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- an exciting new resource for Literacy Hour: a non-fiction BIG BOOK with a global dimension, telling the story of a family in northern Kenya

24-page big book (slightly larger than A3 size)
KS 1 - ENGLISH (for Literacy Hour)
£14.95 (+£3.35 p&p)
Leeds Development Education Centre 1999
ISBN 1 871268 90 7

 




 

Each page contains a section of the story in the style of 'This is the House that Jack Built', plus a colour photograph and factual background information. Story, text and photographs combine to give children an insight into the lives of a family in Wajir, northern Kenya. The story is good for reading aloud or for new readers to read by themselves.

  • Teachers' notes
  • Background information
  • Glossary