Item category 1: Short Chapter Book

This story is part of 'Reading Champion', a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). Galan does not like visiting the Roman fort of Vindolanda to sell his fruit. The soldiers ...

Hidden deep beneath the waves is Mermaid Academy, a magical school where mermaids are paired with their very own dolphin and must discover their unique mermaid magic, with plenty of adventure along the way! When Serena discovers an old map hidden in the library, she's excited to find out more abo...

Princess Minna is very good at taming unicorns, kissing frogs and fighting dragons. She always saves the day and is helped by lots of her friends. And now Princess Sky-Blue is coming to visit! They're going to have such fun! But when the train arrives, Sky-Blue's eleven sisters have been turned i...

Izzy is so excited to be staying at a gorgeous Greek villa for the summer holidays - they even have a beautiful pool all to themselves! Then she spots a little puppy hiding in the bushes, who she names Mango. Mango looks scared and hungry, so Izzy tries to win the puppy's trust by offering her so...

The Five are having fun planting vegetables on a farm. But when all of their hard work is ripped up out of the ground, it's up to the Five to find the thief before even more food is stolen!

Nolan and the rest of the New Protectors are facing their greatest challenge yet. The wizard Daltec has been struck down by a magical curse, and the land of Tangala is in grave danger from the sorceress Zuba, who wants to destroy the kingdom forever. But when the brave young fighters and their my...