Collins Big Cat — PET DETECTIVES: TORTOISE TROUBLE: Band 08/Purple ISBN: 9780007186228

The Pet Detective faces a special challenge when Kara’s pet tortoise, Rocket, goes missing. Has the tortoise been squashed on a motorway? Eaten by a hungry goat? Chewed up by a dog? The Pet Detective follows the clues to find out what’s happened. • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type – A story by the same author. • A final double page spread shows all the things a Pet Detective needs on a case to support recapping the story. • Curriculum links – Science: Plants and animals in the local environment. • Tortoise Trouble is one of two stories by Jana Hunter about the Pet Detective • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.