Streetwise for ages 7-11: *Guarantees children have thrilling, entertaining and absorbing texts written by exceptional authors such as Jeremy Strong, Linda Newberry and Jean Ure. *Engages readers in themed short story collections specially designed for guided reading which include one classic story and two new stories. *Encourages children to develop personal preferences by reading a wide range of texts in different themes. *Supports development of reading stamina through novels which gradually increase in length for independant reading. *Explicitly suggests speaking and listening and drama opportunities for every novel and short story in the Teaching Notes to imaginatively extended teaching. *Encourages and supports reluctant readers through Access versions of every short story collection and one novel per literary theme. *Simple integration of assessment for learning in class teaching and lesson planning throughout the Teaching Notes.

 

This book features in the following series: Literacy Land, Streetwise Series .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited .

Bill Naughton (1910-1992) was a British playwright and author best known for his plays 'Spring and Port Wine' and 'Alfie', the latter which he adapted for screen in the iconic 1966 film starring Michael Caine. Born in Ireland, he grew up in Lancashire and his writing contains vivid evocations of the impoverished mining communities of the North of England, bound together by ties of family, kith and kin. Bill Naughton won the Screenwriters award 1967 and 1968 and the Prix Italia for Radio Play '1974' before settling in the Isle of Man where he wrote several children's books based on his childhood memories.