Description
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level
About the Author
Alan Durant is the author of several picture books including the phenomenally best-selling 'Dear Tooth Fairy' for Walker Books and the fiction series 'Spider McDrew' for HarperCollins. He is a tireless schools visitor, and runs successful writers' workshops for children at all the major festivals. Alan lives with his wife and three children in New Malden, Surrey.
Book Information
ISBN 9780007230815
Author Alan Durant
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 80g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 2mm
Spider McDrew gets the chance to play for the Parkfield school football team, in the end-of-season cup draw. As usual though, things are not plain sailing for Spider who lets his side down by giving away a crucial penalty kick. Poor Spider is a pitiful sight as he stands on the touchline all alone. Then, he is asked to take one last corner kick.
- Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
- Text type - A humorous story with a familiar setting.
- A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing.
- Curriculum links - ICT: Combining text and graphics; PSHE: Developing good relationships.
- This is the second SpiderMcDrew tale by Alan Durant and Philip Hopman.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Spider McDrew is the unlikely hero in this exciting adventure story.
About the Author
Alan Durant is the author of several picture books including the phenomenally best-selling 'Dear Tooth Fairy' for Walker Books and the fiction series 'Spider McDrew' for HarperCollins. He is a tireless schools visitor, and runs successful writers' workshops for children at all the major festivals. Alan lives with his wife and three children in New Malden, Surrey.
Book Information
ISBN 9780007230815
Author Alan Durant
Format Paperback
Page Count 32
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 80g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 2mm
