Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus series is finely levelled and trialled with KS3 students, and includes: all-new content, rigorously levelled and trialled with Key Stage 3 students pre-reading pages which introduce the main characters, plots and key concepts, helping to build understanding and confidence a quiz page after each text providing opportunities for discussion and to check comprehension word and spelling activities to extend language knowledge a non-fiction section that helps to build vocabulary and offers a different reading experience.

Ora wants to win the Strong Monster Contest. The first place winner gets a statue of gold! Ora works. She trains. She cannot think of anything else. Maybe Ora needs to learn that gold isn't everything.

The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book was first published in 1898 as a children's book of short stories by Albert Bigelow Paine. They are charming stories about Mr Dog, who battles with the residents of the Hollow Tree: Mr Coon, Mr Possum and the Old Black Crow, but in the end they become friends. This book has twenty-eight stories, and comes with beautiful illustrations by J. M. Cond .

Finn and Explorer Troop 301 face off against angry rock giants in the second book of this new chapter book series based on the award-winning kids' podcast! Finn Caspian, his three best friends, and his robot Foggy are excited to explore a brand-new planet . . . until Finn's mom makes them bring along an annoying new robot named Voltronix Zu. Putting up with Voltronix's bragging is bad enough, but when he accidentally turns the planet inside out, the Explorers get attacked by angry rock giants! Can the four friends find a way to save the planet-and the bubble aliens who live there-before Voltronix causes a volcanic disaster? Blast off into a brand-new adventure inspired by the popular award-winning kids' podcast, now in its eighth season!

Joe knows there is something strange going on in Moon City but he doesn't know what. Can he find out what is going on in the tunnels below Moon City?

Game Changers have the skills, courage and power to change the world! Read about eight amazing artistic Game Changers, from Claude Monet who founded the Impressionist movement, to Frida Kahlo whose powerful self-portraits still captivate us, and Banksy, the mysterious graffiti artist whose thought provoking and often political paintings can be found on street walls in the UK and around the world. Learn more about these trailblazers, who broke with tradition and created incredible works of art. Game Changers: Amazing Artists 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: 9-10 years

This irresistible reading series is sure to fire the imagination of young readers with its exciting range of high-interest topics and its great-looking, easy-to-follow design. Developed with literacy experts, this five-level graded reading series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone. Record Breakers - The Fastest introduces children who are reading alone to the need for speed. The fastest animal, the fastest runner, who can solve the Rubik cube in record time and more! See www.kingfisherreaders.com for series information.