Grandpa and Boy
Grandpa and Boy contains three short stories from Joy Cowley for 8-12 year olds. Join Grandpa and Boy as they try to catch snapper, go pig hunting, and stop swearing – all with a little help from Nan.
Author: Joy Cowley
Illustrator: Toby Morris
Pages: 28
Reading Level: 22, Gold
Reading Age: 8.5 • Interest Age: 11
Teachers' notes available
ABOUT BUILDING BRIDGES
Building Bridges, written by Joy Cowley, is a bridge to literacy for 8–12 year old readers who are reading at around an 8-year-old level. Each 28-page book is set in New Zealand and contains three short stories about the same characters. These early chapter books help readers move from junior books to chapter books and are ideal for readers who need extra support.
Key Features
Each book contains three high-interest/low readability short stories about the same characters. Full colour illustrations on every spread by premium illustrators. An author and illustrator bio is included at the end of each book.
Easy-to-read, dyslexia friendly text:
- Short sentences with simple sentence structures
- Text on matt cream-coloured background
- Generous spacing and margins
- Large clear sans serif font
- Text presented in clear short phrases