Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level The Camel Fair is a non-fiction recount of a holiday in India, accompanied by spectacular, atmospheric photographs. The highlight of the visit, and the central focus of the book, is the Pushkar Camel Fair. The event is recounted in a letter format through the eyes of a child, Sarina who is visiting relatives.
- White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
- Text type - A recount of a visit.
- A flow diagram explaining how to get onto a camel is included on pages 30 and 31 to encourage children to discuss the information.
- Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the World is Barnaby bear? Passport to the World; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Wendy Cooling has been a teacher, Head of Children's Book Foundation and is now well-known as a freelance children's book consultant and anthologist.
Title: Collins Big Cat - The Camel Fair: Band 10/White
Author: Cooling, Wendy
ISBN: 9780007186341
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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date: 2005-09-01
Number of Pages: 32
Weight: 0.0408 kg