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Biografisk notat
Alan Durant is the author of several picture books including the phenomenally best-selling ‘Dear Tooth Fairy’ for Walker Books and the fiction series ‘Spider McDrew’ for HarperCollins. He is a tireless schools visitor, and runs successful writers’ workshops for children at all the major festivals. Alan lives with his wife and three children in New Malden, Surrey.In this comical adventure, Buzz and Bingo find themselves in Outer Space trying to help a lost alien, XY5, find his parents. Along the way they meet a number of glittering constellations in the starry sky and a whole family of aliens. But after assisting XY5 they find themselves with the problem of trying to get back to earth.
- White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
- Text type – A humorous fantasy story.
- Pages 30 and 31 show an illustration of the night sky and the star formations observed by Buzz and Bingo in space, providing lots of opportunities for speaking and listening.
- Curriculum links – Citizenship: Living in a diverse world, Taking part.
- This is the return of Buzz and Bingo for the third in their mini-series.
- This book is paired with an informatio book on the same theme: Is There Anyone Out There?
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
The third humorous fantasy story in the Buzz and Bingo mini-series.
The third humorous fantasy story in the Buzz and Bingo mini-series.
• Series editor Cliff Moon is an acknowledged expert in teaching reading, with decades of experience, well known and trusted by teachers.
• Collins has commissioned top children’s authors and illustrators to create guided reading books that children will love to read.
• Highly stimulating illustrations in a variety of styles, from cartoon to photographs, are designed to engage young readers’ interest and imagination.
• The highly visual books support developing literacy skills and provide a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities
• Easily accessible teaching notes at your fingertips are included at the back of every reading book to support classroom management.
• Special pages are provided at the end of the story to help teachers recap, check understanding and move on.
Competition: Biff, Chip and Kipper
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