COLLINS BIG CAT : THE GARGLING GORILLA BAND 14/RUBY: BAND 14/RUBY PHASE 5 BK. 15 PB – MARGARET MAHY-MIKE PHILLIPS-COLLINS BIG CAT

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Brave Tim agrees to look after Rosa’s pets. He isn t afraid of vultures or wolfhounds, or even giant rabbits. But he isn t so sure about the gorilla, gargling in the kitchen! A comic story with a familiar setting, from Margaret Mahy. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type – Story with a familiar setting. The reader response page consists of a story map to encourage children to retell the story in their own words. Curriculum links – Citizenship: Animals and us; Music: Animal magic, exploring descriptive sounds. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.