Gareth Owen is a poet, novelist and broadcaster. He is particularly noted as a prize-winning writer of poetry for children.
Interest Age:
4
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Reading
Follow a group of children as they climb to the top of a hill and race each other to the bottom by rolling in this fun rhyming poem - written by acclaimed poet Gareth Owen, and accompanied by the colourful illustrations of Vicky Fieldhouse. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language A scene of the hill and surrounding area on pages 14-15 allow children to discuss the events of the poem, providing a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities. Text type: A poem Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.