Lou Kuenzler crafts imaginative and humorous stories for young readers, drawing inspiration from her childhood on a sheep farm. Her work is characterized by engaging characters and exciting adventures designed to capture the attention of children. She excels at creating worlds that are both whimsical and relatable. The author's accessible and playful style makes her books a delight for emerging readers.
The narrative features Wren, who embarks on a competition to become the ruler of the birds, showcasing her determination and spirit. The story also follows Swallow, an injured bird searching for refuge in the trees, highlighting themes of vulnerability and resilience in the face of adversity. Together, these tales explore the challenges and triumphs of avian life, offering an inspiring glimpse into the natural world.
Join Togo the husky and his team as they complete a dangerous journey across miles of icy land. Learn how Togo helps to save the children of Nome in this inspiring non-fiction book. Readerful is designed to motivate children to read more. This Independent Library book is for pupils in Y2/P3 at Oxford Reading Level 12 to read without support.
Chen's singing garden is filled with sounds, smells, tastes and textures. What will you discover as night begins to fall? The Singing Garden is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years
Rosie Raccoon was up to no goodout and about in a grand neighbourhood. It seems Rosie is up to no good as she breaks into the houses of Bear, Flamingo and Snake, but when Officer Skunk catches her in the act all she has taken is junk!
Rooster Roy isn't like everyone else. Will his friends learn to share their mountain top with a Cock-a-Doodle Dragon? Cock-a-Doodle Dragon is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years
A hundred years before the Lionesses, Lily Parr, Alice Woods and their teammates were proudly playing their beloved, exciting and skilful game. As men were sent to fight in the war, women and girls took their place in munitions factories. Football became a favourite pastime and, before long, they were creating all-female sides and playing public matches to sell-out crowds, overshadowing the men's football. Despite drawing crowds of 50,000, women's football was outlawed by the Football Association in 1921, who deemed it 'unsuitable for females'. This is the incredible story of these amazing women.
Barnaby Bear is off to Brazil! Join him on his amazing journey as he travels down the Amazon river, visits the rainforest, goes up the Sugarloaf mountain in Rio, and plays football on the beach! Off to Brazil is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years
It's time to play outside! Learn how to play hopscotch, skip rope and leapfrog with your friends. Let's run, skip, jump and have fun outdoors! Run, Jump, Skip and Hop is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years
Chester likes to help his dad in the garden, and on the farm. Maybe he will become a farmer or a gardener ... Or does he have a completely different job in mind for when he grows up? A Job for Chester! is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years
Annie is helping baby Joe learn about colours... "Frog, fetch the green paint. That's perfect. Well done! And Lion, you're yellow, as bright as the sun." But Zebra is rather keen on patterns... And he's getting a little over-excited!