John Dougherty

Sam and Bansi are excited about exploring their new school library - until they are joined by two cheeky aliens! Will they be able to stop the aliens from messing up the library? Will they be able to prevent an alien invasion? Find out what happens in this humorous playscript. Aliens in the Library is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 6-7 years

Six captivating and engaging stories with clear progression, ideal for children who are gaining more reading confidence. Meet the boy with a sabre-tooth kitten, read about a monkey who dreams of climbing to the top of the Taj Mahal and find out what happens when Snoot stands up to his big, bad dream⦠With a variety of stunning artwork styles and six funny, heart-warming and exciting stories, this collection has something for everyone. The stories have been specially written to support and develop your child's reading skills as they gain more confidence and move towards independent reading. The stories are carefully levelled, building on the phonics skills children learn at school. Activities after every story make reading fun and reinforce comprehension. Each collection also features tips for parents to help you support your child's developing reading skills. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Read with Oxford Stage 4 equates to Oxford Levels 6 and 7 used in schools. For more information about the Read with Oxford Stages, as well as practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress, go to readwithoxford.com. Let's get them flying!

Voi vautsi vaut mun verkkareista! Mäyrät ovat saaneet käsiinsä ainoastaan ninjakirjastonhoitajalle luvallisen kappaleen kirjaa Hajupommi & Ketsuppinaama ja tavaton tarinatörähdys. Mitä siitä seuraa? No tietysti vaikeuksia: ensin mäyrät karkaavat vankilasta ja sitten... no, lue itse loput!

Meet Mark (a boy) and Shark (a shark) - they're experts(ish) in detectiving and stuff. When an enormous polar bear asks for their help with some stuff for her ice cream business, it sounds a little bit dull - but little do they realize that they'll end up doing more detectiving than they bargained for! With wild humour and hilarious illustrations, it's non-stop fun from beginning to end.

My dad says we're going on a holiday that will be unforgettable. It may well be - but not for the reasons he thinks. I'm going to be crammed into an ugly old van with three infuriating brothers, and driven around Europe by a dad who doesn't think things through and a mum who doesn't stop him. This had better be a once-in-a-lifetime holiday - there's no way I'm doing it twice! Join budding writer Izzy as the Travises set out looking for adventure, and instead find what it means to be a family. Reflect is a series of emotionally powerful books with realistic settings, carefully crafted to promote thoughtful discussions and develop higher-level reading comprehension. Written by top childrens authors and developed with Literacy expert and Series Editor Nikki Gamble, these are books you can trust to engage, entertain and support childrens personal development. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to stories with the right depth and complexity for them, and helping them to progress. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children deepen their understanding and support their reading comprehension. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links to relationships education and support literacy skills.

After discovering a long-lost pirate treasure map, Jim Hawkins finds himself on a sea-faring adventure. But when Jim overhears Long John Silver's plan to steal the pirate gold for himself, the voyage takes a dangerous turn. Whose side will Jim take when he arrives on Treasure Island? And will anyone make it home alive? Treasure Island is part of the Reading Planet range of books for Stars (Lime) to Supernova (Red+) band. Children aged 7-11 will be inspired to love reading through the gripping stories and fascinating information books created by top authors. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years

Irtosoran kylässä on hurja tilanne: kaikki kelta-mustaraitaiset urheilupaidat on ryöstetty, samoin kaikki keijukaissiivet ja... ja... mäyrät! Mutta ei hätää, kaksi kokenutta mäyränetsijää saapuu apuun. Hajupommi & Ketsuppinaama ja Typeryyden mehiläisetjatkaa hervottoman hauskaa kirjasarjaa. Sarja vain paranee osa osalta! Kirjassa on mustavalkoinen piirroskuvitus. Palkittu kirjailija John Dougherty on syntynyt Pohjois-Irlannissa,ja hän on opiskellut psykologiaa ja työskennellyt opettajana. Nykyisin hän toimii kokopäiväisenä kirjailijana. Opiskeltuaan kuvataidetta ja kierreltyään Aasiaa kolme vuottaDavid Tazzyman asuu nyt Lontoossa puolisonsa ja kolmenpoikansa kanssa.

Project X Hero Academy is a fully decodable and finely levelled reading series set in a school for superheroes, designed to captivate and motivate all young readers and turn them into reading superheroes. Mr Squid's Revenge is in Lime Book Band, Oxford Level 11. In this story, a new boy joins Hero Academy. But Pip thinks there's something strange about him. Why is he being so unfriendly? Pip decides to investigate... Each book can be used for independent reading, but also contains inside cover notes that include help on developing vocabulary and prompt questions that can be used for guided reading and one-to-one sessions. Full guided reading notes are provided in the corresponding handbook. There are also a range of follow-up activities to support reading for pleasure.

Project X Hero Academy is a fully decodable and finely levelled reading series set in a school for superheroes, designed to captivate and motivate all young readers and turn them into reading superheroes. Bug Alert! is in Turquoise Book Band, Oxford Level 7, and supports Letters and Sounds Phase 6. In this story, a school inspector threatens to close down Hero Academy if it doesn't pass her inspection. Will the heroes manage to stop the academy being closed down? Each book can be used for independent reading, but also contains inside cover notes that include help on developing vocabulary and prompt questions that can be used for guided reading and one-to-one sessions. Full guided reading notes are provided in the corresponding handbook. There are also a range of follow-up activities to support reading for pleasure.

Scott feels jealous of his shadow - no-one notices shadows or gets cross with them, they can just fade into the background. If only Scott could swap places with his shadow... Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.

This Project X Origins Mixed Pack includes 1 set of guided reading notes and 4 reading books. The titles include two action-packed adventures with the Project X characters: The Hall of Mirrors and Mirror Mayhem; one variety fiction book: Shadow Swap; and one fascinating non-fiction book: Don't Believe Your Eyes. Each cluster is linked by a theme to help all children, especially boys, make links in their learning between text type and content. This set of books is linked by the theme 'Optical Illusions'. Each reading book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading. Comprehensive guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This mixed pack is part of Project X Origins - everything you need to deliver effective guided reading sessions for Reception-Year 6 (P1-7). Developed by comprehension experts, it engages boys and helps every child reach higher standards. Online teaching resources and best practice films are available on www.oxfordowl.co.uk to ensure easy implementation.

A hilarious send-up of fantasy quest novels, perfect for fans of Adam Gidwitz and Jon Scieszka. Welcome to the kingdom of Great Kerfuffle Great Kerfuffle is really great. And there's usually a kerfuffle (the clue's in the name really). This particular kerfuffle started the day Stinkbomb's twenty dollar bill went missing. Stinkbomb and his little sister Ketchup-Face know exactly who took it: the badgers. After all, they're called badgers because they do bad things; otherwise they'd just be gers. They bring news of the badgers' treachery to King Toothbrush Weasel (don't get us started on the story behind his name...), who sends them on a quest to rid the land of badgers. What follows is a full on kerfuffle-fest, containing: one deep dark forest, a grocery cart in distress, a song about jam--and, of course, a band of very tricky badgers. Be prepared to laugh your socks off, and maybe your ears, too.

Kirjasarjan toisessa, itsenäisessä osassa Hajupommin ja Ketsuppinaama ovat taas vaarallistakin vaarallisemman ja hauskaakin hauskemman retken äärellä. Heidän pitää etsitä lumottu piikkisika. Tehtävä voi viedä vuosia… mutta ehkä siitä selvitään kuitenkin ajoissa iltapalalle. Mustavalkoinen piirroskuvitus.

Liity kahden pelottoman sankarin matkaan tälle kaamean vaaralliselle ja mahtavan hilpeälle retkelle selvittämään, kuka tyhjensi Hajupommin säästöpossun. Hajupommi lähtee tapaamaan pikkusisarensa Ketsuppinaaman kanssa kuningasta ja pyytämään tältä apua. Matkalla he tapaavat mitä kummallisimpia tyyppejä. Ai niin, ja mukana kertomuksessa roikkuu pari hämäräperäistä mäyrää... Mustavalkoinen piirroskuvitus.

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. “Welcome to Superhero Sports Day!” When Captain Fabulous suddenly falls ill, it’s up to two new superheroes to work out what has gone wrong, and stop an evil super-villain from taking over the world! Reading age: 6-7 years

Two pirates are on the loose and on the hunt for treasure! It’s up to Bansi and Sam to save their school and put these naughty pirates back in the cupboard. But will the pirates stay there? Pirates in the Cupboard is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 6-7 years

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Reacquaint yourself with Shakespeare’s classic tale of power, control and leadership. When ruler Julius Caesar is offered more and more honours, and gains more and more power, there’s only one way to put a stop to him. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A beautiful and powerful, retelling of the ultimate love story, between Anthony and the Egyptian queen, Cleopatra. But when war reopens old wounds, even a love as strong as theirs will struggle to survive. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage

When Sam and Bansi go to collect supplies from the school art cupboard, the shelves are bare! Something, or someone, has eaten all the paper, glitter and glue! Could it be monsters?! Find out in this amusing playscript, designed for reading or performing. Monsters in the Cupboard is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

More fun than your average elf! The perfect book to get you in the mood for all the madness of Christmas! Christmas! A time of peace and goodwill . . . and presents! But something's not right in Great Kerfuffle - instead of peace there's mayhem, and instead of goodwill there's evil and wickedness. And instead of presents, there's . . . NO PRESENTS! Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face have been extra good this year so they know Father Christmas wouldn't forget them. Something must have happened to him - and now it's up to them to save Christmas (or at least find their presents!). The Stinkbomb and Ketchup-Face books are hugely popular and this book will appeal to existing fans and is also an ideal present for newcomers. Written by hilarious author, John Dougherty, and illustrated by the talented David Tazzyman (illustrator of the Mr Gum books), this dream team has created a crazy world inhabited by unforgettable characters that children (and their parents!) love.