Author(s): June Crebbin

Level 26

Leaves of gold and crimson Curl crisply on the street, Their papery voices chatter As they crunch beneath my feet. * Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. * Text type - A poetry collection. * Curriculum links - Geography: 'use basic geographical vocabulary to refer to key physical features, including: beach, cliff, coast, forest, hill, mountain, sea, ocean, river, soil, valley, vegetation, season and weather'. * Check comprehension and embed learning with a reader response spread on pages 22-23.