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This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Red's class is off on a wilderness adventure! Three whole nights away. Everyone is so excited, but will the class bully, Jack, ruin it for them all? Or can Red and the others show Jack that working together and showing kindness is the best way to survive and have fun in the great outdoors?Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows:Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+

ISBN: 9781445179469

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The Great Pacific Garbage Patch (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)

by Laura Johnson

NIMAC-sourced textbook

ISBN: 9780325086217

Features: NIMAC restricted Contains images

The Great Pancake Race (Scholastic Reader, Level 2)

by Jeanette Lane

Read all about your favorite Pokémon in this Scholastic Level 2 Reader. It's designed just for kids mastering their phonics and readingAsh and Pikachu want to win the Pokémon Pancake Race. Can they beat last year’s champ, Alolan Raichu? The leader of the pack wins a big stack— free pancakes for a year!This easy-to-read book is based on an exciting episode from the Pokémon animated TV series.

ISBN: 9781546144007

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