Harris and Grace: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

by John Chalmers

On Sale: 06/20/2023

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Harris and Grace: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

by John Chalmers

illustrated by Sandra Marrs

On Sale: 06/20/2023

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Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.

When Uncle Claude surprises Harris and Grace with a mystery trip, it doesn’t go quite as planned and things take a turn for the spooky. Do witches really exist? Do you believe in ghosts?

This thrilling graphic novel is written and illustrated by John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs.

Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

Pages 54 and 55 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780008541699
ISBN 10: 0008541698
Imprint: Collins
On Sale: 06/20/2023
Pages: 56
List Price:12.00 CAD
BISAC1 : JUVENILE FICTION / General
BISAC2 : JUVENILE FICTION / Fairy Tales & Folklore / Adaptations
BISAC3 : JUVENILE FICTION / Comics & Graphic Novels / Fairy Tales, Folklore, Legends & Mythology
BISAC4 : JUVENILE FICTION / Action & Adventure / General
BISAC5 : JUVENILE FICTION / Thrillers & Suspense

John Chalmers

Biography

When we came up with the idea for Freya, we had wanted to write about an actual Scottish female clan chief, and this proved hard to find. But we got so inspired by all our research on women in Scottish history, and in particular by the North Berwick witch trials, that Freya’s fictional story came to us in a flash: a female clan chief falsely accused of witchcraft who flees for her life! Working closely together, we very quickly wrote a story summary, devising all the plot points, and from then the script poured out of John. The story really resonated with him, perhaps because he is Scottish. Sandra loves drawing dramatic scenes, historical settings and moody Scottish landscapes, so was in her element. We love making graphic novels because they’re perfect for bringing stories with lots of action, excitement and emotions to life, using dynamic images, narrative text and dialogue all at the same time.