Hodder Reading Project 4-5 Readers: At The Edge Virtual Pack 6

Summary:
The Hodder Reading Project Level 4-5 identifies blocks to progression and takes pupils from National Curriculum Level 4 to Level 5. It comprises the Teacher's Resource, Pupil's Book and 6 Readers.



Reader 5, At the Edge edited by Sue Hackman. From Aron Ralston's extraordinary story of having to cut off his own arm trapped by a boulder to Edmund Hilary and Tenzing Norgay's conquest of Everest; from surviving nuclear attack in the 20th century to Sir Walter Ralegh's letter to his wife before his execution - amazing testimonies from sporting heroes, mountaineers, explorers, soldiers and ordinary people who have lived life close to the edge.

Table of Contents:
On the Roof of the World
Mountaineering adventures
1 Sickness at 13,000 feet, Jonathan Waterman
2 Accident on Annapurna, Maurice Herzog
3 Frostbite, Maurice Herzog
4 Avalanche, Kurt Diemburger
5 Trapped, Aron Ralston
At the Frontier
Explorers at the edge of the known world
6 Visiting a tree house, Nick Middleton
7 A meal in the Arctic, Nick Middleton
8 Exploring the sea bed, Trevor Norton
Breaking the Limit
Record breakers
9 The 4-minute mile, Roger Bannister
10 Returning home after sailing round the world, Ellen MacArthur
11 The conquest of Everest, Edmund Hillary
Surviving the Human Race
People who have survived the worst in other people
12 The First World War, Ronald Blythe
13 Factory work, Elizabeth Bentley
14 Locked up, Arthur Koestler
15 Surviving a nuclear attack, John Hersey
Messages from the Edge
The thoughts of people who have looked death in the face
16 Messages in bottles, John Harding
17 Walter Raleigh’s last letter, Sir Walter Ralegh
18 John Clare’s end, John Clare
19 What’s the point? John Diamond

About the Author(s):
Sue Hackman (author of the Hodder Reading Project) has been closely involved in the development of the Key Stage 3 English Strategy, and is the author of successful material for lower-attainers, including Fast Forward and Hodder English Gold.