The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark: as read by HRH The Duchess of Cambridge on CBeebies Bedtime Stories

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All of the books in the Literacy Out of the Box series have been chosen for their outdoor settings and because they lend themselves easily to Learning for Sustainability across the curriculum. Once your child has moved on from The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark, why not pick their favourite book to create your own reading comprehension exercise? On 13 February 2022, the BBC broadcast the story on their CBeebies Bedtime Story programme, read by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. I can't wait to see her deliver her own take on such a classic story and I'm sure our audience can't either.

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It was published in 1968, illustrated by Joanne Cole, and an abridged edition illustrated by Paul Howard published in 2001. The duchess, who is the royal patron of Place2Be, a children's mental health charity, will appear on the CBeebies show to mark Children's Mental Health Week.Other big names lining up to open a CBeebies storybook include Bridgerton actor Regé-Jean Page, author Michael Rosen, Olympic athlete Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill, astronaut Tim Peake (who read from space), actors Emily Watson and Ewan McGregor and TV chef Nadiya Hussain.

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They can check their answers as they go using the book as a reference, which will help them learn how to look up information they don’t know off the top of their head. In the first chapter, Plop (a baby barn owl) tells his mum that he is afraid of the dark and wants to be a day bird.For more materials to support teaching on The Owl Who was Afraid of the Dark chapters 1 to 7, check out this fantastic resource pack. You will recognise some of the activities from the Mind Map but alternatives have been provided for working at home or as an individual. Reese Witherspoon was a recent addition to the list, which also features Chris Evans, Tom Hiddleston, Orlando Bloom and Eddie Redmayne, along with singing talent including Dolly Parton, Sir Elton John, Dave Grohl and Ed Sheeran - and children's television royalty such as Dame Floella Benjamin. The book shows what constellations are, especially Orion's belt, and has been adapted as a show at the London Planetarium.