Marcy components
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My books are chapter books with great illustrations. The stories are fun and will appeal to reluctant readers.
Marcy: Class Captain 1. Class Captain
Marcy’s class is electing a Class Captain, and Marcy really wants the job. But can she convince the rest of the class to vote for her?		 Marcy: Basketball Kaos 2. Basketball Kaos
Marcy’s basketball team takes on Gran-Ella as Coach. They must use the three ‘P’s – power, pace and pressure – to beat the Pirates and win the Basketball Challenge!
Marcy: Paws Galore 3. Paws Galore
Marcy enters BB in the class dog show. He gets a bath from Gran-Ella, but can he beat Spuzzey, Dog and Poppy for the blue ribbon?		 Marcy: Tour de Park 4. Tour de Park
Marcy organises a bike race in the park. She rides like the wind but then something strange happens. Who will be the Tour de Park champion?
Marcy: Magpie Mania 5. Magpie Mania
It’s springtime, and dive-bombing magpies rule the park. But this year, Marcy has a plan to get rid of those nasty magpies for good … 		Marcy: Sandcastle Competition 6. Sandcastle
Competition
Marcy spends the week at Bella’s house. Together they enter the Surf Club sandcastle competition. Will their special sandcastles take out first place?
Marcy: Prize-winning Cakes! 7. Prize-winning Cakes!
It’s Show Week, and Marcy enters the Junior Level Chocolate Cake Competition with her best friend Bella. With a top-secret recipe from Gran-Ella, can the girls win the blue ribbon?		 Marcy: Play Ball! 8. Play Ball!
Marcy’s team takes on the Rough Heads in the softball challenge at the park. The scores are level and the bases are loaded. Can Marcy bat Purple Kaos to victory?
Marcy: Frog Pond Frenzy 9. Frog Pond Frenzy
Marcy and her friends collect tadpoles for the new frog pond at the park. One month later, the frogs are making more noise than Toocool's band. Can Marcy find out why? 		Marcy: Unlucky Day 10. Unlucky Day
Cold toast, late for school, unexpected visitors in the classroom, soccer game disaster with Mr Wexford, stuck in the classroom with Toocool and Spike … could Marcy’s day get any worse?

The books are suitable for 8-12 year olds and successfully fulfil the criteria for Group B (Broadband) G as set out in the Early Years Literacy selecting texts.

Title Broadband RR level
1. Class Captain G 24
2. Basketball Kaos G 23
3. Paws Galore H 26
4. Tour de Park H 25
5. Magpie Mania H 25
6. Sandcastle Competition G 24
7. Prize-winning Cakes! G 24
8. Play Ball! G 24
9. Frog Pond Frenzy H 26
10. Unlucky Day G 23

Marcy: Teacher's Resource Book

Teacher's Resource Book

This Teacher's Resource Book supports the ten titles in the first series of Marcy. Use this book to engage your struggling readers and support them in:

  • developing text and visual comprehension skills
  • increasing word knowledge
  • applying grammatical conventions
  • improving reading, writing and speaking skills
  • communicating with confidence.

This book also provides teachers with:

  • a synopsis for each title
  • text features
  • a consistent format – before, during and after reading activities
  • relevant reading, writing and oral activities for individual, pair, group and class work
  • assessment suggestions
  • blackline masters to consolidate skills and learning.
Marcy: Audio CD

Audio CD

On these CDs, enjoy the complete stories from the new Marcy series.


 
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