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TAL 5 · Ages 10–11 · The Reading Ocean

Insight Investigators

"Who is the explorer in this story — and where is the explorer in me?"

A deeper dive. Stories now have layers — voice, tone and meaning beneath the surface — each featuring an explorer chosen for the reader, from across the globe.

Ages 10–11 10 stories NCF Preparatory Literary Explorers
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What's inside

The stories

★ Dreaming Up a Better World
Ranji's Wonderful Bat
Katha
Oh, How I Fly!
Marin Sorescu
★ Connecting the Dots
The Incas
Katha
The City of Nothing-in-the-World
Katha
★ Discovering New Ways to Be Me
The Microscope
Maxine Kumin
The Beautiful Necklace
Katha
★ Caring and Sharing
Beach Blues
Katha
How Bansi Joined the Family
Katha
★ Building a Future
The Farther Bank
Rabindranath Tagore
The Stars and the Stars' Road
Katha
Using this book

How different readers use it

In a classroom

Mentor's Guide Set 2 gives explorer boxes, discussion prompts and TADAA activities for every story.

Training · learn@katha.org

At home or NIOS

The book is written for an adult reading with a child, so you don't need teaching experience to use it. Read a story together and talk it over.

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For a school or board

Use TAL 5 across a year group, on its own or with your existing syllabus. It sits at the NCF Preparatory stage.

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