Each The Kite Rider Class Pack contains 15 copies of the Rollercoasters edition of The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean and 15 The Kite Rider Reading Guides to support the student in their study of the novel. The amazing story of Haoyou, strapped to a kite and sent to fly among the clouds and the spirits of the dead. This highly acclaimed novel is full of the sights, sounds and smells of Ancient China, with an epic, adventurous, incredibly moving story. Themes: family, responsibility, coming of age, friendship, cultural differences Teaching Focus: * Strong Characterization lends itself to drama activities * Rich language and vocabulary, ideal for sentence level work * Bias and opinion feature in alternating narratives * Cross-curricular links to History and Religious Studies Recommended for students in Years 7 and 8 The Rollercoasters series is a set of imaginative and exciting books that your students will not want to put down. All books are supported by extensive teacher resources online, in print and on CD-ROM, and contain themes that will appeal to girls, boys and mixed ability classes. Each book is also accompanied by Reading Guides to provide essential background material for students on the novel of the same title, and include a letter to the student from the author of the novel, thematic activities, wider reading references and short reviews.

Upgrade Licence for Multiple Users of:This Enhanced Teacher Pack with CD-ROM offers unique insights into the writing behind the novel of the same name. It includes support for planning whole-class, group and guided work to save you preparation time, plus models for reading and writing on the novel and worksheets for class work andhomework. The material on the CD-ROM supports the writer's craft assessment focuses with material unattainable elsewhere such as video clips, early drafts, letters between author and editor, cover designs and blurbs. It also contains a range of visual stimuli that can be used to introduce the textsor to reinforce particular themes and concepts. Also featured are interactive whiteboard activities including word games, text sequencing and extracts for close analysis. Includes flowcharts, lesson plans, pathways, starters.

Tetukong was the son of a family who were herders. He lived in a house which was like a tent, so that they could move around each season. This tribe of herders was truly unique. They didn’t herd their livestock on horseback, they rode kites, flying high above the ground, circling around and around to make sure the thousands of animals were safe. Ready? For an amazing adventure?

In thirteenth-century China, after trying to save his widowed mother from a horrendous second marriage, twelve-year-old Haoyou has life-changing adventures when he takes to the sky as a circus kite rider.

Includes music.