LGS & LACAS Class 1 – Up, Up… Elephant! (Green Band Reader) 2027-28

Up, Up… Elephant! by Alex Eeles, illustrated by Alan Rogers, is a Green band reader in the Cambridge Reading Adventures series. It is on the LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 lists on this site. The cover shows an enormous purple elephant standing in a jungle pond among lily pads, with a small striped figure beside him. It is a warm story about a problem and a creative solution, told so that a confident Class 1 reader can read it alone. This page is written for the 2027-28 session.

Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore, supplies it with cash on delivery across Pakistan and delivery to the Gulf countries.

Quick facts

• Title on the cover: Up, Up… Elephant! · Cambridge Reading Adventures · Green band · Alex Eeles · Alan Rogers
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Author and illustrator: Alex Eeles (text) and Alan Rogers (pictures)
• Band: Green band
• Cover picture: an enormous purple elephant in a jungle pond among lily pads, with a small striped figure beside him
• Teaching notes by: Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin (printed on the notes page)
• Shown on: LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1, and in School Readers → Cambridge
• Session: 2027-28

What is this book?

Sim comes across an elephant with a problem. She tries a number of ways to help until she finds one that lets the elephant give rides to his friends. Sim's reward is a bird's-eye view of the rainforest, because she gets the first ride. The story is built on three attempts, with the solution on the third, but the conversation between Sim and the elephant sounds natural.

The notes were written by Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin, and they point to contractions in speech, time phrases and longer words as the main language features.

Words and sentences

Contractions in speech (I'm, What's, can't, didn't, Let's) and time phrases such as Every day and This time appear throughout. Long words such as enormous, exploring and favourite need the reader to find the parts of the word. Different words for said, such as asked, sobbed and laughed, show feelings more exactly. The storybook phrase "and off she ran" is on page 5.

What a child can learn from it

• Follow the print across several lines without pointing.
• Work out new words by finding chunks they already know, using the meaning and grammar.
• Talk about why a character acts as they do and explain the reasons.

A guided reading lesson to follow at home

• Read the blurb and ask your child to predict what the book will be about, and whether it is fiction or non-fiction, with reasons.
• Say: in this book Sim comes across an enormous elephant on her daily walk. The elephant is very upset. Let's find out why.
• On page 3, find enormous and read it in three parts, e-nor-mous; check the meaning with the picture.
• On page 4, ask your child to find where the elephant says why he is crying and to tell it back in their own words.
• On page 5, practise the phrase "and off she ran" and find it in the text.

Links beyond the book

For geography, Sim gets an aerial view of the rainforest. Look at your own area on a map app from above and draw a map of a place you know. For science, Sim uses the elephant's trunk to climb onto his back: what is an elephant's trunk really for? Use books or websites to find out and write a short fact page.

About the Green band

Green band is a step for confident early readers, with longer texts and more demanding vocabulary.

The Reading Adventures bands on this site

Cambridge Reading Adventures groups its readers into coloured bands, from the easiest to the hardest. Here is where this book sits, with the other readers on this site.

Why this book?

• A warm problem-and-solution story in a rainforest.
• Contractions and time phrases give practice with natural speech.
• Links easily to map work and animal facts.

Who is it for, and when is it used?

It is for Class 1 children on the LGS and LACAS lists, about six years old. It is read at school in guided reading and at home as extra practice throughout the session. Ten minutes a night is plenty.

How to help at home

• Say the three tries Sim makes and what happens each time.
• Practise reading enormous in three parts.
• Draw a bird's-eye picture of your street.
• Find the contractions and say the full words.
• Write three facts about an elephant's trunk.

Is it right for LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 and session 2027-28?

On this site it is shown under LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1. If your school's 2027-28 list names Up, Up… Elephant!, this is the book. Send us your list on WhatsApp and we will tell you what we can get for you.

Buy it in Urdu Bazar, Lahore

• Shop: Exams Book House, Shop Number 4, Al Fazal Market, Urdu Bazar, Lahore 54000
• Urdu Bazar Lahore book shop number: 0317 4846676 (call or WhatsApp)
• Open: Monday to Saturday, 9 AM – 9 PM; closed on Sunday
• Delivery: all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries

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Frequently asked questions

How is the story built?

In three repeated attempts, with the solution on the third.

Who illustrated it?

Alan Rogers is credited on the cover.

What band is it?

Green band.

Who is Sim?

The girl who meets the elephant on her daily walk.

Is it on the LGS Class 1 and LACAS Class 1 list for 2027-28?

It is shown there on this site. Send your school list on WhatsApp so we can confirm.

Do you deliver outside Lahore?

Yes, all over Pakistan with cash on delivery, and to the Gulf countries. WhatsApp 0317 4846676.

Inside the book — contents and sample pages