Zeus To The Rescue! by John Dougherty (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1358

Type: Book

Key Stage: 2

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Illus. novel

Series: Young Corgis

Number of pages: 104

Reading Age: 7-9 Interest Level: 7-10

Book Band: Brown

Notes: There's a new girl called Diana in Alex's class and she's causing all kinds of trouble. Ever since she arrived, the girls have been behaving very strangely and Miss Wise is letting them get away with it! When Alex and Charlie decide to ask the god Zeus for some help, they discover that Diana isn't quite what she seems. And then things start to get even worse… Will Zeus be able to make Miss Wise give him a kiss before it's too late and Alex is turned into a pig? Zeus is on the loose…again!

 

The Diary Of A Killer Cat by Anne Fine (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1360

Type: Book

Key Stage: 2

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Illus. novel

Number of pages: 56

Reading Age: 6-8 Interest Level: 6-10

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 3.3 Interest Level MY

Book Band: Brown

Notes: OKAY, OKAY. So hang me. I killed the bird. For pity's sake, I'm a cat. Poor Ellie is horrified when Tuffy drags a dead bird into the house. Then a mouse. But Tuffy can't understand what all the fuss is about. Who on earth will be the next victim to arrive through the cat-flap? Can soft-hearted Ellie manage to get her beloved pet to change his wild ways before he ends up in even deeper trouble?

 

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Once by Morris Gleitzman (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1363

Type: Book

Key Stages: 2 - 3

Description

Format: Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Novel

Number of pages: 153

Reading Age: 10-12 Interest Level: 9-13

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 4.1 Interest Level MY+

Book Band: Dark Blue

Notes: Everybody deserves to have something good in their life. At least Once. Once I escaped from an orphanage to find mum and dad. Once I saved a girl called Zelda from a burning house. Once I made a Nazi with toothache laugh. My name is Felix and this is my story.

 

The Adventures Of The Dish And The Spoon by Mini Grey (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1364

Type: Book

Key Stages: 1 - 2

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Picture book

Number of pages: 31

Reading Age: 6-8 Interest Level: 6-10

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 2.2 Interest Level LY

Book Band: White


Notes: Hey diddle diddle The cat and the fiddle The cow jumped over the moon The little dog laughed To see such fun And the dish ran away with the spoon. That's the bit we know - but have you ever wondered what happened next? This inventive suggestion is narrated by one of the principal players - the spoon himself. This is the rags-to-riches and back again tale of the most dazzling crockery-cutlery duo of all time.

 

One Man Went To Mow... by Rose Impey (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1371

Type: Book

Key Stage: 1

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Picture book

Number of pages: 30

Reading Age: 6-8 Interest Level: 3-6

Notes: A humorous rendition of the rhyme, One man went to mow with extra words. Everyone know the rhyme: One man went to mow, went to mow a meadow, well, this man takes his dog, Spot, who buries his bone - and then goes on to bury more and more outrageous items mostly borrowed bravely from the house of a nearby dog, until the dog finally retaliates and Spot has to find something else to buryand it's just a step too far!

 

Oranges In No Man's Land by Elizabeth Laird (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1372

Type: Book

Key Stages: 2 - 3

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Novel

Number of pages: 116

Reading Age: 9-11 Interest Level: 9-12

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 4.3 Interest Level MY+

Book Band: Dark Red

Notes: This was my chance. I slipped under the chain and bolted down the deserted street, running into no man's land as fast as my flip flops would let me. Ayesha lives in a battle-scarred building with her granny. Outside, war is ripping the city apart - but Ayesha doesn't even know why the two sides are fighting. Life gets even scarier when Granny's medicine runs out. So Ayesha takes the matter into her own hands - and in her search for a doctor makes the forbidden journey across no man's land…

 

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Charlie And The Cat Flap by Hilary McKay (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1380

Type: Book

Key Stages: 1 - 2

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Illus. novel

Series: Charlie

Number of pages: 69

Reading Age: 6-8 Interest Level: 5-8

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 4.6 Interest Level LY

Notes: No itching powder! No dead flies! No super soakers! (squirted at the ceiling to make surprise indoor rain) Charlie and Henry are staying the night at Charlie's house. They've made a deal, but the night doesn't quite go quite as Charlie plans…

 

Trouble At The Dinosaur Cafe by Brian Moses (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1390

Type: Book

Key Stage: 1

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Picture book:

Number of pages: 26

Reading Age: 6-8 Interest Level: 3-6

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 3.2 Interest Level LY

Notes: Tyrannosaurus gets his comeuppance when he tries to threaten the other dinosaurs at the cafe Down at the Dinosaur Café, everybody's doing fine, Steggy is slurping his swamp juice and Iggy is ready to dine. But in stomps Tyrannosaurus with a wicked gleam in his eye - he's mean, he's bad, he's hungry and he's ordered dinosaur pie!

 

Dodging The Donkey Doo by Valerie Wilding (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1404

Type: Book

Key Stage: 2

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Illus. novel

Series: Toby Tucker

Number of pages: 136

Reading Age: 8-10 Interest Level: 7-11

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 3.9 Interest Level MY

Notes: Toby Tucker is an orphan with a secret. He owns a chest filled with torn paper, and a strange message : Piece your family tree together and you'll find out who you are and where you came from. This time Toby is plunged back to Ancient Greece, to take on his ancestors role in, including attending the Olympic Games.

 

Keeping Sneaky Secrets by Valerie Wilding (6 COPIES)

Code: BF1406

Type: Book

Key Stage: 2

Description

Format:Super 6 (guided reading - 6 copies per set) - Illus. novel

Series: Toby Tucker

Number of pages: 137

Reading Age: 8-10 Interest Level: 7-11

Accelerated Reader: Book Level 3.7 Interest Level MY

Notes: Toby Tucker has a secret. When he finds a name in his magic chest, he is catapulted back in time and becomes his own ancestor! This time he's Seti, keeping sneaky secrets in Ancient Egypt! "One moment I was doomed to be a farmer, keeping crazy chickens, the next I had a chance to learn mummy making! I just hope my father doesn't find out…"