The Trick
Published on 12. November 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
56 pages
978-0-00-746490-6 (ISBN)
Description
"Eric, are you ready to travel to a place you've never been before?" Mathew Masters asked, loud enough for the whole audience to hear. "Are you ready to do something truly magical? Are you ready, Eric, to vanish not somewhere, but Elsewhere?"
Where do you go when you disappear? Or, rather, when you are 'disappeared'. Eric is about to find out when a school trip to a magic show takes an unexpected turn.
This playful story mixes the mundane and the fantastical, as Eric is given an amazing choice: to go back to his old life of school, his so-called mates and being kept awake by his baby sister, or to take a step into the unknown.
Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3a to Level 4c in reading.
Support comprehension with the striking, age-appropriate illustrations.
Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.
Where do you go when you disappear? Or, rather, when you are 'disappeared'. Eric is about to find out when a school trip to a magic show takes an unexpected turn.
This playful story mixes the mundane and the fantastical, as Eric is given an amazing choice: to go back to his old life of school, his so-called mates and being kept awake by his baby sister, or to take a step into the unknown.
Help Key Stage 3 students move from Level 3a to Level 4c in reading.
Support comprehension with the striking, age-appropriate illustrations.
Encourage shared and guided reading using the ready-made tasks and discussion points on the activity pages at the back of the book.
Reviews / Votes
'Students loved the theme of magic and all had an opinion about the story. We have been learning about sub-text so this story was ideal to read and allowed the students to use their new skills really well. An appealing book with good, extending vocabulary.'Fiona Dyson, Southfields Academy, on The Trick by Keith Gray
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 10 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Weight
100 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-746490-6 (9780007464906)
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Alan Gibbons trained as a teacher and through working with young people discovered his literary voice. He started writing fiction for his pupils and published his first novel in 1993.
Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer's Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4's Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.
Alan has also appeared on the BBC education programme Writer's Block, the Blue Peter Book Awards, radio 4's Front Row, and is a regular contributor to TES, Junior Education, Carousel, Books for Keeps and other journals.