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Teacher's notes

Usborne is committed to providing teachers with an expanding range of classroom resources to supplement our list of award-winning books.

Take a look at the range of resources below, which include teacher's notes for some of our bestselling fiction titles and photocopiable reading records for our Guided Reading Packs - all available to download for FREE.

Teacher's Notes

Rogues' Gold

An exciting adventure mystery set in the cut-throat world of Elizabethan England.

When boy actor Ben Button’s fellow players are accused of stealing the priceless Lodovico plate, he sets out to save them from the shadow of the hangman’s noose.

Who really stole the plate, what secret does it hide and how can Ben reveal the truth?

Key Stage: KS2 E; Age 9+; Paperback - £5.99

Smokescreen

Ellie hates living in the pub by the dark, swirling canal waters. And her troubles grow when she discovers the shady dealings that take place there.

An electrifying thriller that twists and turns through the shadowy underworld of a dangerous trade.

Shortlisted for the Wirral Paperback of the Year Award 2007.

Key Stage: KS2/3 E; Age 10+; Paperback - £5.99

The Shadow Garden

Matty's sixth sense tells her that Tagram House harbours a dark secret. Her fears lead her to the eerie Shadow Garden ...

Inspired by the classic ghost stories of M. R. James, The Shadow Garden is a compelling tale by a critically acclaimed author.

Key Stage: KS2 E; Age 8+; Paperback - £4.99

Raven Queen

A mesmerising tale of love and tragedy based on the life of Lady Jane Grey, all too often remembered as just a line in a history book.

Sunday Times Children's Book of the Week; Shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards 2008 and the Highland Children's Book Awards.

Key Stage: KS2 E; Age 9+; Paperback - £5.99

Illustration from Very First Reading: Moon Zoom.

Guided Reading records

Click on the book cover to download the photocopiable reading record.

Level 1

Level 1C: The Wish Fish
Level 1B: How Elephants Lost their Wings
Level 1A: The Enormous Turnip

Level 2

Level 3

Level 3C: The Amazing Adventures of Hercules
Level 3B: The Railway Children
Level 3A: Around the World in Eighty Days

Level 4

Level 4C: Pompeii
Level 4B: Anne Frank
Level 4A: Oliver Twist

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