Author Description

Read and Respond is a series of photocopiable activity books based on popular children's novels for KS1 and KS2 English.It aims to help teachers organise tasks which introduce children to a range of specific key reading skills as outlined in the Reading PoS. The series is banded into 4 ability levels: Starter (5-7 years), Beginner (7-9 years), Intermediate (8-10 years) and Advanced (9-11 years). 'THE LEOPARD'S DRUM' is Jessica Southami's retelling of a traditional tale from West Africa.It tells how Achicheri, the tortoise manages to outwit Osebo the leopard: her reward is a tough shell to protect her from fierce animals.Southami's bold, illustrations, created from her travelling puppet shows, are full of movement and colour. and perfectly complement the text.