Julia Jarman

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake's cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type – An adventure story. Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada. Curriculum links – History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Specially built for Foundation and Key Stage 1 guided reading

Ben and Bella are having such a lovely, splashy time in the big red bath that soon everyone wants to join in the fun! But will there be room for all the animals . . . even Hippopotamus? A riotous story - brought to life by young, bright, friendly illustrations from a bestselling, award-winning artist.

When a young girl adopts Harry the spider as her new pet, no one is very impressed – not Mum, not Dad, and certainly not her big brother (could it be that he’s afraid of large, hairy spiders?)… But when Mum needs to go to the dentist and no one can find the car keys, Harry saves the day. Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms. Text type – A story with a familiar setting. The story is followed by a poster on pages 22 and 23 advertising Harry’s skills as a helpful spider, which is a great way to recap and discuss the story with children and gives an opportunity to extend into further work outside the reading session. This story is paired with an information book on the same theme: Fly Facts by Janice Marriott. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Josh forgot to bring the cocoa for the chocolate cake his class is going to make, but when he pulls the strings on his magic backpack, Josh and a friend fly to his uncle's cocoa plantation in Ghana.

A boy thinks there is a tiger under his bed. His fear disappears when he realizes itâ??s only his own soft toy. Â Illustrated by Priscilla Lamont

Georgie Bell cures a computer dragon and his children of a nasty bug. Readership level: 6 - 8.

Part of a series for the child who is just beginning to enjoy reading or for reluctant older readers. In this story, Georgie the computer whiz pits her wits against a new and even more deadly enemy. Can she rescue her sister from the evil clutches of Planet Raider?

Georgie's a genius at dragon-killing - on the computer. But when she's magicked into the machine, the dragon is waiting to get her. This book is part of the "Jets" series, which are books designed for children beginning to learn to read.