Brave Tim agrees to look after Rosa's pets. He isn't afraid of vultures or wolfhounds, or even giant rabbits. But he isn't so sure about the gorilla, gargling in the kitchen! A comic story with a familiar setting, from Margaret Mahy.

The Gargling Gorilla Summary

The Gargling Gorilla: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat) by Margaret Mahy

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level

Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.

Text type - Story with a familiar setting.

The reader response page consists of a story map to encourage children to retell the story in their own words.

Curriculum links - Citizenship: Animals and us; Music: Animal magic, exploring descriptive sounds.

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

About Margaret Mahy

Margaret Mahy was born in New Zealand and has loved telling stories all her life. She has published well over a hundred titles and won several major prizes and awards, including The Order of New Zealand, for her internationally-acclaimed contribution to children's literature. Mike Phillips is the author of several books and screenplays as well as his award-winning Sam Dean novels. In 1997 he was Writer in Residence at London's South Bank Centre.

Additional information

Sku

GOR002021817

ISBN 13

9780007230891

ISBN 10

0007230893

Title

The Gargling Gorilla: Band 14/Ruby (Collins Big Cat) by Margaret Mahy

Author

Margaret Mahy

Series

Collins Big Cat

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers

Year published

2007-01-04

Number of pages

Prizes

N/A

Cover note

Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

Note

This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us