
Beauty Spot
Kimberly Redway(Author)
Collins (Publisher)
Published on 28. April 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
112 pages
978-0-00-874477-9 (ISBN)
Description
Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.
All Emmie wants is to be part of a group of girls at school called The Besties. But one of the girls in the group says Emmie's "too big" to join, and Emmie starts to think about what she looks like. Her older sister, Amber, also struggles to accept how she looks. Can Nanna Pearl teach Emmie, Amber and all the other girls that being different is a good thing?
Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading - all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.
All Emmie wants is to be part of a group of girls at school called The Besties. But one of the girls in the group says Emmie's "too big" to join, and Emmie starts to think about what she looks like. Her older sister, Amber, also struggles to accept how she looks. Can Nanna Pearl teach Emmie, Amber and all the other girls that being different is a good thing?
Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading - all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 130 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
186 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-874477-9 (9780008744779)
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Schweitzer Classification
Persons
Kimberly is the author of three children's books. She gained a degree in Creative Writing with English Literature in 2010 and a master's in Management and Entrepreneurship in 2019. She wrote Beauty Spot as she often struggled with her body image when she was younger and wanted to offer a story about building your confidence and focusing on body positivity. It is only now in her life that she is considering her own differences and how easy it is to compare yourself to others. When encouraging young people to write for Objection to Perfection, in 2012, she wanted them to consider how harmful striving for absolute perfection can be. This can be seen within the book, as the characters learn to consider how they view their bodies.