by SueHackman (Author)
The Hodder Reading Project Level 4-5 identifies blocks to progression and takes pupils from National Curriculum Level 4 to Level 5. It comprises the Teacher's Resource, Pupil's Book and 6 Readers. Reader 5, At the Edge edited by Sue Hackman. From Aron Ralston's extraordinary story of having to cut off his own arm trapped by a boulder to Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest; from surviving nuclear attack in the 20th century to Sir Walter Ralegh's letter to his wife before his execution - amazing testimonies from sporting heroes, mountaineers, explorers, soldiers and ordinary people who have lived life close to the edge.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
Publisher: Hodder Education
Published: 31 Mar 2006
ISBN 10: 0340915633
ISBN 13: 9780340915639
Book Overview: At the Edge is an eye-widening anthology of stories of physical and mental feats of incredible endurance and survival.