Reading Ladder Level 2: It's a Dog's Life Award-winning author by Michael Morpurgo (author) and Hannah George (illustrator) (UK edition)

“Oh Russ,… she whispers. "A horse. It’s all I want for my birthday…. And I’m thinking – excuse me, but what’s so great about a horse? Isn’t a dog good enough?…

The touching tale of one girl and her dog exploring farm life, from Britain’s best-loved children’s author, Michael Morpurgo.

The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.

Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.

Clear type

Up to 8 lines per page

Bright, appealing pictures for added interest

A variety of sentence structures

A wider range of vocabulary

Strong themes and characters to discuss

All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.

Book band: Purple

Product Details

Series

Reading Ladder Level 2

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781405282567

Publisher

Reading Ladder

Date published

April 7th, 2016

Lexile measure

490L

Accelerated Reader

AR book level: 2.1; Lower years; 0.5 points

Other details

48 pages

Condition

New

UK edition

Part of this Series

Reading Ladder Level 2

Author/Illustrator

Michael Morpurgo

Michael Morpurgo is a master storyteller, weaving captivating stories full of drama and intensity that are coming to be regarded as true classics. Exploring the most profound subjects with a light yet powerful touch, his books tell unforgettable stories in simple, direct words.

Michael Morpurgo discovered his talent for writing while working as a teacher. “We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the book I was reading. I decided I had to do something and told them the kind of story I used to tell my kids – it was like a soap opera, and they focused on it. I could see there was magic in it for them, and realised there was magic in it for me.”

Living in Devon, listening to Mozart, and working with children have provided most of the stimulae Michael needs to discover and write his stories. He spends about half his life mucking out sheds with the children, feeding sheep or milking cows; the other half he spends dreaming up and writing stories. “For me, the greater part of writing is daydreaming, dreaming the dream of my story until it hatches out – the writing down of it I always find hard. But I love finishing it, then holding the book in my hand and sharing my dream with my readers.”