Written by Hannah Reed Illustrated by Naomi Lewis

The Queen s New C hef Written by Hannah Reed Illustrated by Naomi Lewis

The Queen s New Chef Text type: Narrative Level: J (17) Word count: 513 Content vocabulary beans cake caramel carrots celery chef cherries chocolate cook delicious healthy ice cream nuts pancakes peas put sauce scrumptious stew tasty vegetables yummy Phonically accessible vocabulary asked breakfast carefully carrot chocolate celebrate dear delicious healthy kitchens magnificent mountain palace sauce scrumptious tallest Curriculum link Health: Staying well, nutrition Key concepts Some foods help to keep you active and healthy. Ingredients can be combined in particular ways to make tasty, interesting food. Possible reading strategy Making predictions Connected book Fun Food to Make and Eat The Queen s New Chef 2010-2014 EC Licensing Pty Ltd. This work is protected by US copyright law, and under international copyright conventions, applicable in the jurisdictions in which it is published. All rights reserved. The trademark Flying Start to Literacy and Star device is a registered trademark of EC Licensing Pty Ltd in the US. Purchasers of this book may have certain rights under applicable copyright law to copy parts of this book. Purchasers must make the necessary enquiries to ascertain whether and to what extent they have any such right in the jurisdiction in which they will be using the book. Developed by Eleanor Curtain Publishing Designed by Derek Schneider Printed and bound in China through Colorcraft Ltd, Hong Kong Distributed in the USA by Okapi Educational Publishing Inc. Phone: 866-652-7436 Fax: 800-481-5499 Email: info@myokapi.com www.myokapi.com www.flying-start-to-literacy.com ISBN: 978-1-74234-595-6 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 Written by Hannah Reed Illustrated by Naomi Lewis

Queen Caroline was holding a contest to find the best chef in the land. The winner would become the queen s new chef. Lots of chefs wanted to win the contest. They were all sure that their cooking was the best. There was excitement in kitchens all over the kingdom. 2 3

I will make a huge stack of pancakes with ice cream and chocolate sauce for the contest, said Chef Dominic. The queen will love my pancakes. I will make a magnificent mountain of ice cream with chocolate, nuts, and cherries for the queen, said Chef Charlotte. I will make the biggest, stickiest toffee cake anyone has ever eaten, said Chef Henri. I am the best and I will be the queen s new chef, they all said. 4 5

Meanwhile, in the smallest kitchen in the land, a girl named Bree was thinking about entering the contest. Hmm! she said. If I win the contest and become the queen s new chef, I will make the queen s breakfast, lunch, and dinner. I will make tasty, healthy food for her every day. 6 7

Vegetables taste good, said Bree. They are very healthy, too. I will make my tasty vegetable stew and my yummy carrot cake for the contest. Into the pot you go, she said as she made the tasty vegetable stew. Bree chopped carrots and celery, beans and peas, tomatoes and cauliflower, and even some broccoli. 8 9

The next day, all the chefs gathered in the queen s palace to show their food. Chef Dominic carefully lifted the cloth that was over the tallest stack of pancakes anyone had ever seen. It was covered with chocolate sauce and ice cream. Ooh! exclaimed all the people. 10 11

Chef Charlotte made a magnificent mountain of ice cream with nuts, chocolate, and cherries all over it. The ice cream filled a huge bowl that was as wide as the table. It was piled so high that Chef Charlotte had to stand on tiptoes to put the last cherry on the top. Aah! sighed all the people. 12 13

Chef Henri carefully lifted the lid off the biggest box anyone had ever seen. Inside was the biggest, stickiest toffee cake that had ever been made. It was covered with icing, caramel, and cream, and filled with the chewiest toffee. Oh, my! said all the people, licking their lips. 14 15

Then Queen Caroline arrived for the contest. She tasted the pancakes with chocolate sauce. Scrumptious, she said. She tried the toffee cake. Yummy! she said. Then the queen sat down. Oh, dear, said Queen Caroline. I am not feeling very well. She tried the ice cream. Delicious, she said. 16 17

Try some of my nice vegetable stew, said Bree. It will make you feel better. Queen Caroline had a small spoonful of the stew. Then she had another spoonful. Ooh, sighed the queen. Aah, she said as she had some more. Oh, my! This is the best stew I have ever eaten. I am feeling so much better now. 18 19

FLYING START TO LITERACY Would you like to be my new chef? asked Queen Caroline. Early Emergent Level A (1) Level B (2) Emergent Level C (3 4) Level D (5 6) Level E (7 8) Early Level F (9 10) transitional Level G (11 12) Level H (13 14) Early Fluent Level I (15 16) Level J (17 18) Fluent CHapter books Level K (19 20) Level L (21 22) Level M (23 24) Fluent plus chapter books Level N (25 26) Level O (27 28) Level P (29 30) I d love to be your chef, said Bree. We could celebrate with some of my carrot cake. Level I (15) Pairs of connected books Animal Smells Angus Cleans Up Sticky and Dangerous Plants Looking After Scotty Amazing Snakes The Snake Olympics Level I (16) Pairs of connected books Living Near a Volcano Volcano Alert! Nadif s New Life Gasari s Herd Message Sent Saving Dad Level J (17) Pairs of connected books My Soccer Journal The Leaping Lions Fun Food to Make and Eat The Queen s New Chef Deep in the Sea A Deep Sea Adventure Level J (18) Pairs of connected books Cleaning Up Our Wetland The Baby Swans Ice Swimmers The Lucky Fishing Hat Robots Today, Robots Tomorrow Robots Run Wild 20

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