This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Animals that Glow is a non-fiction text reporting on animals that glow to attract prey, protect themselves or communicate. The simple sentence structure offers readers the opportunity for an independent reading experience with the support of the illustrations. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. This early non-fiction text is 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.

Animals in Danger follows some of the most endangered animals on our planet. This fact-packed and timely series looks at the plight of rhinos, elephants, polar bears, orangutans, lions and gorillas, and explores the efforts being made to save them. Beautiful photographs accompany sensitively written text, encouraging young readers to care about our planet and the animals in it. LIONS Majestic, powerful, and in danger! Find out what makes these ferocious felines so special, and why they need our protection. Discover... * Why male lions have manes. * The biggest threats to their survival. * How you can help to save them. ...and much more!

Narwhal is a happy-go-lucky narwhal. Jelly is a no-nonsense jellyfish. The two might not have a lot in common, but they do love waffles, parties and adventures. Join Narwhal and Jelly as they discover the whole wide ocean together in the hilarious seventh book of this blockbuster graphic novel series! The perfect first book for young 5 year-old, 6 year-old, 7 year old and 8 year-old readers looking for funny, high interest books that are an accessible read, where they'll discover the joys of friendship, working together and the power of imagination. Featuring three short stories and a super fun ocean fact page - and joke page too!

Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths, butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms and spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some spreads approach the world of bugs thematically, such as bugs that come out at night, baby creepy-crawlies and life cycles, how bugs hide and show off and how some bugs love to live in your home. The text is chatty, funny and full of amazing facts.

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY. Simple game play makes Bug Me Not! suitable for children aged 4+. Be the first to get your frog from one corner of the board to the opposite corner, feasting on insects along the way! Pick your frog and roll the bug die. If there is a matching bug on a square next to you, you have to move. If there's no bug, the next player goes. If another player is already on the matching square, tell 'em to bug off and chase 'em home! With a mix of skill and chance Bug Me Not! is fun for the whole family! 2-4 PLAYERSPERFECT FOR HOLIDAYS: provides endless entertainment for family holidays. The compact box makes it easy to take on the go. BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATIONS. Kids will love the colorful bug illustrations by Maya Stepien. SCREEN-FREE FUN. Spend quality time away from screens with this easy-to-play chase and race game. Be the first to get your frog from one corner of the board to the opposite corner, feasting on insects along the way! Suitable for 2-4 players, ages 4 plus. With a mix of skill and chance this easy to play chase and race game is fun for the whole family!!

Take a closer look at natures amazing insect architectthe hornet! Each year, a young female hornet queen selects just the right spot and designs a nest of six-sided cells. Every cell is made from a paper-like material she creates by mixing wood with her own saliva. Once she has a small structure, she lays an egg in each cell and raises her young. Soon the queen has a whole family of workers, which continue to build more cells and increase the size of the hive. These workers also hunt insects for food, care for the queen and her young, and protect the nest. In this exciting book, you can learn what makes hornets similar to and different from other insects. Close-up diagrams reveal extraordinary details about hornets bodies, both inside and out. And you can perform an activity that helps you understand how a female hornet queen creates the paper-like material for her nest. Learn more about this exciting member of natures fascinating Insect World!

Where do penguins live? What do they eat and how do they catch their food? Beginner readers can find answers to these questions and more in this colourful information book. Illustrated with stunning photographs and illustrations accompanied by short, informative text developed with reading experts. Includes carefully selected internet links to exciting websites about penguins.

A hilarious picture book about a very hungry, and rather unlucky, badger in search of a sandwich - with a wickedly funny twist in the tale One day, a boy drops his sandwich in a sandpit, and the race is on! A very hungry badger wants it, but he's just not quick enough. The sandwich is dropped, squashed and slithered over by everyone from a squirrel, to a fox, to a band of slugs. Will the badger ever get his paws on that sandwich? And will he even want it if he does, or will it just be too disgusting? Children will love the 'yuck factor' of the ending, when the badger ditches the sandwich in favour of slurping up all the slimy slugs Beautifully written with satisfying repetition and a refrain children will love joining in with Gorgeous illustrations by Hannah Shaw bring this funny picture book to life in glorious, quirky detail

From hermit crabs that make a home out of anything they can find to tiny termites that build tall towers, animals of all kinds are architects! In this engaging nonfiction reader, elementary children will learn about these amazing animal architects and the things they build for habitation and camouflage through vivid images, stimulating facts, informational text, a helpful glossary, and a reference list of useful websites.

The weather's gone weird. The polar bears are anxious. Ghastly Global Warming is here. But don't panic. Help is at hand. Someone's about to save the planet and guess what? It's you! You are going to make the culprits behave. But who are they, these planet-wreckers? You? Your friends? No! It's grown-ups - the Groans - and they're about to get a nasty shock! We'll help you draw up a Glorious Green Charter for them to sign, and show you how to punish them - oh yes - if they don't change their Grumbelicious ways. It's time to turn those parents Green!

In this engaging nonfiction book, early readers are introduced to the life cycle of a butterfly. Readers will be captivated by the vivid photographs of the butterfly's life, and informative text.