THE LIKE A NINJA SERIES

The Like a Ninja Series by Bloomsbury

Format: Paperback

Andrew Jennings (Author) , Alan Peat (Contributor)

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Age  5 - 7 years

Dimensions: 6.1 x 7.44 inches

 

9781472988300  Write Like a Ninja: An essential toolkit for every young writer

'Super engaging and accessible' PIERS TORDAY

'Empowers children to be creative, perseverant and write independently' TEACH PRIMARY

'A must-have book for any young writer' JANE CONSIDINE

'An imaginative and affordable resource' CLASS READS

If you're looking for emergency literacy help in a handy, pocket-sized book, then Write Like a Ninja is perfect for you. Crammed full of writing and grammar tips, prompts to get children thinking of rich alternatives and Alan Peat's exciting sentences, this gem of a book is perfect for children aged 7 upwards either as an invaluable classroom aid or a brilliant dip-in thesaurus to use at home. It contains everything a budding writer needs to flourish as an author and meet the demands of the Key Stage 2 National Curriculum for English.

This engaging, easy-to-use book allows children to write with confidence. There are awesome alternatives for overused adjectives, as well as themed vocabulary lists for describing settings, characters, food and drink, and more. From examples of metaphors, similes and superlatives to verbs, conjunctions and adjectives, this is a user-friendly book that children will turn to again and again to build their own ideas and enrich their writing.

 

9781801994255  Read Like a Ninja: Tools, tips and challenges to supercharge reading

PRAISE FOR BOOKS IN THE LIKE A NINJA SERIES

'Super engaging and accessible' PIERS TORDAY

'An imaginative and affordable resource' CLASS READS

'Jam-packed with top-class tips you won't want to miss' MC Grammar

From Andrew Jennings, the bestselling author @VocabularyNinja, Read Like a Ninja is a one-stop-shop to help children become Grand Masters of their own reading. This is an essential toolkit of fun exercises and resources to support primary school children and get them reading like ninjas!

While most focus on just phonics, we know there is much more that goes into making children confident and independent readers. Read Like a Ninja offers step-by-step support for that tricky transition from phonics to fluency to independent reading – and even reading for fun!

This book is brimming over with fun activities in all the key areas of reading including phonics, comprehension, fluency, skimming and scanning, retrieval and prediction. It also includes exercises and short texts aimed at each Lexile level, to help your child progress in line with the National Curriculum. Go straight to the 'Parent Zone' for tips and tricks on supporting your child's reading and where to find books at their level as they improve. This pocket-sized book is a real treasure trove of resources, examples and tools – everything you need to get children to become Grand Masters of their own reading.