Product Information
Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake's cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type - An adventure story. Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada. Curriculum links - History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-139780007230884
eBay Product ID (ePID)88266501
Product Key Features
Number of Pages48 Pages
Publication NameStowaway!: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat)
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2007
TypeStudy Guide
Subject AreaLanguage Study, Children & Young Adults
AuthorJulia Jarman
SeriesCollins Big Cat
Dimensions
Item Height210 mm
Item Weight100 g
Additional Product Features
IllustratorMark Oldroyd
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom