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Escape!

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Book meta-data
  • Reading Box: Silver (Levels 23-24)
  • Year: Three
  • Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
  • Theme/Topic: Adventure, Exploration, Maths
  • Genre: Science fiction
  • Strategy/Skills: Sequencing, Making connections, Drawing conclusions, Monitoring for meaning
  • Page Count: 32
  • Reading Level: 24
  • Item Code: 200394
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  • Curriculum Codes: ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACELY1679, ACELY1680
Reader Description

Starship Astra is running on half power. The crew have stopped near a strange, dark planet to fix the engine. Zimm and Tarek take a shuttle down to explore the planet. But who, or what, is trying to stop them?

After you have completed the Reader

Zimm and Tarek had a plan for escaping from the Dark Planet. Fold a piece of paper in half, then in half again. In the squares, draw Zimm and Tarek's escape plan as a cartoon. Add speech bubbles to show what they are saying to each other.

Support Materials

Blackline Master

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Lesson Plan

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Printable Reader

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Discussion Cards

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