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This assignment will describe the children's book, Hansel and Gretel. It was written by the Fran Hunia and published by the Ladybird Books Loughborough LTD. In addition, there will be discussion of how the book is aimed at five years old children, using the theory from books, journals and the internet. It will also explain how this book appropriate for this age of reader and listener. Fairy tales and traditional folk stories contain hidden treasures of wisdom which manifest themselves in their poetic language of images, rhythms and sounds. This assignment will discuss a well-known fairy tale through analysing its unique vocabulary, image and drawing by their direct influence upon habits of thinking, effective language training.
The fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel favourite and the necessary companion of children. This tale has a unique importance and impact on the child's development. Moreover, Hansel and Gretel tale of the child conveys a distinctive understanding of the world around him, relationships with other people and creates aesthetic principles-based view of the world, stirs...

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