When Zaki hurts his arm, he has to go to the A&E department. He meets the nurses and doctors who will examine his arm, learns about X-rays, and has a plaster cast put on. Written by a real-life A+E doctor, this is a non-fiction graphic text, with the story of Zaki's visit enhanced by non-fiction pages about hospitals and people who help us. This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 7 to 8 to read without support. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessions Independent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independently Rise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently. How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

A non-fiction graphic text about visiting a hospital A+E.

About the Author
Roopa Farooki was born in Lahore in Pakistan, and brought up in London. She graduated from New College, Oxford in 1995 and worked in advertising before turning to write fiction for adults, two of which were nominated for the Orange Prize. Not satisfied with being a prize-winning, internationally successful author, Roopa then decided to train as a doctor. Roopa lives in North London with her husband and children.


Book Information
ISBN 9781382041256
Author Roopa Farooki
Format Paperback
Page Count 24
Imprint Oxford University Press
Publisher Oxford University Press
Dimensions(mm) 255mm * 197mm * 3mm