Roger Hurn

Business is Murder

Something Wicked This Way Comes

Steve is fed up, walking in a storm, desperate for a lift. A kind stranger has stopped to help, but this will be no ordinary trip... A set of ten engaging stories for reluctant or struggling readers, with an interest age of about 7.5-8.5 and an interest age of 8-14. The books include an introduction to the characters and notable vocabulary, plus facts and questions at the back to encourage further reading and ensure that the text has been understood. Storylines include: dinosaurs coming to life, cloning, ghosts, a stolen gorilla, a mysterious garden, alchemy, the funfair from hell, a rat infestation and medieval Olympics.

Haunted Car

In 'The Beast of Hangman's Hill' something evil is sneaking through the woods towards the Old Tower on Hangman's Hill. It's a snard. This hairy horror is hungry for a tasty snack of beans - human beans that is! And the Spook Squad are on the menu!Roxy has a weird auntie. Her Auntie Rhee lives on Hangman's Hill in a spooky house called the Old Tower. The Old Tower looks like Dracula gave it a make-over. But Rhee isn't a vampire - she is a banshee. She's trying to protect humans from ghouls, ghosts and long-legged beasties. But she can't do it on her own. That's why she needs the Spook Squad. The Spook Squad are Roxy, Leena, Nita and Emma and their poltergeist, Rattle. These four girls are as bright and sparky as a fire in a fireworks factory. So, on dark and stormy nights, when the vampires are being a pain in the neck and hairy horrors are on the prowl, the Spook Squad goes into action. Spook Squad is a series of reading books for readers aged 7 - 12 with a reading age of 7 - 8. Illustrated by Peter Richardson with fantastic black and white line drawings and full of jokes, 'facts' about the Spook Squad, maps of locations, these books are ideal for those who want a fun read. Published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist in books for struggling and reluctant readers.

The Beast of Hangman's Hill

Jack and Wanda become suspicious when the England football team starts to beat everyone. A gang of alien shape shifters has kidnapped the team. Can Jack and Wanda find the real team before it's too late? Badger's hugely popular Alien Detective Agency series features 20 books that follow a human/alien crime-fighting duo called Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar as they meet weird and wonderful aliens, both on other worlds and here on Earth. Their adventures progress across two sets of ten books, which can also be enjoyed as standalone novels. These reluctant readers are aimed at students with a reading age of 8-9 and an interest age of 9-14. The vibrant, witty main characters and exciting plots make Alien Detective Agency a must-have for any school library.

World Cup Chaos

This series features a gang of six lads getting into scrapes as they investigate strange mysteries. It has been created specifically to encourage boys to read.

Mystery Mob and the Missing Millions

Cush Jumbo

A book jam-packed full of fun dances, dance steps and choreographed routines for primary children and teachers. Written in the 101 series style - a series trusted by primary school teachers. Includes: - Warm up and cool down - Easy dances (e.g. Kenyan hop, Twist) - Medium dances (e.g. Hilly Billy, Mambo) - Harder dances (e.g. Salsa, Cha cha) An introduction explains the importance of getting children dancing to improve their fitness and develop their listening and thinking skills. Each dance comes with a step-by-step set of instructions, backed up with a DVD showing Cush Jumbo going through the steps.

101 Dance Ideas age 5-11

The Ignite series of reading books, are for children and young adults aged 10 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 6 to 6.5, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.Zak and his friend Anna are on a quest to find the scariest ghost train they can. They think they may have found it at the Out of This World funfair.

Ghost Train

This novel of crime and corruption in a lawless eighteenth-century London “captures the dark streets of the capital perfectly” (Richard Foreman). Nearly a century before London would have a professional police force, “thief-taker” Balthazar Bloodwine can be hired privately to help rid the capital of the criminals that are as rife as the pox. He has the lean and hungry look of someone who lives by his wits and who trusts no one’s judgment but his own. But the boot is suddenly on the other foot for Bloodwine when he himself is “apprehended” one night by thugs in the service of one William Murray, the MP for Boroughbridge and solicitor general. Murray is convinced that a fellow member of parliament is mixed up in corruption related to a lucrative contract to transport convicts to America. Murray gives the thief-taker a task: infiltrate and expose this powerful man. Now Bloodwine is caught between a rock and a hard place—with the noose waiting for him if he fails . . .

The Devil's Agent

Slipstream is a new generation of reading resources for struggling and reluctant readers. Through exciting and carefully levelled texts, Slipstream enables readers to accelerate their reading experience.

White Water Wipe Out!

Helen Orme

David Helen Orme

Slipstream is a series of expertly levelled books designed for pupils who are struggling with reading. Its unique three-strand approach through fiction, graphic fiction and non-fiction gives pupils a rich reading experience that will accelerate their progress and close the reading gap.

Slipstream

Jane A. C. West

Somebody or something is stealing people's dreams, but why? Jack and Wanda need to wake up and find out fast before the whole thing turns into a real nightmare

Dream Snatcher

Jane West

A bright meteorite lights up the night sky over London and the next day something strange is going on at Kew gardens. A giant alien plant, the Scoffalot, is on the loose and trying to gobble up the visitors! Jack and Wanda are called in to investigate.

The Day of the Scoffalot

Active Playtimes offers over 70 practical, easy-to-follow games and activities to help teachers and school assistants introduce constructive, positive physical play to playtimes. Playtimes are often a neglected part of the school day in terms of encouraging exercise and game playing. Break times account for 90% of bullying and fighting in schools. The structured activities and comprehensive introduction will give teachers and playground supervisors the information and inspiration they need. Each activity is clearly explained and illustrated, and the introduction is a comprehensive guide to organising and managing children at playtimes. Every staff room should have a well-thumbed copy!

Over 70 Playground Activities for Fit, Healthy and Happy Kids

Active Playtimes

Jack and Wanda have gone back in time on the trail of an alien criminal mastermind, who has travelled back to Victorian London. Can the Alien Detective Agency solve the case of the Horror in the Chamber! Badger's hugely popular Alien Detective Agency series features 20 books that follow a human/alien crime-fighting duo called Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar as they meet weird and wonderful aliens, both on other worlds and here on Earth. Their adventures progress across two sets of ten books, which can also be enjoyed as standalone novels. These reluctant readers are aimed at students with a reading age of 8-9 and an interest age of 9-14. The vibrant, witty main characters and exciting plots make Alien Detective Agency a must-have for any school library.

Horror in the Chamber

The Full Flight series of reading books are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest.Infinity Mirror - Amy and her family have just moved into an old spooky house. When strange things start to happen Amy thinks a ghost may be involved. Her family do not believe her, but could she be right? Or, perhaps it is something else...

Infinity Mirror (Full Flight Adventure)

All Ty Koone cares about is oil. He doesn't care where it is, even if it's under the clean ice of the Arctic. Can Tribe stop the evil oilman before he spoils the ice for good?--Back cover.

The Ice Man

When Adi and Chet sneak inside the circus tent, they're hoping to watch rehearsals for free. But they get more than they bargained for at the Circus of Doom!The Mystery Mob series has been created specifically to encourage boys to get reading and to support teachers with paired and guided reading sessions.The books have been written by Roger Hurn, bestselling author and primary school teacher, and feature a gang of boys getting into scrapes as they investigate strange mysteries!

Mystery Mob and the Circus of Doom.

The Full Flight series of reading books are for children and young adults aged 8 to 14 and over who are struggling to read. Each book has been carefully written for those with a reading age of approximately 7 to 8, but are packed full of adventure and brilliant illustrations to really grab the reader interest. A boy called Farad and a dog named Hero are caught up in a war that is not their own, but if they stick together they may reach a safe place.

Sci-fi Spy Guy

Galactic Games

Jack is totally lost in the underground Martian city of Megapolis. Little does he know that soon he will be in the middle of a robot revolution with the mysterious Wanda Darkstar by his side. Badger's hugely popular Alien Detective Agency series features 20 books that follow a human/alien crime-fighting duo called Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar as they meet weird and wonderful aliens, both on other worlds and here on Earth. Their adventures progress across two sets of ten books, which can also be enjoyed as standalone novels. These reluctant readers are aimed at students with a reading age of 8-9 and an interest age of 9-14. The vibrant, witty main characters and exciting plots make Alien Detective Agency a must-have for any school library.

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