Charlie's Swim Level 10 Clear and concise language notes

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Carefully revised categorisation of Complex Familiar and Complex Unfamiliar questions: All questions follow the QCAA's degree of difficulty categorisation and progress from Simple Familiar through Complex Familiar to Complex Unfamiliar within the exercise

That Bird Has Arms is a story about difference and identity

pursued by the men who killed his mother

but in the messy soup of life

Charlie's Swim Level 10 Clear and concise language notesAge range 9 to 12 During WWII after the Japanese invasion of Java; more than 1000 refugees from the Dutch East Indies; many in flying boats; passed through Broome; which was a major refuelling point and a significant Allied military base. On 3 March 1942 Broome was attacked by Japanese fighter planes; killing at least 88 civilians and Allied military personnel. Charlie's Swim is based on the true story of the author's Uncle Charlie (Charles D'Antoine)