Project X Alien Adventures is a high-interest reading series designed to engage reluctant and emerging readers aged 6–11. Created by Oxford University Press in collaboration with literacy experts, these action-packed chapter books combine science fiction adventure with carefully levelled texts to support reading development.
Each book follows the gripping, serialised story of Max, Cat, Ant, and Tiger as they journey across space and time to stop the evil Krool Empire. The fast-paced plots, vibrant full-colour illustrations, and cliffhanger chapter endings are specially designed to hook young readers and build reading stamina.
The series supports phonics progression and reading comprehension, with clear text structures, short chapters, and vocabulary carefully matched to Oxford Reading Tree levels. It is ideal for guided reading, independent reading, and reading intervention, particularly for KS1 and lower KS2 pupils who need additional motivation or reading support.
Whether used in school or at home, Project X Alien Adventures helps children grow in reading confidence while nurturing a love of stories. A full teacher support programme is also available, with assessment, guided reading notes, and follow-up activities to deepen engagement and understanding.
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: The Rocket Flight
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: Popcorn Surfing
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Gold: The Ruby Cave
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: On Nok's Trail
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lilac:Max's Rocket
In Tin Cat Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he st... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Sit!, Cog Dog!
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: Cat's Picnic
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: I Win!
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: Tiger's Fish
In Tin Cat Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he st... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Peg It Up
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: Stuck in the Mud
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink:Let's Bake!
In Tin Cat¸ Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he s... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Run, Tin Cat
In Tin Cat¸ Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he s... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Peck, Peck
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lilac: Splat!
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: A Bag of Tricks
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: Moths
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: The Lost Cow
In Tin Cat Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he st... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Tin Cat
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: An Odd Bug
In Tin Cat¸ Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he s... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Get Ant!
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lilac:Max's Box
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: Nok Can Fix It
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink:The Fishing Trip
Project X CODE is an innovative reading intervention programme which combines high-quality systematic, synthetic phonics... MoreProject X: Turquoise - Gold Teaching and Assessment Handbook 2
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Project X:Alien Adventures:Gold:Mixed Pack of 6
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Project X:Alien Adventures:Lime:Mixed Pack of 6
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Project X:Alien Adventures:White:Mixed Pack of 6
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Project X:Alien Adventures:White:Class Pack of 36
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Project X:Alien Adventures:Gold:Class Pack of 36
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Project X:Alien Adventures:Lime:Class Pack of 36
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lime: The Mines of Moxor
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frie... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: The Screams Of The Raptiss
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: The Empty Palace
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Gold: The Crystal Palace
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: The Trap
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: Claws
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lime: Grumptus Attack
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frie... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Holo-Board Havoc
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: Molly's New Toy
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: White: Attack of the Giant Meeb
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Gold: Race To The Pyramid
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Don't Press the Buttons!
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: Planet Exis
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: An Amazing Find
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Gold: Chamber of Treasures
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: White: Swamp Crash!
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frie... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Ant's Pact
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: The Junk Cruncher
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: The Seagull
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frien... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Tiger x 4
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: Funfair Fun
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: White: Spaceship Graveyard
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Spacewalk
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frie... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: The Sands of Akwa
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Blast Off!
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Gold: The Hunt For Nok
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: Helter-Skelter
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: Goal!
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lime: Space Hunt
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: It's Too Hot!
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: White: Save The World!
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frie... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: The Secret Whirlpool
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lime: Return to Exis
After a crash-landing on Planet Celeston, Max, Cat and Nok set off to find the next fragment of Exis. What will they fin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Gold: One Step Ahead
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: Nurp Stampede
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: A Shock For Nok
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: Nok's Lunch
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Worm Song
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: Battle With The Beast
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: Cat's Painting
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: White: The Cave of Life
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lime: The Deadly Cave
The micro-friends are being chased by the Krools. Find out if they can escape the heat-seeking gel boomerangs and reach ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lime: The Contest
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: The Parachute
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: Attack of the Buzzles
Inspire a love of reading with this children's companion to the Project X Alien Adventures series! The series companion ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Series Companion 1: Reception - Year 1/P1-2
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: Nok Gets Homesick
The micro-ship is forced to make a crash-landing on Planet Kree-Marr. What will be lurking in the swamp? Find out in Swa... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: White: Fear Forest
Designed specifically for phonic practice work and fully aligned to Letters and Sounds, Project X Phonics uses the uniqu... MoreProject X: Phonics CD Rom
Inspire a love of reading with this children's companion to the Project X Alien Adventures series! The companion is the ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Course Companion 2
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: Mixed pack x 6
Nok is missing. Will Max and Ant be able to follow the footprints and find him in On Nok's Trail? Find out what happens ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Yellow: Class pack x 36
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: Mixed pack x 6
Cat is painting a picture at school. Nok wants to help, but will he make it any better or will he just make a mess? Find... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Blue: Class pack x 36
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: Class pack x 36
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Mixed pack x 6
The micro-friends, and Nok, are on a school trip to the woods. They shrink for some micro-fun, and find a strange-lookin... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Orange: Class pack x 36
Cat and Ant are on a day out at the beach with Nok. Nok thinks he sees a grey cloud, but what is it really? Find out in ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Green: Mixed pack x 6
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: Mixed Pack x 6
The micro-friends arrive on Planet Exis, but a space villain called Badlaw is waiting for them! Now Nok needs the friend... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Turquoise: Class Pack x 36
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frien... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Class Pack x 36
In Tiger x 4, Tiger tries to fix the ship's fabricator, accidently creating three copies of himself! Can the micro-frien... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Purple: Mixed Pack x 6
Big Writing Adventures is an award-winning online writing programme for 4-11 year olds. In the accompanying online subsc... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Year 1/Primary 2 Teaching Pack
Big Writing Adventures is an award-winning online writing programme for 4-11 year olds. In the accompanying online subsc... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Reception/Primary 1 Teaching Pack
Big Writing Adventures is an award-winning online writing programme for 4-11 year olds. In this Teaching Handbook you wi... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Year 1/Primary 2 Teaching Handbook
Big Writing Adventures is an award-winning online writing programme for 4-11 year olds. These Group Challenge Cards supp... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Year 1/Primary 2 Group Challenge Cards
Big Writing Adventures is an award-winning online writing programme for 4-11 year olds. In this Teaching Handbook you wi... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Reception/Primary 1 Teaching Handbook
Big Writing Adventures is an award-winning online writing programme for 4-11 year olds. These Group Challenge Cards supp... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Reception/Primary 1 Group Challenge Cards
Big Writing Adventures features an engaging online world in which children are given a real purpose and audience for wri... MoreBig Writing Adventures: Reception-Year 1/Primary 1-2 Print Pack
Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating... MoreProject X Origins Graphic Texts: Grey-Dark Red+ Book Bands, Oxford Levels 14-2: Levels 14-20
Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating... MoreProject X Origins Graphic Texts: Grey-Dark Red+ Book Bands, Oxford Levels 14-2
Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X COD... MoreProject X CODE Extra: Turquoise, Purple and Gold Book Bands: Oxford Level 7-9 Singles Pack
Project X CODE Extra: Yellow, Light Blue, Green and Orange Book Bands: Oxford Levels 3-6 Singles PackProject X CODE Extra introduces exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE ser... MoreProject X CODE Extra: Yellow, Light Blue, Green and Orange Book Bands: Oxford Levels 3-6 Singles Pack
Project X Hero Academy is a fully decodable and finely levelled reading series set in a school for superheroes, designed... MoreHero Academy: Lilac-Lime+ Book Bands, Oxford Levels 1-12: Super Easy Buy Pack
The Super Easy Buy Pack includes higher-level Project X Origins teaching and pupil resources to challenge infants workin... MoreProject X Origins Orange-Lime+ Book Bands: Oxford Levels 6-12 Super Easy Buy Pack
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lilac:In the Sky
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lilac/Pink: Mixed pack x 6
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: Mixed Pack x 6
The micro-friends shrink down to explore a log in the park when they find an odd-looking bug. What can it be? Find out i... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Red: Class pack x 36
Inspire a love of reading with this children's companion to the Project X Alien Adventures series! The series companion ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Series Companion 2: Year 2/P3 Pack of 6
The first two stories are wordless and complement Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds. Max's Box is a retelling of the story o... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Lilac/Pink: Class pack x 36
In Tin Cat¸ Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he s... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Class pack x 36
In Tin Cat¸ Ant makes a cat using some tin cans and teaches it to do some tricks. How much can Tin Cat learn before he s... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Pink: Mixed Pack x 6
Inspire a love of reading with this children's companion to the Project X Alien Adventures series! The series companion ... MoreProject X: Alien Adventures: Series Companion 1: Reception - Year 1/P1-2 Pack of 6
Oscar says he really enjoy these stories and they are really fun to read
They are great books for new readers - very engaging and enough words to ...
The friends are arriving at planet Moxor to collect the final fragment. The krools ship finds them and the friends try to escape. A fun book in the se...
Ant and his friends are on another adventure and this time they are trying to get to planet Moxor.
If you like the others in this series this is one...

