Stuck!: Band 02B Red B/Band 10 White (Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress) - Softcover

Geras, Adèle

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007516371 ISBN 13: 9780007516377

Publisher: Collins Educational, 2013

Synopsis

Jack is trying to get his cat, Max, down from the top of a tree. But as a thunder storm hits, it is soon Jack who needs to be rescued. This dramatic narrative is written by award-winning author Adele Geras.

·Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. This title has a text level of Band 2B / Red B, which provides simple story development and a satisfying conclusion, and an interest level of Band 10 / White.

·Text type: A story with a familiar setting

·On pages 14 to 15, children can recap the main events of the story by focusing on the sound words ‘snap’, ‘crack’ and ‘thud’.

·Curriculum links: Citizenship

About this title

About the Author:

Adele Geras was born in Jerusalem on March 15th, 1944. Her father was in the Colonial Office, so she moved around all over the place while she was very young: Nigeria, North Borneo, the Gambia. She attended boarding-school in England (Roedean) from the age of 11. After Roedean she graduated from St Hilda's College, Oxford. She has worked as an actress and as a French teacher. Series Editor, Kay Hiatt has been an English Advisor, Headteacher, Ofsted Inspector, manager of the National Literacy Strategy and project leader of a PSA for Raising Standards in Literacy at Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1. She is a consultant for the Basic Skills Agency and most recently a freelance Literacy consultant and author of many books and articles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins Educational
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0007516371
• ISBN 13: 9780007516377
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 16