Jack and the Beanstalk

by Anita Loughrey

Published 7 April 2015
A retelling of the well-known story of Jack and the Beanstalk. Jack and the Beanstalk is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Orange Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 535-word retelling of the popular fiction story is suitable for ages 6 - 7.

Jack and the Beanstalk features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary. More literary language is used with more complex sentence structures. More space is allowed for text than for pictures.

Jack and the Beanstalk is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

Our Solar System

by Anita Loughrey

Published 7 April 2015
Visit the planets in our solar system. Which is the biggest? Which is furthest from the Sun? Our Solar System is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Turquoise Book Band for guided reading. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 612-word non-fiction book is suitable for ages 6 - 7.

Our Solar System features a longer, more demanding text with an extended vocabulary. It uses punctuation and layout to encourage reading with expression. It had more complex words and formal sentences and there are complex events.

Our Solar System is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

The Frogs Want a King

by Anita Loughrey

Published 7 April 2015
The frogs cannot decide what they should do. They do not know what to eat, what to play or when to sleep. So they ask Zeus to give them a king. The results are not what they expected! The Frogs Want a King is a bookbanded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Purple Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 737-word fiction story is suitable for ages 7 -8.

The Frogs Want a King features a more demanding text with an extended vocabulary. With a wider vocabulary, the characters are more three dimensional, and illustrations are less important. It encourages more independent reading.

The Frogs Want a King is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

The Rescue

by Anita Loughrey

Published 7 April 2015
A compelling account of the well-known story of Grace Darling and her courageous rescue of ship-wrecked passengers in 1838. The Rescue is a book-banded reading book for more confident readers, carefully levelled at Lime Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 837-word story is suitable for ages 8 - 9.

The Moon features a more demanding text with extended vocabulary and literary devices. Metaphor and technical language is introduced and illustrations no longer support the text directly.

The Moon is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).

The Rescue 6-Pack

by Anita Loughrey

Published 1 January 2019


Our Solar System 6-Pack

by Anita Loughrey

Published 1 January 2019