Stan Cullimore

Charlotte and Naomi are frightened of Mrs Kim. She looks strange and scary, so they run past her on their way to school without saying hello. But when they find out the truth about Mrs Kim, they are sorry for being so rude. Illustrated by Karin Littlewood

The Mystery of Mrs Kim

Rigby Star Plus

Jillian Powell

Robin Lawrie

Keith West

Oliver Lake

The Magic Shop

Hero

No road-safety lesson could prepare Jack and Eve for the terrifying dangers they are about to face on the road. This vibrant set of ten stories contains a range of action-packed content for reluctant readers, including predictive dreams, space and robot peril, computer games and cars coming to life, surfing, a haunted house, a jungle trek, and racing. These books are pitched at a low ability reading level of 7.5-8.5, but with content to engage readers anywhere between 8 and 14.

Blood Wheels

Peter Kavanagh

Gwenan Creunant

Y brenin blin

Tony and Jill come across what they think is a harmless spider. They are about to find out that the spider is anything but harmless, and it is not the only one. Badger's popular Ignite series is comprised of two collections of ten books, Ignite I and Ignite II, both with a reading age of 7-8 and an interest age of 11-14. These exciting stories boast colour illustrations and cover a wide range of topics such as: alien menaces, a restaurant for monsters, werewolves, ghosts, real and robot dogs, sport, pirates, a WW1 donkey hero, chocolate wars and an intergalactic hamster.

Spiders From Space

Tick Tock Talia is by Stan Cullimore. It is a play with modern familiar settings for 3/P4 and is part of the Pelican Big Books fiction/non-fiction.

Tick Tock Talia

Wendy Body

Designed to fit the National Curriculum, the English 5-14 Guidelines in Scotland and the Northern Ireland Guidelines for English, this is part of the Longman Book Project. The project aims to enable teachers throughout the primary school to teach: language; fiction; and non-fiction. The project also offers practical guidance and in-built record keeping and assessment. It is carefully structured, enabling all teachers throughout the primary school to teach reading and language with success and understanding. the first two, and these are divided into four stages: 4-7 years; 7-9 years; 9-10 years; and 10-12 years. The titles within the stages in fiction are: reading aloud, read on; new reader; independent reader; literature and culture - respectively. The respective language topics are: phonetics, handwriting and spelling; handwriting, spelling and grammer; presentation, spelling and grammer; and presentation, spelling and grammer. The final area covered is non-fiction, which is organized into two stages: 4-9 years - introducing reading for information; and 7-12 years - developing reading for information. organized to support children's early reading development; large format books for reading aloud as well as books for the younger children to read for themselves; and myths and legends for older children. spelling that aims to link the teaching of phonics for initial reading to basic handwriting skills, and later to the teaching of spelling; and it has its own story-context and teaches through games, songs, puppetry and other fun activities. In Language 2, 3 and 4, for the middle and upper primary years, the project offers three packs providing a language scheme covering: handwriting, spelling, grammar, presentation, punctuation and assessment. initiating or supplementing topic work; large format starter books for the early years; and a range of different types of information books such as encyclopaedia, atlas, cookbook. cassettes, software, posters and assessment materials are also offered as part of the package.

Longman Book Project: Read on Diy (Fiction 1 - The Early Years): Mai-Ling and Gary

Advice on becoming a popstar: choosing an instrument, forming a group, playing live, appointing a manager, making a demo, approaching a record company, signing a contract; interspersed with anecdotes from the author's own career as a member of British band the Housemartins. Suggested level: secondary.

How to be a Popstar

Fighting for Fame

When Dan's offered a job at the new Burger Bar in town, he thinks his troubles are over. When he finds out Big John's secret ingredient, however, it seems that the troubles have only just begun... This hi-lo series contains intriguing and stimulating content for reluctant readers aged 12-14 with a lower reading age of 7.5-8. Aptly named Dark Flight, this set of ten short novels contain such chilling topics as soul-sucking monsters, a deadly burger bar, a girl with a stone cold stare, a ghost spaceship and a terrifying game that feels all too real. We hope that the gripping nature of these stories will allow readers - however reluctant - to achieve that sense of satisfaction and confidence that comes from finishing a book.

Fast Food Nightmare

General Editor: Sue Palmer Fiction Editor and Language Consultant: Wendy Body The Longman Book Project for ages 4-11: Inspires children with an unparalleled variety of fiction by significant childrens authors and illustrators such as Anne Fine, Beverley Naidoo, Michael Rosen, Jacqueline Wilson and Geraldine McCaughrean. Offers at-a-glance NLS teaching support in a literacy grid at the back of every book highlighting text, sentence and word level work for easy access by teachers, teaching assistants and parents. Specific materials for progress monitoring and assessment for teachers and children in the Teachers Books including reading and writing assessment task copymasters, test passages and reading records. Provides gradual, age-appropriate progression and supportive clusters of shared, guided and independent reading books based around common themes for Key Stage 1/P1-3. Presents a wide range of different titles to stimulate all readers at Key Stage 2/P4-7. Covers a huge range of NLS fiction genres including plays and poetry to promote speaking and listening. Promotes valuable awareness of community and citizenship through many titles based around issues of community, environment and health.

King Grumpyguts

Paul South is small for his age, an easy target for bullies. But it all changes when the 'bubble' appears. Paul has a rollercoaster ride but what about the bubble's plans? They might be more sinister than he realises... These simple yet engrossing stories for reluctant readers are heavily illustrated with a minimal spread of text throughout. They are designed for readers with a reading level much lower than their interest level. Bold, original and inviting, the Full Flight Fear and Fun series caters for a reading age of 7.5-8 and an interest age of 8-14.

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