Project X Hero Academy is a fully decodable and finely levelled reading series set in a school for superheroes, designed to captivate and motivate all young readers and turn them into reading superheroes.
Turnip is Missing is in Yellow Book Band, Oxford Level 3, and supports Letters and Sounds Phase 3. In this story, Magnus, the caretaker, loses his pet rat, Turnip. Will the heroes manage to find him?
Each book can be used for independent reading, but also contains inside cover notes that include help on developing vocabulary and prompt questions that can be used for guided reading and one-to-one sessions. Full guided reading notes are provided in the corresponding handbook. There are also a range of follow-up activities to support reading for pleasure.
This is Book 16 in the Hero Academy Series. See all Hero Academy books here.
Series Consultant Gill Matthews is a literacy consultant and writer, and series editor for several major literacy programmes. She was involved in the development of the non-fiction element of the Primary Framework for teachers, and is a leading advocate for the need for quality non-fiction in literacy teaching.
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