The Gargling Gorilla

Band 14/Ruby
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level

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.

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

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.

• 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.

Contributor: Mike Phillips (Illustrated by), (Prepared for publication by)

Illustrator: Mike Phillips

UK Delivery:

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• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
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Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

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