Description
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level
About the Author
Alan Gibbons trained as a teacher and through working with young people discovered his literary voice. He started writing fiction for his pupils and published his first novel in 1993. Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer's Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4's Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.
Book Information
ISBN 9780008179502
Author Alan Gibbons
Format Paperback
Page Count 56
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 4mm
Alan Gibbons movingly retells the ultimate story of jealousy. When King Leontes banishes his whole family, after suspecting his wife's infidelity, he destroys everything that matters to him. But, even utter devastation can be healed with the gift of time and a little love.
Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage
Curriculum links: English: fiction from the literary heritage
About the Author
Alan Gibbons trained as a teacher and through working with young people discovered his literary voice. He started writing fiction for his pupils and published his first novel in 1993. Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer's Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4's Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.
Book Information
ISBN 9780008179502
Author Alan Gibbons
Format Paperback
Page Count 56
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 120g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 148mm * 4mm
