The Camel Fair: Band 10/White (Collins Big Cat) - Softcover

Cooling, Wendy

9780007475384: The Camel Fair: Band 10/White (Collins Big Cat)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007475381 ISBN 13: 9780007475384

Publisher: Collins, 2012

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.

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About the Author:

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.

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