Key Stage 2 Comprehension provides a unique collection of stimulating texts that
appeal strongly to both boys and girls, together with questions that both build
and stretch comprehension skills and widen vocabulary. Comprising four one-per-
child activity books and providing more than 72 texts in total, the series encou
rages children to pay close attention to literal meaning, make inferences and de
ductions, observe how writing is structured and identify literary devices. A sep
arate Teacher's Guide is also available.
Book 3 encourages children to move b
eyond simple understanding and recall to look for more complex meanings. It incl
udes: adventure stories from Roald Dahl, Mark Twain, Anthony Buckeridge and Kenn
eth Grahame, an inspiring biography of Falklands soldier Simon Weston, further n
on-fiction from Jacqueline Wilson and Emmeline Pankhurst, evocative poems from s
ome of the best British poets (such as Lewis Carroll, Robert Browning and R.L. S
tevenson), an appealing letter written by Stevenson as a teenager and an introdu
ction to the writing of J.R.R.
