Ben and Bobo : Band 02b/Red B
Ben and Bobo are painting, they’re having lots of fun, but Bobo is very clumsy and things keep going wrong. Soon it’s complete chaos, but, in the end, the finished result is a big surprise. Martin Waddell’s hilarious story is accompanied by lively, humorous illustrations by Julian Mosedale
Benjamin Zephaniah: My Story : Band 17/Diamond
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Find out what it’s like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children, meeting Nelson Mandela and how he sets about writing poetry, all told through his own voice and accompanied by artwork from Kate Greenaway winning illustrator Victor Ambrus.
* Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
* An autobiography
* A timeline on pages 54 and 55 presents the key events in Benjamin Zephaniah’s life chronologically, allowing plenty of recapping and further discussion.
* Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Living in a diverse world
* This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Bert’s Band : Band 04/Blue
Bert’s Band like to play as they march down the street. When they win the cup, they arrive back at their home town at midnight, and very carefully remove their shoes and socks so as not to disturb the townsfolk as they march down the street – playing at full belt! This lively text is ideal to read aloud, with lots of opportunities to join in.
* Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with
sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
Breaking Spears and Mending Hearts : Peacemakers and Restorative Justice in Bougainville
Pat Howley tells the extraordinary story of how, in the 1990s, in the crisis of civil war, the people of the island of Bougainville – the eastern frontier of Papua New Guinea – returned to their traditional peace making and conflict resolution processes as the western court system collapsed.
Prominent is oral evidence from the people who experienced the crisis – the victims, the freedom fighters, and the women who took a leading part in the peace process. Much is through their eyes, in their words.