Walter and the Inventor's Garden Level 19-20

Walter and the Inventor's Garden is a heartwarming and humorous tale about teamwork, creativity, and turning mistakes into opportunities. When Walter the dragon accidentally destroys Ivan's prize vegetables with his fiery sneeze, he and his friend Maisie must find a way to make things right. Together, they use invention and ingenuity to create something new for the show. This third-person narrative is full of expressive direct speech, onomatopoeia, and lively language. With characters previously featured in Walter's Worries, the book offers continuity and further character development. Vocabulary focus includes multisyllabic words like vegetables, measuring, and happening, while digraphs such as œth and œwh and blends like œfl are integrated into the story. Students learn about problem resolution, collaboration, and responding to literature with empathy.

Educational Benefits:

• Encourages creative problem-solving and innovation.
• Supports decoding of digraphs, blends, and multisyllabic words.
• Reinforces prediction and revision of story outcomes.
• Promotes emotional literacy and teamwork through story analysis.

Classroom Ideas:

• Design a new invention using recycled materials.
• Act out key scenes with sound effects and character voices.
• Write an apology letter from Walter to Ivan.
• Create a diagram of one of the inventions from the book.

Safety & Information:

• Suitable for ages 7+
• Book size: 200mm x 190mm
• No small parts; safe for classroom storytelling
• Activities involving inventions can be adapted with supervision