Collins Big Cat - Kadeena the Dreamer: Band 18/Pearl

Paperback

Have you ever had a dream? Something really big that you wanted to achieve – so big you almost burst thinking about it? Well, that’s me, but I found out that there’s more than one way of making your dreams come true.

Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

RRP: £8.25

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-864762-9

Publication Date

08-09-2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

80 pages

Dimensions

148x210mm

Product Description

Have you ever had a dream? Something really big that you wanted to achieve – so big you almost burst thinking about it? Well, that’s me, but I found out that there’s more than one way of making your dreams come true.

Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Author

Kadeena Cox, Illustrated by Jaleel Hudson, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014, Kadeena has often been told what she can’t do whilst showing what she can do. She wrote this book to highlight that challenges are not always life-defining and to celebrate that success can be found in many forms. She wanted to highlight the importance of a strong support network and shine a light on invisible disabilities. She believes that the first step to creating a more open and accepting society is a conversation, and by sharing her story, she hopes to inform and inspire others.A note from Jaleel: Becoming Disabled at the start of my adulthood was a real challenge to deal with physically and mentally, but it is something that has shown me how to persevere in other aspects of my life and how I can still achieve my goals in different ways – so this book really resonated with me. I believe other children will benefit from seeing not just disability represented in this book, but one that is not so visible to the eye.

Imprint

Collins

ISBN

978-0-00-864762-9

Publication Date

08-09-2024

Format

Paperback

Pages

80 pages

Dimensions

148x210mm

Product Description

Have you ever had a dream? Something really big that you wanted to achieve – so big you almost burst thinking about it? Well, that’s me, but I found out that there’s more than one way of making your dreams come true.

Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

Pages 78 and 79 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.

Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Author

Kadeena Cox, Illustrated by Jaleel Hudson, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat

Since being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 2014, Kadeena has often been told what she can’t do whilst showing what she can do. She wrote this book to highlight that challenges are not always life-defining and to celebrate that success can be found in many forms. She wanted to highlight the importance of a strong support network and shine a light on invisible disabilities. She believes that the first step to creating a more open and accepting society is a conversation, and by sharing her story, she hopes to inform and inspire others.A note from Jaleel: Becoming Disabled at the start of my adulthood was a real challenge to deal with physically and mentally, but it is something that has shown me how to persevere in other aspects of my life and how I can still achieve my goals in different ways – so this book really resonated with me. I believe other children will benefit from seeing not just disability represented in this book, but one that is not so visible to the eye.