Most Terrible Creature In The

The Most Terrible Creature in the World is a retelling of an East African folktale presented as a play. The story unfolds outside the house of the hare, where a fearsome creature has taken residence. Designed for group reading and performance, this book includes a character list, stage directions, and rehearsal photos that bring the story to life. Repetition and punctuation such as exclamation marks and question marks support expressive reading, while contractions like I'm, I'll, and don't help readers recognise informal speech patterns. The use of capital letters for character names and parenthetical stage directions introduces script format conventions. Students are encouraged to explore characterisation, performance, and retelling folktales with minimal props and simple masks. This resource supports fluency, dramatic expression, and text structure understanding while providing a cross-cultural perspective.

Educational Benefits:

• Builds fluency and expression through script reading.
• Teaches features of dramatic texts, including stage directions.
• Supports vocabulary development and punctuation awareness.
• Enhances cultural literacy through folktale retelling.

Classroom Ideas:

• Perform the play using props and simple masks.
• Compare and contrast different folktales.
• Create a comic strip retelling of the story.
• Write a short sequel or alternate ending.

Safety & Information:

• Ages: 6+
• Book size: 16.5cm x 14.5cm; 16 pages
• Supervision advised during performance preparation.
• Includes themes suitable for cultural and literacy exploration.