Rollercoasters: The Kite Rider

After witnessing his father's death, Haoyou becomes a kite-rider. Strapped to a man-sized kite, he is able to ride the incredible heights, searching for sign of his father's spirit among the clouds. But Haoyou knows it is a dangerous pursuit, where the slightest mistake could bring him plummeting back to Earth.

Features

  • Strong characterisation lends itself to drama activities
  • Rich language and vocabulary ideal for sentence level work
  • Bias and opinion feature in the alternating narratives
  • Cross-curricular links to History and Religious Studies
  • Ideal for independent reading or classroom study
  • Free Rollercoaster Resource Pack of teaching and learning resources

Rollercoasters comprises a wide-ranging list of award-winning titles by award-winning writers, themed collections that are ideal for introducing students to the texts and poetry they will encounter later in their studies.

Authors

Geraldine McCaughrean

Level

Ungraded

Language

English

Pages

288

Collection

Rollercoasters

Isbn

9781382008396

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