Overview
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Year Levels 2–9
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Curriculum ACT, NSW, NT, QLD, SA, TAS, VIC, WA
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Subject Literacy
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Resource Formats Print
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Learning Focus Shared reading, Guided reading, Independent reading, Take-home reading
What it is
Featuring authors like Stu Duval, Diana Noonan, Jillian Sullivan, William Taylor, Tina Shaw, John Lockyer and Glynne MacLean, the Nitty Gritty collection introduces and develops critical literacy skills in learners from age 8-14.
What it includes
The Nitty Gritty series consists of 48 high-interest, levelled chapter books from acclaimed international authors along with teaching resources, assessment tools and discussion prompts.
Chapter Books
Series 0 | Ages 8-10
From Tom Bradley’s Big Noise in Town to Stu Duval’s much-loved Rat Island, the twelve books covered in Series 0 introduce learners to basic concepts of critical literacy and new mature themes.
Chapter Books
Series 1 | Ages 9-11
From Scot Gardner’s Dark Stone Eye to Super Sister by Gary Cross, begin to expand your learners’ ability to deconstruct texts and analyse author intent.
Chapter Books
Series 2 | Ages 11-13
The twelve books within Series 2 further develop the maturity of themes covered within the Nitty Gritty series as well as expanding the complexity of language used.
Chapter Books
Series 3 | Ages 12-14
Dive into more complex issues and introduce larger discussions around bias, intent, structure and more as your students reach more sophisticated levels of critical literacy.
Samples & downloads
Look inside the latest resources from Nitty Gritty.
- Nitty Gritty - Ride of the Katipo sample Download PDF (535KB)
- Nitty Gritty - Inside The Game sample Download PDF (506KB)
- Nitty Gritty - Jack No Name sample Download PDF (1.1MB)
- Nitty Gritty - Island Bound sample Download PDF (461KB)
- Nitty Gritty - Date of Origin sample Download PDF (463KB)
- Nitty Gritty - Lake of the dead sample Download PDF (1.2MB)