Heather’s Story

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Ruby (Levels 27-28)
Year: Four
Fiction/Nonfiction: Non-fiction
Theme/Topic: Character education, Overcoming obstacles, School and community
Genre: Report
Strategy/Skills: Making predictions, Summarising, Comparing and contrasting
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 27
Item Code: 200160
High Frequency Words:
Curriculum Codes: ACELA1490, ACELT1602, ACELT1604, ACELT1605, ACELY1690, ACELY1691, ACELY1692, ACELA1504, ACELA1797, ACELA1512, ACELT1795, ACELY1701, ACELY1702, ACELY1703

Reader Description

Heather was badly burnt as a child, and spent much of her childhood in the hospital. When she left school, she trained as an accountant. Now she is a teacher. Heather shares her amazing journey and explains that how you look isn't as important as who you are.

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People often ask Heather questions about her accident. What would you like to ask Heather? Write five questions. Talk about them with your family. What do you think Heather's answers might be?

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