Adrian Bradbury was born in Manchester and worked as a PE teacher before moving overseas to teach English in Europe, the Middle East and Far East. After returning to England he worked as Deputy Head in three schools and now divides his time between teaching and writing. As well as writing educational materials for HarperCollins and other publishers, he also writes humorous football books for children. His hobbies include playing the piano and all sports.
Interest Age:
4
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Decodables
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. This non-fiction picture book is about a boy getting ready to go skateboarding at a local skateboard park. It's illustrated with bright, clear photographs. The photographs and text combine to show the reader the safety-equipment that he wears, and how he prepares.The climax of the book is a series of photographs that give a glimpse of what it is that makes this exhilarating activity so popular. Six of the photographs are repeated in a pictorial summary of the book on pages 14 and 15 that can be used to check understanding, and by children to retell the event in their own words.