Night Noises

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Book meta-data

Reading Box: Silver (Levels 23-24)
Year: Three
Fiction/Nonfiction: Fiction
Theme/Topic: Animals birds and insects, Family, History, The arts
Genre: General narrative, Myth and legend
Strategy/Skills: Visualising, Using graphic sources, Asking and answering questions
Page Count: 16
Reading Level: 24
Item Code: 200131
High Frequency Words:
Curriculum Codes: ACELT1594, ACELT1596, ACELT1599, ACELT1600, ACELY1678, ACELY1679, ACELY1680

Reader Description

What is that strange noise in the night? And why has Grandad got an unusual mask on the wall. Grandad tells John a story he heard when he was a boy in Puerto Rico, and John is not scared of the noise any more.

After you have completed the Reader

Find a quiet place at home and sit down for five minutes. Make a list of the noises you hear. Write a word for each sound, such as "zoom" when a car passes your house. Try out your sounds on someone in your family. How many sounds can they guess?

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