Anthony McGowan

Tony Bradman

Mick Gowar

Jane Penrose

Margaret Su

In this cluster, Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger have to face the evil Dr X in a showdown - find out what happens in the two part adventure Revenge of the X-bots! and The X-machine. Then read The Deep - an action-packed adventure story set on board a subterranean research centre. Also, find out more about some real life escapes in the two non fiction books, Escaping Slavery and Escape from Colditz.Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities. The Great Escapes Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Great Escapes cluster, together with guidance about comprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book.

Great Escapes Cluster

Grey Band

Published to commemorate the 65th anniversary of the Normandy Landings, The D-Day Companion brings together the perspectives and opinions of leading military historians from both sides of the Atlantic. Operation Overlord saw the Allied Generals Eisenhower and Montgomery pit their wits against Hitler in a bold bid to liberate continental Europe. Featuring a foreword by Major Richard Winters, real-life commander of Easy Company as featured in Stephen E Ambrose's Band of Brothers, this is a unique and incisive examination of the momentous events that surrounded June 6, 1944. Each chapter of this book focuses on a different aspect of the D-Day landings, from the build-up to the attack to the experiences of the troops on the ground.

Leading Historians explore history’s greatest amphibious assault

The D-Day Companion

Spanning over a thousand years and an immense geographical area, the Roman Empire was the greatest in world history. At its most powerful, the Empire cast a shadow across the known world, and its legacy continues to influence politics, art and culture around the world today. Rome's power was won on the battlefield, and the greatness of the Empire is reflected in the warlike reputations of the enemies it subdued. Hannibal, the Carthaginians, Mithridates, the Gauls, the Sassanid Persians and the infamous Goths are amongst the forces that battled the might of Rome. Rome and Her Enemies juxtaposes the society and military structure of each of these peoples with those of the contemporary Roman army. Using previously published Osprey material, this book is divided into four chronological sections focusing on major wars and battles, is lavishly illustrated throughout, and colour photographs, artwork and maps support the text to provide a comprehensive introduction to the rise and fall of an empire created and destroyed by war. Introduction by Tom Holland, bestselling author of 'Persian Fire' and 'Rubicon'.

An Empire Created and Destroyed by War

Rome and her Enemies

Chris Powling

Joanna Nadin

John Malam

Maureen Lewis

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 5 reading books, 1 of each of: Team X, Meteorite, Crack the Code, The Secret Diary of Danny Grower, The Spy's Secret Handbook.

Project X Origins: Dark Blue Book Band, Oxford Level 15: Top Secret: Mixed Pack of 5

Jane Penrose

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