Collins Big Cat - Band 18/Pearl

Matt and Alex and their little sister Lizzie have returned to England from their fun-filled holiday in India. Accompanying them is their young ayah, Jamila. The day after they return home, the children wake to find Jamila gone. Who made her leave? Where did she go? She is alone and penniless in a new country and the children know they must find her. And so, the search for the ayah begins. Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

About the author

Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children.

Product details

• Authors: Sufiya Ahmed, Ahmed Sufiya
• Assisted by: Lia Visirin (Illustration)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.07.2022
• EAN: 9780008478926
• ISBN: 978-0-00-847892-6
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Collins Big Cat
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; JUVENILE FICTION / School & Education, English, JUVENILE FICTION / Historical / Asia, Family & home stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Family and home stories, Adventure stories (Children's / Teenage), Interest age: from c 10 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Stories in translation, JUVENILE FICTION / Social Themes / Poverty & Homelessness, Children’s / Teenage: Action & adventure stories