SuitabookThe Secret of Golden Island
Natasha Farrant
- Reading
- Read the opening together first, noticing vocabulary, atmosphere and any immediate tension. Continue by checking whether the book’s tone and subject matter fit the child’s interests and responses.
- Themes
- Powerful language: The title is included in a category seeking fiction whose language has a strong effect on child readers and is memorable in some way. The book may offer language worth noticing closely, but the listing does not show which words, images or techniques it uses.
- Worth knowing
- The book’s treatment of friendship, danger, loss, conflict, family life and other potentially sensitive subjects is unknown. Check the actual text before making a more specific decision.