Running Wild
Michael Morpurgo
After his dad is killed, Will's mum takes him on holiday to Indonesia, where he rides an elephant called Oona along the beach. One morning Oona begins to act strangely, refusing to go near the sea, and suddenly she starts to run, carrying Will away with her.
- Length
- About 50,000 words
- To read it
- About 34 days
- Stage
- Key Stage 2
Reading time at 1,500 words a day, the pace we start from until we know your child’s own.
Where it is taught
Why Running Wild is on the list
- Year 5, Core. The books most schools teach in this year. A good place to start.
Reading it here
What your child does with it
- 1
Choose it and set a finish date
You get a suggested target from the length of the book and your child's reading pace.
- 2
Check in along the way
A longer book has short check-ins every week or two, so it keeps moving and nothing is forgotten.
- 3
Answer two questions
When they finish: a review of the book, and a deeper question about how it works.
- 4
Get it marked, and redraft
Every answer is marked against the rubric for their year, with a reason for every score.