English Age 10-11: Assessment Papers (Letts 11+ Success) - Softcover

JEAN REIDY is also the author of "Too Purpley," "Too Pickley," and" Too Princessy." She's been told that a naughty little kid lurks somewhere inside her-and she takes that as a compliment. She lives in Colorado with her husband and four children. www.jeanreidy.comLEO TIMMERS has written and illustrated several books for children including "Who is Driving?" and the award-winning "Happy with Me." He lives in Belgium with his wife and daughter. www.leotimmers.com

It’s a typical day out for a young bunny and his mummy as they go about their happy business, surrounded by the hustle and bustle of a lively town: Shopping, sacking, / sorting, stacking— / rows so nice and neat. / School bells ringing. / Reading, singing, / friends to meet and greet. Each full-page spread is a color-saturated cityscape depicting the boisterous activity of many diverse, anthropomorphized urbanites as they eat at a diner, catch a train, visit the post office, return library books, bring flowers to the hospital, and ride home on the bus. The words are fun and bouncy, while the paintings offer large-scale details to pore over. Classic and contemporary feeling, this echoes both Golden Books and Richard Scarry titles, and, as the rabbit family members run their errands, they pass everything from jump-roping giraffes to street-sweeping aardvarks and from food kiosks to cozy living rooms. The scenes could be interpreted as set anywhere from Manhattan to Meadow Lakes, Alaska, thereby making this relatable to a wide range of youngsters. Preschool-Kindergarten. --Andrew Medlar