Franklin Watts

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Independent Reading Purple 8

Reading Champion: the Mice and the Elephants

Jenny Jinks

Wilf is not like other wolves. He doesn't want to scare people, he'd rather make friends with them! But the harder he tries to be nice, the more the others fear him, so he decides to dress up as a sheep!

The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

A. H. Benjamin

In a heartwarming story celebrating our differences, meet Pip the penguin - whose wings are far too big. The other penguins make him leave the colony because of them. But when a seal threatens the other penguins, it's Pip's wings that save the day. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Pip the Different Penguin

Manual of ideas on how to celebrate Christmas.

The Complete Christmas Book

Katie Woolley

Independent Reading Pink 1B Non-Fiction

Rainbow

Sue Graves

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Independent Reading Pink 1A stories are perfect for children aged 4+ who are reading at book band 1A (Pink) in classroom reading lessons. In this story, Bella gets dressed up to look just like her mum.

I Look Like Mum

These fascinating books on interesting animals of the world include information on physical features, habitat, predators, reproduction and the young. Also included is information on the effects of interaction with humans. Full-page, full-color photographs complement the easy-to-read text.

Animals of the World

Jen is distraught when she finds her local library is going to close! She can't let that happen, so she sets about rallying friends to stop the closure and save the library. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Independent Reading 12

Save the Library!

Malachy Doyle

Jack's village is in trouble. The giant Cormoran keeps stealing the villagers' animals and they have hardly any food left. But how is one boy going to stop a mighty giant?

Jack the Giant-Killer

Hilary Robinson

Aladdin is very poor and very, very lazy. His mother does not know what to do with him. When a magician comes to town and pretends to be his uncle, Aladdin's adventures really begin

Franklin Watts

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