Collins Big Cat - The Jungle Outside: Band 11/Lime

Paperback

Set in the Caribbean, The Jungle Outside tells the story of Dante and his grandmother, Tanti, as they explore Tanti’s garden. At first reluctant, Dante soon comes to realise the adventures that await him outside and we follow them as he climbs trees, tastes fruit, and finally notices the nature around him.
Beautifully illustrated by Danielle Boodoo Fortuné, this book is a visual feast which will feed the imagination of young readers. It encourages children get outside and explore, to look at things differently, and to face their fears.

Collins 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. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and non-fiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to phonics, to guided, whole-class and independent reading for more confident readers.

RRP: £7.00

ISBN

978-0-00-841390-3

Publication Date

07-01-2021

Format

Paperback

Pages

32 pages

Dimensions

148x210mm

Product Description

Set in the Caribbean, The Jungle Outside tells the story of Dante and his grandmother, Tanti, as they explore Tanti’s garden. At first reluctant, Dante soon comes to realise the adventures that await him outside and we follow them as he climbs trees, tastes fruit, and finally notices the nature around him.
Beautifully illustrated by Danielle Boodoo Fortuné, this book is a visual feast which will feed the imagination of young readers. It encourages children get outside and explore, to look at things differently, and to face their fears.

Collins 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. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and non-fiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to phonics, to guided, whole-class and independent reading for more confident readers.

Author

Joanne Hillhouse, Illustrated by Danielle Boodoo Fortune, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Joanne C. Hillhouse is from Antigua and Barbuda. The Jungle Outside is her third picture book, seventh book of fiction, and second mango-themed book. Her books have been a Burt Award for teen/young adult Caribbean literature finalist (Musical Youth), official selection for the Governor’s Summer Read Challenge in the USVI (With Grace), among other distinctions. Find out more about Joanne Hillhouse at http://jhohadli.wordpress.com.Danielle Boodoo-Fortuné is a poet and visual artist from Sangre Grande, Trinidad and Tobago. She has illustrated several children’s and young adult books, and her paintings have been exhibited in the Caribbean and abroad.