Dominoes

"This book is supported by a MultiROM, containing a complete dramatized audio recording of the story plus interactive activities."--P. [4] of cover

Al's first love -- Al's baby sister -- Al's angry friends -- Something is wrong -- Back to the band -- Past concerts, future gigs

Al Brown plays the guitar in a band with friends. He writes songs, too. 'Our boy can't live without his music,' his parents say. But when Al's baby sister, Lisa arrives from hospital, his life is suddenly different. Now his mother and father have no time for him, and he has no time for school work, or the band. Then Al's sister gets ill. And Grandad tells him, 'Write a song for Lisa!' But why, and how can this help?

Included in the reader: Story, Activities, Projects, Word Work, and Grammar

British English ; Word count: 1,426

Compact disc

480L

Decoding demand: 68 (high) Semantic demand: 68 (high) Syntactic demand: 49 (medium) Structure demand: 84 (very high)