Winkie's War : Band 05 Green/Band 16 Sapphire Paperback / softback
by Mick Manning, Brita Granstroem
Part of the Collins Big Cat Progress series
Paperback / softback
Description
Follow the true story of Winkie, a carrier pigeon in WWII whose crew crash landed in the sea.
All hopes rested with Winkie as she battled to reach help - but would she be able to lead them back to her crew?
The story is told in the style of a graphic novel and illustrated by award-winning author-illustrator team Mick Manning and Brita Granstroem. Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love readingDual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability levelEvery book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gapThe books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readersDesigned to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographsEvery book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisationTopics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusionProgress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read.
This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehensionIdeas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each childThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader
Information
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Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:24 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:04/01/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780007428946
Information
-
Only a few left - usually despatched within 24 hours
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:24 pages
- Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication Date:04/01/2012
- Category:
- ISBN:9780007428946
