COLLINS BIG CAT : PIRATE PARTY BAND 09 GOLD PB

It was Pirate Captain Codspawn s birthday. But what was his birthday surprise? It wasn t the beetles in the butter. It wasn t the spiders in the sugar. And it wasn t the special pirate pie that Cook had baked. But it was the best present a pirate could ever want! * Gold Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. * Text type - A humorous story. * Pages 22 and 23 feature a recipe for pirate pie, with ingredients that would test the stomachs of even the most bloodthirsty pirates. This is a great starting point for further discussion and activities outside the reading session. * Curriculum links - Geography: Going to the Seaside, Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? * This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: How to be a Pirate, also by Scoular Anderson. * This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.