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, Story Street, Streetwise Series .

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

There are 96 pages in this book. This book was published 2003 by Pearson Education Limited .

Griselda Gifford has had over 20 books for children published and has also written short stories for adults. She has run writing workshops for children and adults and now teaches Creative Writing at an Adult Education Centre.