The streets of London in 1786 were not a safe place for orphan children, Eliza and Tom, when they ran away from their cruel master. Another orphan, Jack, helped them find food and shelter. Then Tom found a purse bulging with coins and their troubles got much worse.
Features and Benefits:
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Provides a comprehensive series where literacy skills are developed sequentially through explicit teaching.
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Emphasises reading for learning and poses issues that affect children today.
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Provides a scaffold for children to understand and investigate those issues.
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Connects student learning to the real world and encourages them to contemplate what's happening in their daily lives.
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Integrated enquiry units support an enquiry-based learning approach.