Star is miles away from home, deep in a desert shaped by war and wilderness. Taking a chance at freedom, Star quickly learns the dangers of the desert are never far away. A compelling journey of courage and perseverance, the wild horses of Namibia have survived for 100 years against the odds. This is their origin story.
The titles in the WOW! Fiction series of Hi-Lo books for students aged 9+ include books for reading ages 6–8 years and utilise a range of dyslexia-friendly features to support pupils' reading. The titles in the Lime band have a reading age of 7 years and an interest age of up to 14 years. The WOW! Fiction text is on top of a cream background and incorporates an easy-to-read font and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. While these books have instantly appealing characters and gripping storylines, the language and sentence structure are intentionally written so that students who are reading behind their chronological age can succeed in reading them. The whole banded series offers progressively levelled books in Turquoise, Purple, Gold, White, Lime and Brown bands, with 5 books offering plenty of practice at each level to consolidate learning and develop fluency before moving on.
This is Book 22 in the WOW! Fiction Series. See all WOW! Fiction books here.
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Karen Moncrieffe is an experienced primary school teacher and a former literacy co-ordinator. She currently teaches in Birmingham. Karen has produced a variety of resources for teachers to use to develop their pupils' reading and writing skills. She loves both writing and teaching, and is passionate about helping pupils to develop a love of literacy. Visit
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