{"product_id":"blitz-kids-band-17diamond-9780008440718","title":"Blitz Kids: Band 17\/Diamond","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBritain, 1940. The Blitz. For 12-year-old Ellie and her brothers, it’s not just about surviving the bombing, it’s trying to solve the mystery of the enemy within. Who’s attacking local people, and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiamond\/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText type: A story with a historical setting\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdeas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Elridge was born in Camden Town in central London in 1944 during the Second World War. When he was a baby his pram was snatched from his elder sister's hands by a blast from an exploding V2 rocket, and he ended up unharmed (and still asleep) on a pile of rubble. He grew up in this area amid scenes of bomb-damage and devastation, and his memories and the tales of what his parents and elder sister went through during the Blitz have inspired this book, Blitz Kids.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 118g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 148 x 211 x 7 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780008440718\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jim Eldridge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":44098057175290,"sku":"9780008440718","price":8.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/products\/1646141148421_book.jpg?v=1646908730","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/blitz-kids-band-17diamond-9780008440718","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}