Collins Big Cat - Michael Rosen: All About Me: Band 16/Sapphire: Band 16/Sapphire Phase 7, Bk. 10

by Michael Rosen (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $3.29

  What's it like to be a writer, radio presenter and performer? Read all about Michael Rosen's life and find out what he was like as a boy, what he got up to at school and how he became a famous poet in this fascinating autobiography.

  * Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

  * Text type: An autobiography.

  * The timeline on pages 54-55 track the major events of Michael Rosen's life that led to him becoming a successful writer.

  * Additional information retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills

  * Curriculum links: History: What we can learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person.

  * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

• Used

  Paperback
  2009

  $3.29

  Flash Harriet, together with Gus, her pet tarantula, is back and on the trail of a new crime. Huge footprints have smashed up the local vegetable garden. Is it something to do with Marmaduke Mildew and the Giant Vegetable Competition? Or does the clue lie in the footprints themselves? Find out how our favouite detective solves the mystery. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type: A humorous story. * The step-by-step review of the clues that helped Flash Harriet solve the case on pages 46-47 enable children to recap the significant events of the story. * Curriculum links: Science: Helping plants grow well; Citizenship: People who help us - the local police. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader

• New

  Paperback
  2009

  $11.26

  Fred was bored. He didn't like going to the shopping centre with his mum and his little sister. But then by mistake he took the lift to the 99th floor and found an alien who needed his help. * Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. * Text type: A fantasy story. * A poster for the computer game on pages 30-31 provides an opportunity to discuss the story and think about how it could be promoted to appeal to children. * Curriculum links: Art and Design: Viewpoints; Citizenship: Choices. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader