To check out all our other amazing Handa’s Surprise and Africa themed resources, simply click the Topic Tags in the side bar. Handa’s Surprise by Eileen Browne tells the story of Handa who wants to take a present of fruit to her friend Akeyo to surprise her. Downloading You can download this classroom resource with our CLASSIC or ULTIMATE membership. Also included are printable word cards. Maths Weigh a selection of different fruit and vegetables. But along the way Handa gets lots of different animals taking the fruit from her basket. Each page turn shows a different animal pinching a fruit from Handa, until she is left with an abundance of tangerines thanks to a clumsy goat that butts into a tangerine tree. Try to make a similar story where a child organises a surprise for somebody else, but there is a surprise for them at the end of the story. ‘Handa’s Surprise’ by Eileen Browne is a warm and brightly illustrated book, which tells the story of Handa, a young girl on a journey to give her friend Ayeko a basket full of delicious exotic fruits. On the way different animals can’t resist helping themselves to the fruit in Handa’s basket until eventually there is no fruit left! When Handa reaches her friend she gets a surprise of her own: a basket of tangerines. Handa’s Surprise Story Pack (SB245) A set of visual aids for use when working with the ‘Handa’s Surprise’ story by Eileen Brown. The story is about a little girl called Handa going on a journey to take fruit to her friend as a surprise. helps to introduce the fruits and see them in their natural form as they grow. Importantly, the words to the book are different to what the pictures show/say. Includes pictures of animals and fruit which can be used for retelling the story and more. When the basket is empty more fruit fall into the basket and at the end there is a surprise for not only Handa’s friend but for Handa too.