Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 8: Fireflies: Modern Day Explorer: Steve Fossett by Holly Jack
"Oxford Reading Tree Fireflies" has 60 titles on a wide range of topics linked to the curriculum. There are 10 stages, one for each term from KS1 Year R Term 1 to KS2 Year 3 Term 1 (P1 to P4 in Scotland and N Ireland). Its features include: colour-coded to show "Oxford Reading Tree" and bookband stages; linked to curriculum and "Oxford Reading Tree" themes; Teaching Notes for every stage; and a Guided Reading Card and a Take-Home Card to go with each book. Cross references to other OUP resources - and curriculum links include: "Stage 8 Modern Day Explorer: Steve Fossett": Bookband level- 10, Currricular subjects - geography/technology/citizenship, ORT links - "Mirror Island, st 6", "Lost in the Jungle st 7", "ORT True Stories" - "St 11, Titanic Survivor", "St 10 Arctic Hero", "St 8 Travels with Magellan", "St 9 Ocean Adventure", "St 11 Man on the Moon", "St 9 High Flier", "St 8 At the Top of the World".