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ISSUE WE REVIEW A SELECTION OF BOOKS BOTH OLD AND NEW
WHICH WE THINK WILL APPEAL TO PRIMARY AGED CHILDREN . S OME OF
THESE BOOKS ARE INTENDED FOR RELUCTANT OR STRUGGLING READERS ,
WHILE OTHERS ARE JUST PLAIN AND SIMPLE GREAT READS . F OR OUR
FEATURED BOOK OF THE MONTH WE PROVIDE A SUGGESTED LESSON PLAN
WHICH YOU CAN ADAPT FOR YOUR OWN PUPILS . THIS ISSUE ' S BOOK OF
THE MONTH IS WARRIOR N UMBER O NE BY ANDY B RIGGS . YOU ' LL FIND
THE LESSON PLAN ON PAGE 8.
WARRIOR NUMBER ONE
Author: Andy Briggs
Publisher: Franklin Watts
Published: Nov 2011
ISBN: 978-1 4451 07073
Pages: 48
RRP: £5.99
They say that good things come in small
packages - and that's certainly true of Warrior
Number One by Andy Briggs. At around 3,000
words in length, it's a fast and fun adventure
for able readers, while remaining achievable
for more reluctant or struggling readers.
The book introduces us to Carl, a thin, weedy boy with asthma who is
obsessed with the challenge of beating his favourite computer game,
Barbarianz, and becoming the ultimate hero, Warrior Number One. Carl
doesn't have many friends at school (he mainly chats to other Barbarianz
players online), and his mum is always ready to confiscate his games
console as a punish