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Description
Publisher:
Eleanor Curtain Publishing
Series:
Flying Start to Literacy Middle & Upper Primary
Author:
Nancy O'Cornor
Text Type:
Fiction
Level:
U
ISBN:
9781760675028
Paired Book:
Fighting for Children's Rights
Perspectives Book:
Children and Work: What Are the Issues?
Synopsis:
When his father dies, eleven-year-old Mickey has to leave school and start work in a coal mine to support his family. He faces many challenges underground in the dark.
Curriculum link:
History: Cause and effect. English: literature- Historical fiction
Key Concepts:
Some events can change a character’s life. A character’s development can be shown by how they respond to particular events.
Reading Strategies:
Linking character development to events in the plot