Books with author Mal Peet

The Oxford Literacy Web is an exciting new literacy programme designed to guide schools successfully through the primary years. Fitting the requirements of the National Literacy Strategy, National Curriculum in England and Wales, English Language 5-14 in Scotland, and Common Curriculum inNorthern Ireland, the Oxford Literacy Web guides pupils through the core skills associated with learning to read and write with a diverse range of literary styles within the genres of fiction, non-fiction, rhymes, language, and poetry.In Stage 7 of the Duck Green School stories we revisit some of the key events of the past year at Duck Green in A Year at Duck Green. In The Corker Mike and Spike help raise money for more school books with a Great Comic Sale, and Leela discovers a rare bird in the wildlife area in A Bird in theBush. In the fantasy tales the moonpeople run out of cheese in Moon Cheese, brave Aleel faces great dangers on a very adventurous journey in The Wolf Whistle, and an old man and old woman's dream comes true in The Magic Puppet.Duck Green School stories introduce key word vocabulary in the context of a familiar setting and familiar characters.

Paul Faustino, South America's top sports writer, sits opposite the man they call El Gato – the Cat – the world's greatest goalkeeper. On the table between them stands the World Cup. In the hours that follow, El Gato tells his incredible story – how he, a poor logger's son, learns to become a World Cup-winning goalkeeper so good he is almost unbeatable. And the most remarkable part of this story is the man who teaches him – the mysterious Keeper, who haunts a football pitch at the heart of the claustrophobic forest.