The King of Waste

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Series:

Flying Start to Literacy

Level:

Text Type/s:

Narrative

ISBN:

9781743201497

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Description

Synopsis:

In The King of Waste, Estelle goes to live at the Royal Palace and is shocked by the amount of food that is wasted. Meanwhile her own family is starving. She comes up with a plan to share the food more evenly.

Curriculum link:

History: The past in the present

Key Concepts:

A lot of usable food is wasted. Some people use food that would have been wasted to feed people in need.

Reading Strategies:

Identifying characters’ feelings and motives

Extent:

Supporting Materials

Paired Title:

Food Rescue

Supporting Materials:

Lesson Plan - Food Rescue / The King of Waste