Author(s): Vivian French

Level 30 | Collins Big Cat

In Selim-Hassan the Seventh, a teenager is determined not to follow in his father's footsteps (but his great-great-great-great grandfather has other ideas). In The Wall, a young nomadic girl is determined to return her grandmother to the land of her birth, across the Great Wall of China. / Diamond / Band 17 books are due for pubication in September. / Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. / Text type: Two stories from other cultures / Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.