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PM eCOLLECTION PM EMERALD TO SAPPHIRE LEVELLED TEXTS & GUIDED READING CARD BOX SETS Transform guided and independent reading in the classroom with the release of 50 PM eBooks for levels 25–30. From 2016, Nelson’s range of PM Readers will expand with the release of brand new levelled texts and Guided Reading Card With interactive educational features, the PM eCollection Box Sets for PM Emerald to Sapphire. platform comprises of three pillars; the PM eCollection app, the PM eBooks and the PM eCollection website. The level 25–30 texts feature gradually increasing page counts to support student reading-age progression. Each box set The PM eCollection website offers planning and assessment contains 5 6-page cards at each level. tools for teachers and administrators. Both texts and cards comprise a combination of fiction and Download the PM eCollection app on the App Store today. non-fiction including all key text types. Subscriptions and more information available at pmecollection.co.nz PM Level 26 Level PM My Savings Plan 27 Level PM The Elephant and the Blind Men PM Guided Reading Guided PM

By Elsie Nelley Illustrations by Giulia Rivolta an Indian fable Retold by Elsie Nelley Illustrations by Dori Berkovic Plan My Savings The Elephant and the Blind Men Elephant The The Great Reef Barrier

Debbie Croft The Great

ne morning, many years ago, a cheerful crowd was gathered along either side of the Recently, I saw some awesome sports videos that had been filmed with an O Barrierroad leading intoReef their village. The people had heard that a merchant and his elephant action camera. Action cameras are small and light, so they are perfect for filming were soon to pass by on their way to a nearby town. No one in the crowd had ever seen adventures. Some action cameras are waterproof, too. Debbie Croft a real elephant before! Some of the smaller children were perched high on their parents’ I felt sure I would have great fun during the holidays if I was able to buy an shoulders. The older boys and girls waved colourful flags. There was lots of laughter and action camera. My friends and I could film each other doing tricks at the BMX good-natured teasing as some of the villagers tried to jostle their way towards the front track and at the skatepark. When the weather gets warmer, we could attach the of the crowd. It was a happy occasion. camera to one of our surfboards. Everyone will be really impressed when they At the back of the crowd were six blind men. They were eager to learn what the see a video of us catching massive waves. elephant looked like, too. When someone cried out, “It’s coming! It’s coming! Look! So, I told my parents that I wanted to buy something exciting with the money Here it comes!” one of the men felt someone standing beside him. The blind man Poppa had given me for my birthday. When I suggested buying an action camera, reached out and his hand touched the arm of a young boy who had just joined the crowd. they agreed it would be a good idea. However, there was one big problem: I didn’t “Can you see the elephant?” the man asked the boy. “Is it as big as some people say? know if I could afford one. Please, tell us what it looks like.” PM LEVELS 25–26 1 1 AVAILABLE NOW!

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PM ORAL LITERACY NELSON LITERACY DIRECTIONS Features resources for continuous oral and aural skill COMPREHENSION development from the first year of primary school through to Year 8. Building on the popular Nelson Literacy Directions series, Nelson Literacy Directions Comprehension explicitly teaches Resources include Little Plays, Exploring Vocabulary Big Books, the core comprehension strategies and skills students need a Rhymes Big Book with Little Books, a Finger Poems and to make meaning from text. Each box set contains levelled Verses Big Book with Little Books, Sequencing Cards, Exploring exemplar cards, exemplar digital texts and a teacher’s resource Vocabulary Cards and Reader’s Theatre plays. CD-ROM.

BROWSING-BOX BOOKS

Features emergent, early, developing and consolidating packs containing fiction and non-fiction readers for reading ages 5.0 to 8.0 (levels 1–20). See reverse for details. See reverse † FOR FURTHER INFORMATION OR TO SEE NELSON RESOURCES, CONTACT YOUR NELSON REPRESENTATIVE

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