* A vast selection of fiction, poetry, and non-fiction extracts and complete texts in many different genres
* A broad range of authors
* The full range of reading required by the NLS
* Each key text type reproduced as illustrated, large format, write-on/wipe off posters
Starter Anthology
The extracts in the anthology cover the full range of text requirements for Year 2, as described in the NLS. The texts are also linked by theme to enable a comparison across the ranges.
Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham live in Devon, England, in a house not too far from the sea. Elspeth writes in a room on the ground floor while Mal writes in the attic. Sometimes they meet in the middle to write books.