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Title
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A12=Rupert Van Wyk
Author_Hilary McKay
Author_Rupert Van Wyk
Big Cat
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guided
guided reading
Key Stage 1
literacy
Past Lives
primary
read
reading
scheme
series
Significant Author
Traditional

Product details

  • ISBN 9780007462094
  • Weight: 80g
  • Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
  • Publication Date: 03 Sep 2012
  • Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
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Follow the life of a little boy called Oliver as he goes from being a workhouse orphan to a life with a group of young pickpockets. Will he ever manage to escape his life of crime? This wonderful retelling of the classic Charles Dickens story was written by Hilary McKay.

This is a Band 11/Lime book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which has longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. This is a retelling of a story by a significant author, and supports literacy learning around extended stories and significant authors. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Wild Weather (9780007591282) by Chris Oxlade.

Hilary McKay is the author of ‘The Exiles, the joint winner of the 1992 Guardian Children’s Fiction Award, and ‘The Exilesat Home which won the Smarties Prize in 1995. Born in 1971, Rupert has drawn every day from a young age. Applying a humorous, expressive line and colourful technique, combined with the belief that it’s the small details that bring an image to life, he has produced work for numerous children’s book publishers around the world. A passionate traveller who lives and works between England and Italy.