The Ancient Mariner by Sue Purkiss
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A gripping and moving retelling of this poem written originally in the eighteenth century by Samuel Taylor Coleridge. It tells the story of the Ancient Mariner and his adventures at sea, where tragedy strikes, more than once and he is ultimately saved – against the odds, teaching him the importance of humanity and humility. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Alongside her career as a children's book writer, Sue Purkiss - a former educator and RLF Fellow - teaches creative writing and is very involved with the Scattered Authors Society. She lives in Bristol and enjoys drawing and singing in a choir.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780008127886 |
| ISBN 10 | 0008127883 |
| Title | The Ancient Mariner |
| Author | Sue Purkiss |
| Series | Collins Big Cat |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Year published | 2015-09-21 |
| Number of pages | 56 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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