Pirates: A comical patterned counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure. (Collins Big Cat) - Softcover

Shipton, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007185618 ISBN 13: 9780007185610

Publisher: Collins, 2005

Synopsis

This comical story is a patterned, counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure. One-by-one, they get into trouble and make a hasty retreat back to the pirate ship. Helpful vignettes of the pirates at the top of each page help children count how many pirates are left.

About this title

Book Description:

A comical patterned counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure.

Synopsis:

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. This comical story is a patterned, counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure. One-by-one, they get into trouble and make a hasty retreat back to the pirate ship. Helpful vignettes of the pirates at the top of each page help children count how many pirates are left. The map on pages 14 and 15 shows the trail the pirates take from their ship to the treasure cave and back again, and can be used to help recap and retell the story. Paul Shipton is also the author of Collins Big Cat titles See-saw, Get the Fruit! and The Robot.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0007185618
• ISBN 13: 9780007185610
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 16
• Illustrator: Waldek Kelly