DK Reads Reading Alone
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Short stories for children designed to help kids learn how to read and learn to love reading
Shipwreck: Surviving the Storm is a "Reading Alone" book, perfect for supporting children who are proficient readers. These short stories for children have varied sentence lengths and rich vocabulary to develop the habit of reading widely for fun. DK Reads prove that good reads build great readers.
Marina and Jason embark on a cruise ship around the Bahamas with their Dad, but the ocean turns stormy and the ship smashes into a submerged island. Floating on a life-craft and separated from their Dad, the children begin a dramatic and heart-racing ocean adventure.
Shipwreck: Surviving the Storm is part of the DK Reads series, a three-level reading scheme of children's short stories that help kids become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics. Interactive aspects such as charts and games provide an element of fun while supporting the story and national curriculum. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary and content are absolutely right.
Children will be amazed by the explosive world of volcanoes in this book, perfect for children who are proficient readers.
Volcanologist Rosa Carelli and her son Carlo are caught up in the dramatic events unfolding as Mount Vesuvius re-awakens. Readers will follow their story while learning about volcanoes of the world, from Krakatoa to Yellowstone. The book also goes back in time to when people in Ancient Rome tried to escape from Pompeii as Vesuvius erupted.
In the Shadow of the Volcano is a 'Reading Alone' reader, developing the habit of reading widely for both pleasure and information. DK Reads is a three-level reading scheme that helps children become confident readers, featuring engaging and illustrated topics. DK Reads is created in consultation with literacy experts and adheres to levelled reading scheme guidelines so the grammar, vocabulary, and content are spot on for each stage.
DK Reads proves that good reads build great readers.