Gold Band / Level 10

Author Heather Pindar
Illustrator Letizia Rizzo
Format 15x21cm, 32pg, SB
Publication Date 28/05/2023
AR Rating
Bic/CBMC Code YQCR/B3M79
ISBN 978-1-84886-961-5        RRP £6.99
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Magical Beasts for Beginners

Description

Gus and Lily-May are helping look after the magical beasts but they are only beginners. Will they do well?

Features

Gold Band Structure

  • No specific phonic structure to these books, as children should be able to work out most reasonably common words without difficulty.
  • Vocabulary choices are appropriate to this young readership and not too complex or demanding.
  • Plots and characters are still mostly clear and straightforward to follow. There are still plenty of opportunities for prediction, discussion and thinking about the story.
  • A wider range of sentence structures can be used – still mostly simple and speech-like, but with some that are longer/multi-clause.
  • Plots are still straightforward and linear, but they may be developed over more pages or require a bit more thought to understand.
  • Story is split into simple chapters,