Collins Big Cat - Star Boy’s Surprise: Band 08/Purple

• This deceptively simple science fiction story explores ideas of friendship and understanding.
• Text type – A fantasy story.
• Pictures taken through the Space Girl’s viewer are featured on pages 22 and 23, showing views from her rocket and snap shots of the birthday party providing lots of speaking and listening opportunities.
• Curriculum links – Citizenship: Taking part, Developing skills of communication and participation.
• This story is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Let’s go to Mars by Janice Marriott.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.