Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand. Mike Phillips is the author of several books and screenplays as well as his award-winning Sam Dean novels. In 1997 he was Writer in Residence at London's South Bank Centre.
Interest Age:
9
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Hi Lo Reader
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Brave Tim agrees to look after Rosa's pets. He isn't afraid of vultures or wolfhounds, or even giant rabbits. But he isn't so sure about the gorilla, gargling in the kitchen! A comic story with a familiar setting, from Margaret Mahy. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type - Story with a familiar setting. The reader response page consists of a story map to encourage children to retell the story in their own words. Curriculum links - Citizenship: Animals and us; Music: Animal magic, exploring descriptive sounds. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.