If: Band 08/Purple

By Mij Kelly

Using the influence of Rudyard Kipling's Poem "If", award-winning author Mij Kelly explores the challenges of living in a world filled with monstrous people, and how important it is to keep smiling regardless of the chaos around you.

- Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
- Text type: A poem
- Pages 22 and 23 explore how the boy's world looks when it is filled with monsters, and how it really looks, allowing children to discuss and compare the scenes.
- Curriculum links: Literacy: Silly stuff

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0007461852
• ISBN13: 9780007461851
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Letts
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.5" x 8.1"
• Age Range: 7 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 3