Pablo is on a plane when he begins to write about Ernie the Explorer in his notebook. He leaves his notebook on the plane by accident, but other children carry on the story. Soon the notebook and Ernie have travelled to Peru, the Netherlands and South Africa, and discovered what makes each place amazing. Join Pablo's Travelling Notebook on a globe-trotting adventure!
Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These 36 original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child.
All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Pip gets a dragon balloon from the fair but she accidentally lets it go! Will anyone be able to catch Pip's balloon?
Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations and develop their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustrators broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child.
This story is one of six titles at Oxford Level 1+, which are phonically decodable with some extra high-interest words to expand children's vocabularies and enrich the stories. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every reader to the right book.