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Reading Champion: Alfie's Castle

Independent Reading Blue 4
By Jackie Walter
Series: Reading Champion
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When Alfie receives a brick castle for his birthday, he is eager to start building. However, Mum, Dad, and Grandad struggle to assemble their parts. Alfie soon learns that by working together as a team, they can build the best castle ever!
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Format: Paperback / softback
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This book is ideal for young children developing their independent reading skills, especially those practising reading for pleasure and looking for engaging, original stories matched to their ability.

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This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

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Reading Champion: Alfie's Castle tells the delightful story of Alfie, who receives a brick castle for his birthday. Excited to begin building, Alfie soon finds that Mum, Dad, and Grandad are struggling with assembling their parts. However, Alfie discovers the key to resolving the issue: teamwork. Together, they can construct the most magnificent castle ever!

Reading Champion provides independent reading books designed for children to practice and strengthen their developing reading skills. Each book features fantastic, original stories, enhanced by engaging artwork and a reading activity, making the experience both educational and enjoyable.

Furthermore, each book is carefully graded to match a child's reading ability, fostering a love for reading and promoting reading for pleasure.

Series: Reading Champion

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781445168098

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 May 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by David Arumi

Audience: Primary and secondary education, EFL / TEFL / TESOL

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 204.0mm

Weight: 65g

Pages: 24

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Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Jackie Walter Non-Fiction Series: Reading Champion

About the Author

Jackie Walter (Author)

Jackie Walter has written and edited many books for children. She never gets tired of listening to and telling a good story. Jackie lives in Cornwall with her husband and young daughters.

David Arumi (Illustrator)

David Arumi was born in Barcelona in 1983. His fondness for drawing and art led him to study Art Grafic at Escola Joso in Barcelona.

He completed his postgraduate studies on illustration for children's publications and creative illustration at Escola Eina.

Soon after he finished his illustration book in 2006, different Spanish publishers began to approach him.

Since then, David has been working as a freelance illustrator for several publishers, magazines and advertising agencies.

He usually works digitally, drawing and painting directly on the screen with his Wacom Cintiq.

He can gladly say that his hobby has become his job and he hopes that it will last forever.

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