, called Kangaroo, and he's ... more

Elmer and the Stranger - David McKee ... got a problem. He can bournce, but he can't jump. He's been practising secretly for the jumping competition but he just keeps falling over.

Newest Review: ... the stranger looks very unhappy. Elmer then finds the stranger, who is in fact, a kangaroo. He is convinced he is a failure ... more

... because he keeps falling over. Elmer discovers that the kangaroo is good at bouncing along, but when he stops to think about jumping he falls over every time. As there is a competition, the kangaroo is worried he will make a fool of himself. Elmer has a long think about this and realises that the way to get kangaroo to jump the furthest is by making him think about something else. This works and the kangaroo wins the competition easily, proving that sometimes things are easier if you just get on with it and stop wor...more

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Elmer and the Stranger - David McKee: Don't Be A Stranger (645 words)
by - written on 11/03/07 (Very useful, 134 readings)
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***The Background*** As anyone who has read any of my previous reviews will know, my son is a big Elmer fan and loves nothing more than finding a new book from the library. Elmer is a multicoloured patchwork elephant who loves to have fun with his friends in the jungle. He was created by David McKee who also brought us Mr Benn in days of old. ***The Story*** This story starts with a very worried Tiger, telling Elmer about a stranger that has arrived in the jungle. "'Elmer,' he said, 'there's a stranger around and he's acting very strangely. He jumps and falls over.' 'Strangers often act strangely; that's ... Read the complete review