This great value pack contains 10 titles with Accelerated Reader Levels MY between 2.0 and 2.4. It contains one of each title.Titles in the pack are from a variety of series of books published by Ransom Publishing. All the books are illustrated and they cover a wide range of topics and styles including chapter books, graphic novels,and fact and fiction titles. All books are age appropriate and layout, font and design have all been carefully considered to make them ideal for reluctant and struggling readers. The pack includes both fiction and non-fiction. This pack contains 10 books and offers a saving of 50% off.

This great value pack contains 12 titles with Accelerated Reader Levels MY between 2.5 and 2.9. It contains one of each title.Titles in the pack are from a variety of series of books published by Ransom Publishing. All the books are illustrated and they cover a wide range of topics and styles including chapter books, graphic novels,and fact and fiction titles. All books are age appropriate and layout, font and design have all been carefully considered to make them ideal for reluctant and struggling readers. The pack includes both fiction and non-fiction. This pack contains 12 books and offers a saving of 50% off.

Macbeth is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays. It is perfect as an introduction before studying the play, for revision purposes and for reluctant and struggling readers. The play is retold as a straightforward, pacey narrative in chapter-book format. The book use the present tense and lots of dialogue (in present-day English) to recreate the experience of actually watching the play. The text follow the original play faithfully so students can acquire an accurate understanding of the action and plot. Memorable quotations from the original text (in italics) make this book perfect for exam crammers! Plus each book includes visual information to help pupils get to grips with the plot, the key characters and their important relationships in the play. The stories are all presented in the period of the play but with modern day language. Written by award winning writers Barbara Catchpole and Stephen Rickard, these are really accessible books. They are perfect for getting all pupils, whatever their ability, comfortable with each play before they go on to study it in its original form and a great all round introduction to Shakespeare. "Staying impressively faithful to the plot and structure of the original text, the narrative voice is fresh, modern and colloquial; yet still includes key quotations (highlighted in italics), as well as clear analysis of themes, character, and rhetorical devices. Most of all, though, this is a book that absolutely captures the excitement, intrigue and sheer visceral power of Shakespeare's tragedy as performed live on stage, which is an impressive feat by anyone's standards. Not only will it prepare teens for GCSE study. it will ensure they start out by realising that Macbeth is, above all, one hell of a story. " Teach Secondary

Can I Go? is a low level phonics reading book, providing extra focus on specific letters and sounds and high frequency words introduced in this phase. It focuses on the high frequency words no, go, I. Can I Go? covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

Going shopping with Dad is normal. Going Shopping with Zombies is scary! Shopping with Zombies is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Red Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 118-word fiction story is suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. Shopping With Zombies features a short, highly-structured text with limited vocabulary, slightly longer, predictable texts, short and clear sentences, and simple story development. It has clear text, appropriate fonts and obvious spacing. Shopping With Zombies is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Down on the Farm is a low level phonics reading book. It focuses on digraph ur, ow, oi, and is ideal for extra practice for pupils learning their phonics. Down on the Farm covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

It has been a long dark year. We have fought the Zeds to secure this world for our children. We are Platform 7. Platform 7 is a low level phonics reading book. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this fiction story features a fully decodable text, suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. Platform 7 uses a carefully limited set of letters and sounds to make up all the words. (For UK schools this relates to Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme.) Platform 7 is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Are you a leader? Do you look good on TV? Then maybe you should start your own crazy cult... How to Start Your Own Crazy Cult is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Green Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this non-fiction title is suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. How to Start Your Own Crazy Cult features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary. It has more varied and longer sentences, no repetition, and includes made-up words. Story events are longer and there are more words on each page. How to Start Your Own Crazy Cult is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Neutron Stars Pack contains all thirty books from the structured reading programme. These titles make up four Phonics levels that cover Phases Two to Five of the Letters and Sounds programme and six Book Band levels (Pink, Red, Yellow, Blue, Green, Orange). Neutron Stars is designed for teens/adults who need low level reading support, containing fresh, modern books in 'trade paperback' format for instant older appeal. The series includes fiction and non-fiction titles that are age appropriate both in terms of topics and story lines, as well as illustrations and photos. Appealing to boys and girls, this series is fantastic for engaging all older struggling readers while systematically guiding their literacy skills. This pack contains one copy of each of the following books from Neutron Stars. Not Pop, Not Rock Go to the Laptop Man Gus and the Tin of Ham Deep in the Dark Woods Night Combat Ben's Jerk Chicken Van GBH Steel Pan Traffic Jam Platform 7 The Rock Show Gaps in the Brain New Kinds of Energy Curry! Free Runners My Toys Shopping With Zombies Into the Scanner Planting My Garden Fit for Love The Lottery Ticket In the Stars Awesome ATAs Wolves The Giant Jigsaw Fly, May FLY! How to Start Your Own Crazy Cult The Care Home Text Me The Last Soldier Best Friends

Romeo and Juliet is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays. It is perfect as an introduction before studying the play, for revision purposes and for reluctant and struggling readers. The play is retold as a straightforward, pacey narrative in chapter-book format. The book use the present tense and lots of dialogue (in present-day English) to recreate the experience of actually watching the play. The text follow the original plays faithfully so students can acquire an accurate understanding of the action and plot. Memorable quotations from the original text (in italics) make this book perfect for exam crammers! Plus each book includes visual information to help pupils get to grips with the plot, the key characters and their important relationships in the play. The stories are all presented in the period of the play but with modern day language. Written by award winning writers Barbara Catchpole and Stephen Rickard, these are really accessible books. They are perfect for getting all pupils, whatever their ability, comfortable with each play before they go on to study it in its original form and a great all round introduction to Shakespeare.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeares key plays. It is perfect as an introduction before studying the play, for revision purposes and for reluctant and struggling readers. The play is retold as a straightforward, pacey narrative in chapter-book format. The book use the present tense and lots of dialogue (in present-day English) to recrate the experience of actually watching the play. The text follow the original plays faithfully so students can acquire an accurate understanding of the action and plot. Memorable quotations from the original text (in italics) make this book perfect for exam crammers! Plus each book includes visual information to help pupils get to grips with the plot, the key characters and their important relationships in the play. The stories are all presented in the period of the play but with modern day language. Written by award winning writers Barbara Catchpole and Stephen Rickard, these are really accessible books. They are perfect for getting all pupils, whatever their ability, comfortable with each play before they go on to study it in its original form and a great all round introduction to Shakespeare.

Hamlet is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeares key plays. It is perfect as an introduction before studying the play, for revision purposes and for reluctant and struggling readers. The play is retold as a straightforward, pacey narrative in chapter-book format. The book use the present tense and lots of dialogue (in present-day English) to recreate the experience of actually watching the play. The text follow the original plays faithfully so students can acquire an accurate understanding of the action and plot. Memorable quotations from the original text (in italics) make this book perfect for exam crammers! Plus each book includes visual information to help pupils get to grips with the plot, the key characters and their important relationships in the play. The stories are all presented in the period of the play but with modern day language. Written by three award winning writers Barbara Catchpole and Stephen Rickard, these are really accessible books. They are perfect for getting all pupils, whatever their ability, comfortable with each play before they go on to study it in its original form and a great all round introduction to Shakespeare.

The Merchant of Venice is one of a series of introductions to Shakespeare's key plays. It is perfect as an introduction before studying the play, for revision purposes and for reluctant and struggling readers. The play is retold as a straightforward, pacey narrative in chapter-book format. The book use the present tense and lots of dialogue (in present-day English) to recreate the experience of actually watching the play. The text follow the original plays faithfully so students can acquire an accurate understanding of the action and plot. Memorable quotations from the original text (in italics) make this book perfect for exam crammers! Plus each book includes visual information to help pupils get to grips with the plot, the key characters and their important relationships in the play. The stories are all presented in the period of the play but with modern day language. Written by award winning writer Stephen Rickard these are really accessible books. They are perfect for getting all pupils, whatever their ability, comfortable with each play before they go on to study it in its original form and a great all round introduction to Shakespeare.

TVs, cars, and laptops. All the toys you could ever want. My Toys is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Pink Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 62-word recount is suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. My Toys features a short, highly-structured, repetitive text with limited vocabulary. It features short, predictable texts with natural language. It has larger print, appropriate fonts and clear spacing. My Toys is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Meet the WW2 soldier who never surrendered. Hiroo Onoda came from a Samurai family, he became a Japanese hero. The Last Soldier is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Orange Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this non-fiction title is suitable for struggling teen and adult readers. The Last Soldier features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary. More literary language is used with more complex sentence structures. More space is allowed for text than for pictures. The Last Soldier is part of Ransom's Neutron Stars, a structured reading programme for teens and adults learning the basics of reading. The series offers progression through ten levels of reading, four phonics and six coloured book bands. More information on the structure of the scheme can be found here.

Lots of pets are sad. We can Pat the Pets to make them happy. Pat the Pets is a low level phonics reading book. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 195-word recount features a fully decodable text, suitable for ages 9 - 13. Pat the Pets covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in Phase 2 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme. Pat the Pets is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, a structured reading programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels (covering Letters and Sounds Phases 2 to 5) and six book bands (Pink through to Orange).

The most scary animals have fangs. But which ones have the biggest fangs? Fangs is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Pink Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 24-word nonfiction title is suitable for ages 9-13. Fangs features a short, highly structured, repetitive text with limited vocabulary. It features short, predictable texts with natural language. It has larger print, appropriate fonts and clear spacing. Fangs is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, a structured programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels and six book band levels (Pink through to Orange).

Blue cap, red top. Red top, blue cap. Which are which? Tops and Caps is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Pink Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 110-word recount is suitable for ages 9-13. Tops and Caps features a short, highly structured, repetitive text with limited vocabulary. It features short, predictable texts with natural language. It has larger print, appropriate fonts and clear spacing. Tops and Caps is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, a structured programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels and six book band levels (Pink through to Orange).

Very cold weather can kill animals. How do they keep warm in the Winter? Keeping Warm in the Winter is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Green Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this nonfiction title is suitable for ages 9-13. Keeping Warm in the Winter features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary. It has more varied and longer sentences, no repetition, and includes made-up words. Story events are longer and there are more words on each page. Keeping Warm in the Winter is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, a structured programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels and six book band levels (Pink through to Orange).

What are Germs? How do they survive? And how do they spread? Germs is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Orange Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this nonfiction title is suitable for ages 9-13. Germs features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary. More literary language is used with more complex sentence structures. More space is allowed for text than for pictures. Germs is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, a structured programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels and six book band levels (Pink through to Orange).

'Hi! My name is Nigel Hook. I race powerboats.' Join the crew for a P1 Evolution powerboat Grand Prix. It's an 80 mile race at more than 110 miles an hour. The boat is three times more powerful than a Ferrari. Have you got what it takes? This is life at the edge. This new edition of Powerboat Race, now introduces more difficult words and fuller sentences to make it ideal for children reading at the Purple Book Band level. Powerboat Race is part of the 321 Go! series, a non-fiction series which cover heart-in-the-mouth, jaw-droppingly exciting experiences! Using real-life photographs and comic-format speech bubbles, the book is narrated by a powerboat racing world champion. You couldn't get closer to the action! This is the perfect read for beginning and struggling readers who want something much more visual to develop their literacy skills.