Product DescriptionA collection of illustrated text extracts selected especially to introduce junior age children to a wide range of text types. Texts for Sharing 3 is appropriate for 9-10 year olds and includes: stories and poems by significant children's writers; playscripts suitable for group reading andperformance; concrete poetry; news reports; poems from a variety of cultures and traditions; performance poetry; persuasive writing.In the Big Book, teaching ideas by literacy consultant Julie Carr are included, which offer ideas for using the texts in shared and group sessions, and as stimuli for children's own writing.About the AuthorJohn Fisher has edited several titles in the Oxford Reading Tree, the Poetry Paintbox Anthologies and the Poetry Book series.