Halle had a Hammer: A Bloomsbury Young Reader
Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)
An inspiring story about a Romani Traveller family, ideal for children practising reading at home or in school.
Halle and her family are Romani Travellers. They move around and they’re very good at fixing and making things. Halle’s family visit a village that had lots of problems at their annual running race last year. Can Halle’s family, with their truck of tools and wood, help the community avert another disaster?
This story from children’s authors Richard O’Neill and Michelle Russell is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features colour illustrations by Elijah Vardo and provides awareness, understanding and celebration of a Travelling community.
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Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.
'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher
Richard O’Neill was raised in a traditional Romani family in the north of England. Richard is an award-winning children’s writer who tells his stories in schools, museums, libraries and theatres. In 2013 Richard won the National Literacy Hero award, and he also co-founded the UK’s annual Diverse Book Week which takes place in June. Follow Richard on Twitter @therroneill. Michelle Russell is from a family of travelling showpeople. She is an author, former Early Years teacher and runs The Activity Bus on Facebook. Michelle and Richard have written The Show Must Go On for the Bug Club Independent Readers series.
Elijah Vardo is a Romani artist, illustrator and graphic designer whose goal is to represent the Roma culture within the art community, and see representation that he wished was there growing up.