My Friend Joe: Band 00/Lilac (Collins Big Cat) - Softcover

Ayto, Russell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007512619 ISBN 13: 9780007512614

Publisher: Collins, 2013

Synopsis

A boy makes a paper plane and accidentally throws it over the wall. Little does he know that another boy called Joe lives on the other side of that wall and wants to play, too. This beautiful narrative non-fiction book about friendship is written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Russell Ayto.

· A boy makes a paper plane and accidentally throws it over the wall. Little does he know that another boy called Joe lives on the other side of that wall and wants to play, too. This beautiful narrative non-fiction book about friendship is written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Russell Ayto.

· Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.

· Children can follow and recap the story sequence about how the boys became friends using the story map on pages 14–15.

· Text type: A wordless story

· Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development

About this title

About the Author:

Russell Ayto had a varied career before turning his attention to children's book illustration. He worked as both a postman and a scientific officer. He has illustrated numerous books for children including 'The Witch's Children and the Queen', winner of the Smarties Gold Award, 2003, and 'The Witch's Children Go to School' which won The Funniest Book for Children Aged 6 and Under, a category of the Roald Dahl Funny Prize, 2008. He lives in Cornwall with his wife and two young children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0007512619
• ISBN 13: 9780007512614
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 16