No. of pages 48
Published: 2012
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Schools across the UK are catching the Bug, and now so can kids at home! Bug Club is one of the best-loved reading programmes in primary schools and kids just love reaching for the bookshelves to find their favourite Bug Club book.
Here's some of the great things people have been saying about Bug Club:
"They are so used to TV, DVDs and everything else, that getting them interested in reading is really hard. But Bug Club had children laughing, engaged and begging for more!"- Wendy Jenkins, Bangor Central Integrated Primary School
"Bug Club deserves gushing praise It will help children get the best possible start in their reading journey and enjoy page after page of reading success."- Teach Primary Magazine
"When the books went home, the response from parents was tremendous. Bug Club has been an inspiration to the whole school family."- Tristran Roberts, Headteacher Ysgol Kingsland, Holyhead
This book is part of a book series called Bug Club .
. 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 book was published 2012 by Pearson Education Limited .
Julia Golding is a multi-award winning writer for adults and young adults, including the Cat Royal series. Former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, she has now published over fifty books in genres ranging from historical adventure to fantasy. She has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford. Lion Children's is thrilled to publish The Curious Science Quest series and The Curious Crime.
This book contains the following story:
Beowulf
For 12 years, an ogre named Grendel has menaced King Hrothgar, raiding his mead-hall and killing his men. Beowulf, a young warrior from neighbouring Geatland, comes to the king's aid, bringing with him 14 of his men. Beowulf and the Geats bed down in the mead-hall to wait for Grendel and in the ensuing battle, the monster is mortally wounded. The following day Grendel's mother comes to avenge her son, but Beowulf persues and kills her.
This book is in the following series:
Bug Club
Bug Club is a Pearson reading scheme aimed at reception children through to those in year 6. Each level is carefully graded and linked to the colour band reading structure. The scheme includes fiction and non-fiction books and eBooks. Each book has an accompanying guided reading card to help assess skills.
