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Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelThis adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake''s cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship.Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.Text type An adventure story.Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada.Curriculum links History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Stowaway

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    A Paperback / softback by Julia Jarman, Mark Oldroyd, Collins Big Cat

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      Publisher Harper Collins
      Imprint Collins
      Published 4 January 2007
      ISBN-13 9780007230884
      978-0007230884
      ISBN-10 0007230885

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelThis adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake''s cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship.Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.Text type An adventure story.Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada.Curriculum links History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration?This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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