walter's windy washing line
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Walter had hoped to enjoy a Saturday morning watching his favourite television programmes whilst his mum went shopping. All seemed perfect, until an unexpected gust of wind spoilt his plans! Join Walter on the mathematical adventure that followed. This simple storyline with child-friendly language, presents endless opportunities to explore number and the broader mathematics curriculum at Foundation and Key Stages One and Two. Now available with audio CD from www.redrobinbooks.com, ISBN: 978-1-908702-14-2TRANSCRIPT
Walter had hoped to enjoy a Saturdaymorning watching his favourite television
programmes whilst his mum went shopping.
All seemed perfect, until an unexpectedgust of wind spoilt his plans!
Join Walter on the mathematicaladventure that followed!
Illustrated by Judith Blake
Walter’s WindyWashing Line
Walter’s WindyWashing Line
Walte
r’s Win
dy W
ash
ing L
ine
Neil Griffiths Illustrated byJudith Blake
RedR
obin
9 780954535308
ISBN 978-0-9545353-0-8
www.redrobinbooks.com
£6.99
Neil Griffiths
Red Robin Books is an imprint of Corner To Learn Limited
Published by
Corner To Learn Ltd.Willow Cottage, 26 Purton Stoke,Swindon, Wiltshire, SN5 4JF, UK
ISBN: 978-0-9545353-0-8 (paperback)ISBN: 978-1-908702-14-2 (paperback with audio CD)
First published in the UK 2003Reprinted 2014
Text © Neil Griffiths 2003Illustrations © Judith Blake 2003
The rights of Neil Griffiths to be identified as theauthor of this work has been asserted by him in accordance
with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988
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Design by
David Rose
Printed in China
For Helen Elis Jones,who inspires me and hundredsof student teachers with her
mathematical magic!Neilx
Illustrated by
Judith Blake
Neil Griffiths
Walter’s WindyWashing Line
Walter was hanging out the washing for his mum. Shehad gone shopping and Walter was hurrying becausehe wanted to watch Saturday morning television.
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He rushed indoors, put on the television and looked atthe TV magazine to decide which channel to watch.“Oh good,” he thought. He was just in time to watch hisfavourite pop programme.
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As it hadn’t quite started, he dashed into thekitchen for a packet of crisps. Just as he openedthe cupboard door, he saw out of the corner of hiseye a gust of wind blow the washing off the line!
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Once in the garden, he could see to his horror that thewashing had blown all over the neighbours’ back gardens.
“Mum will go mad!” he thought. “I’ve got to get it backbefore she comes home.”
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Walter had hoped to enjoy a Saturdaymorning watching his favourite television
programmes whilst his mum went shopping.
All seemed perfect, until an unexpectedgust of wind spoilt his plans!
Join Walter on the mathematicaladventure that followed!
Illustrated by Judith Blake
Walter’s WindyWashing Line
Walter’s WindyWashing Line
Walte
r’s Win
dy W
ash
ing L
ine
Neil Griffiths Illustrated byJudith Blake
RedR
obin
9 780954535308
ISBN 978-0-9545353-0-8
www.redrobinbooks.com
£6.99
Neil Griffiths