The Danger Zone
3 total works
The book charts the events of The Mayflower through the eyes of Priscilla Mullins, as the crew begin to suffer from poor food, lack of privacy, storms, sea-sickness and cramped conditions. The humorous illustrations and informative text provide an insight into the conditions experienced on this epic journey. The book features amusing handy hints, informative captions, a complete glossary and an index. "Avoid Sailing on the Mayflower!" aids geographical enquiry and knowledge of places and location by describing a different type of landscape and it's extreme conditions (KS2 Geography. The book also follows the KS2 History programme as it provides an insight into significant people and events in the past.
You are George Robert Twelves Hewes, you don't know it yet but you will be an eyewitness to some of the most important events in American history. From life as a shoemaker you will attend the strangest tea party ever, and become a revolutionary fighting the might of the British Army. The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to get emotionally involved with the characters, aiding their understanding of what life would have been like being at the Boston Tea Party. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of non-fiction texts for young readers. This work fits into the KS2 History, an ideal text for shared and guided reading fo KS2 pupils within the framework of the National Literacy Strategy. It helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.
The humorous cartoon-style illustrations and the narrative approach encourage readers to engage with the characters and to follow the story of the whalers and their daily struggles. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal and fun introduction to the conventions of non-fiction texts. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.