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The Bench
An old man sits on a bench and feeds the birds.
A boy makes friends with the old man.
But is there something odd about this meeting?
A boy makes friends with the old man.
But is there something odd about this meeting?
- GenresFiction
25 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2012
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November 6, 2024
Used with a student in the library - it’s very hard to find books suitable for older students who find reading very difficult that don’t feel babyish. This meets the brief well.
July 26, 2023
Like the illustrations but unsure of the context as it feels that it saying it’s okay to talk to strangers and don’t understand the relevance of the man getting the rubbish
January 11, 2025
A very short Barrington Stoke book that would be perfect for struggling readers. The cover isn't doing it any favours though.
July 16, 2024
Overall, this is very short and very simple, and I would give it a 3, however considering its intended purpose and audience, I'll give it a 4 maybe even 5 in terms of how well it suits that purpose.
This is a short high-interest low-readability title from Barrington Stoke. Barrington advertises it as for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6. It is printed on tinted pages in a dyslexia-friendly font. The sentences are chiefly simple and compound.
For a regular library, I would say interest age is 10-14 with a reading age of 6/7.
In other settings, it would suit English language learners aged 14+ and adult and there would be the opportunity for conversation/discussion about the story to extend those students. Having been an adult ESL teacher, I would give this book 5 if I consider how well I'd be able to use it in my low-level classes.
The story is that there is a man sitting on a bench. A boy comes up and says he's waiting for his mother. There's a bit of conversation. A gardener nearby asks if everything is ok. The man says yes. The gardener walks off and you see that there is only one person sitting on the bench. The gardener comments to himself that everyone who sits on the bench talks to themselves.
This is a short high-interest low-readability title from Barrington Stoke. Barrington advertises it as for teen readers with a very low reading age of 6. It is printed on tinted pages in a dyslexia-friendly font. The sentences are chiefly simple and compound.
For a regular library, I would say interest age is 10-14 with a reading age of 6/7.
In other settings, it would suit English language learners aged 14+ and adult and there would be the opportunity for conversation/discussion about the story to extend those students. Having been an adult ESL teacher, I would give this book 5 if I consider how well I'd be able to use it in my low-level classes.
The story is that there is a man sitting on a bench. A boy comes up and says he's waiting for his mother. There's a bit of conversation. A gardener nearby asks if everything is ok. The man says yes. The gardener walks off and you see that there is only one person sitting on the bench. The gardener comments to himself that everyone who sits on the bench talks to themselves.
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