COLLINS BIG CAT : STOWAWAY BAND 14/RUBY: BAND 14/RUBY PHASE 5 BK. 14 PB – JULIA JARMAN-MARK OLDROYD-COLLINS BIG CAT

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake s cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type – An adventure story. Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada. Curriculum links – History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.