Maggie Freeman – författare

The book reveals how castles were built, not only for people to live in, but also to keep enemies out. Detailed illustrations show the materials that were used and special precautions that were taken to ensure castles would provide adequate defence. Photographs show several examples of castles and castle remains that can still be visited today. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.Text type – A report and explanation text.There is an index on page 21 and a labelled 3-D diagram of a castle on pages 22 and 23 providing an opportunity to recap the information.Curriculum links – Art and Design: Can buildings speak?; History: Famous events (Norman Invasion).This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelA non-chronological report that describes scaffolding: what it is made from, how it has developed around the world from its earliest origins to the present day, and what it is used for. Maggie Freeman also meets a young scaffolder to discuss what the job entails. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.Text type – A non-chronological report.The book includes a comprehensive glossary on pages 30 and 31 to aid comprehension.Curriculum links – Art and design: Can buildings speak? DT: Homes; Geography: Passport to the world.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Uncle Jim brings Alex and Flora a present from America. It''s a green stone - but it''s a magic island too, and takes Alex and Flora on a magic journey to Dragon Island. Dragon Island is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Turquoise Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 607-word fiction story is suitable for ages 6 - 7. Dragon Island features a longer, more demanding text with an extended vocabulary. It uses punctuation and layout to encourage reading with expression. It had more complex words and formal sentences and there are complex events.Dragon Island is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

Mouse finds a bear fast asleep in the forest. When Mouse is hungry, he nibbles the bear''s socks. But these are magic socks, and Mouse and Bear both get more than they expected. The Mouse and the Magic Socks is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Purple Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 575-word fiction story is suitable for ages 7 - 8. The Mouse and the Magic Socks features a more demanding text with an extended vocabulary. With a wider vocabulary, the characters are more three dimensional, and illustrations are less important. It encourages more independent reading.The Mouse and the Magic Socks is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

It''s time to decorate Sabir''s bedroom. There''s a lot of work for Sabir, his mum and his dad to do before they can even start painting his room. Will he get the room he wants? Decorating Sabir''s Room is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Gold Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 716-word story is suitable for ages 7 - 8. Decorating Sabir''s Room features a longer, more demanding text with extended vocabulary and sentence structures. It has wider vocabulary and terminology and the story-line is sustained for longer. More than one oint of view is expressed and illustrations no longer support the text.Decorating Sabir''s Room is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

An informative non-fiction text about Jumpers: how they are made, how wool is prepared and dyed, and how jumpers are knitted. Jumpers is a book-banded reading book for more confident readers, carefully levelled at Lime Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 1,085-word non-fiction book is suitable for ages 8 - 9. Jumpers features a more demanding text with extended vocabulary and literary devices. Metaphor and technical language is introduced and illustrations no longer support the text directly.Jumpers is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).