Collins Big Cat
JUVENILE FICTION
24 Pages, 170 x 210
Formats: Trade Paper
Trade Paper, $8.99 (US $8.99)
Publication Date: January 2005
ISBN 9780007186105
Rights: US
HarperCollins UK (Jan 2005)
Collins Educational
The renowned children’s writer Michael Morpurgo has written this vivid account of a child’s stay at a farm, told in the form of letters home and illustrated with photographs of animals and children on location at the farm. Humorous and engaging, it conveys the fun and excitement of working closely with animals.
• Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
• Text type - A recount of a visit.
• There is a timetable of the week’s events on page 22 and an index on page 23 to help children recount the story.
• Curriculum links -Geography: Plants and animals in the local environment; Citizenship: Animals and us.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.