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So you want to be a Victorian? From dirty streets and factories, to watching Punch and Judy shows and riding the stagecoach find out the real facts of Victorian living in this humerous non-fiction guide.

Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

Text type: An information book

Curriculum links: History"

The first in a charming new series of magical books for younger readers about Freddy Frogpurse, the fun-loving, Wizzbang Wizard.

Freddy pointed his magic wand at the sofa. "Wizzbang-a-dust-up Get-me-a-gust-up " he said out loud.

Freddy Frogpurse has come to his Great Uncle Sneezer's house to learn how to be a wizard. His house dragon, Odds and Ends, nags at him to practise more, but Freddy just wants to have fun - and eat Tingle Toast. Then an envelope arrives from the Inspector of Wizards. Freddy has his first test - and it's tomorrow

A quirky insight into how to live like an Ancient Greek in twenty-five easy stages.

Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

Text type: An information book.

Curriculum links: History: Who were the Ancient Greeks; How do we use Ancient Greek ideas today?

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader"

Second in a charming new series for younger readers about a naughty young wizard and his dragon, Odds-and-Ends.

When a Very Important Gentleman comes to visit, Freddy pretends he's Uncle Sneezer. Little does he know that he may have just talked himself into a lot of trouble...

This witty information book describes real and imaginary creatures, and answers the question are they real? Some of the creatures are from myths and legends, while others are genuine. Included are the Loch Ness Monster, about which there is disagreement, the vampire bat, and the yeti.

Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

Text type - An information book.

A table on pages 30 and 31 summarises the information about each of the creatures in the book providing an ideal opportunity for children to recap.

Curriculum links -...

It was Pirate Captain Codspawn s birthday. But what was his birthday surprise? It wasn t the beetles in the butter. It wasn t the spiders in the sugar. And it wasn t the special pirate pie that Cook had baked. But it was the best present a pirate could ever want

Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

Text type - A humorous story.

Pages 22 and 23 feature a recipe for pirate pie, with ingredients that would test the stomachs of even the most bloodthirsty pirates. This is a great starting point for further...

Have you ever wondered how things are created? Find out all about inventors and their amazing inventions in this non-fiction information book, written and illustrated by Scoular Anderson.

Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters

Text type: An information book.

A timeline of all the inventors and their inventions on pages 14 and 15 help children to recap when different things were invented and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.

Additional retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their...

So you want to be a Roman? Here is everything you need to know in 20 easy stages. From the battle ground to building roads find out the REAL facts to Roman living in this humorous non-fiction information book from Scoular Anderson.

Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.

Text type: An information book.

A gallery of the things the Romans did that changed the way we live on pages 46-47 enables children to recap the main features left over from Roman times.

Additional information retrieval devices such...

Where on Earth describes the journeys of significant explorers, revealing the lands they discovered and what they found there. Grid maps and grid references offer children an opportunity to find out for themselves where each explorer sailed.

Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

Text type - An information book.

A colourful world map on pages 30 and 31 shows the routes the explorers took, providing lots of opportunities for speaking and listening, and work outside the reading session.

Curriculum links - Geography: Where in...

An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend.

Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.

Text type - An information book.

An index and a glossary are included on pages 22 and 23 to aid comprehension.

Curriculum links - History: Why do we remember great people? How do we know about great events?

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