Find out about amazing people and moments from throughout history in this collection of five fascinating non-fiction texts. Discover how travel has become faster and faster, meet some incredible geniuses from history, and discover how some mistakes led to amazing scientific discoveries and inventions.
The selection of texts has been based on children's favourite non-fiction topics, supporting national curriculum topics and providing phonics practice.
This fascinating collection of six Read with Oxford non-fiction texts is ideal for children who are gaining more reading confidence. It is packed full of incredible facts, with full-colour photos and artwork. The texts are phonics-based and have been specially written so that your child can read them for themselves. Tips for parents and fun after-reading activities help you to get the most out of the texts.
Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.
Read with Oxford Stage 4 equates to Oxford Levels 6 and 7 used at school. For more information about the Read with Oxford Stages, as well as practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress, go to readwithoxford.com. Let's get them flying!
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More about Rob AlcraftBecca has been writing books for children for over 20 years. They usually tend to be about history, science or nature, although she is interested in everything.
More about Becca HeddleMichaela Morgan is a long-established children's author with a string of bestselling titles to her name, including the Rockets quartet, Silly Sausage. She has been shortlisted for the Children's Book of the Year, been an International Reading Association Children's Choice and won a United Kingdom Reading Association award.
More about Michaela MorganCiaran Murtagh is an actor, comedian and author. He has appeared in and written for two series of The Slammer on CBBC. His other TV writing credits include Dick and Dom, Planet Ajay, Scoop and Hotel Trubble. Piccadilly also publish his award-winning GENIE series. He lives in London. Follow Ciaran at www.ciaranmurtagh.com or on Twitter: @CiaranMurtagh.
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Daniel Duncan is a fresh new illustrator who lives outside of London. He's illustrating an upcoming graphic novel version of THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS to be published by Oxford University Press. This is his first picture book.
More about Daniel DuncanDeborah Zemke has written and illustrated many books for young readers, including the wildly successful Doodles place mat series. Her work has also appeared in several magazines. She is also the designer of the ITC Zemke Hand font.
More about Deborah ZemkeThe Sky Pony Press editors work at the children's book imprint of Skyhorse Publishing, Inc., in New York City.
Alex Paterson is a British illustrator living in Shakespeare's town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. (Shakespeare loved a good fart joke). Alex has illustrated over seventy books including Treasure Island, Oliver Twist and The Faraw
