Collins Big Cat — SELIM HASSAN THE SEVENTH: Band 17/Diamond ISBN: 9780007231034

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 offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. • Two alternative career paths for Selim-Hasan on pages 54 and 55 help children to discuss the options that Selim-hassan had and the decisions he made. • Text type: Two stories from other cultures • Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.