How Katie Got a Voice (and a cool new nickname) is a story of challenge, triumph, and acceptance. The students and teachers of Cherry Street School all have nicknames that celebrate their differences. But the new girl, Katie, is really different. She cant walk. She cant talk. It seems like she cant do anything! So how can the other students involve her in their activities? And how can they give her a nickname?

When a childhood illness leaves her blind and deaf, Helen Keller's life seems hopeless indeed. But her indomitable will and the help of a devoted teacher empower Helen to triumph over incredible adversity. This amazing true story is finally brought to the beginner reader level.

Oliver Twist is the classic tale of a poor orphan boy who runs away from an abusivemaster, only to fall in with thieves and robbers on the cruel streets of 19th-century London.Eventually Oliver discovers the truth about his past, and finds a true home.Adapted by Maggie Pearson from the original novel by Charles Dickens.A series of adaptations of well-known stories, designed to introduce young readersto the classics. Divided into short chapters and illus...

Nessie, the Loch Ness Monster, is tired of being told that she doesn't exist. In this crackling, lolloping story in verse, Ted Hughes describes how she sets out on the road to London for an audience with the Queen...

The Magic Mates series of high interest age, low reading age books has been created specifically to encourage girls to get reading. The series features a group of six girls doing girls' stuff - hanging out, keeping each other out of mischief and having some spooky adventures.

DYSLEXIA ~Katie always thought her dad was smart; he is one of the busiest attorneys in town! People are always asking him for advice! She has been a bit confused since asking him for help with her weekly spelling list. How can her very smart dad struggle with one of her spelling words? This definitely didn't make sense. the word Mississippi has changes everything.

Three children with their five horses trek through outback Australia. They travel through some remote regions from Western Queensland to the Northern Territory. Along the way they have some lively adventures. The young writer was eight years old when she wrote this and all the experiences are based on her own life living in outback Australia

Gems is a series of books written specifically for struggling girl readers. In this title Laura and her family have moved to the coast, and she is finding it hard to fit in. She much prefers being by the sea than going to her new school, and it pays off when she makes her first friend. She finds a little squid and nicknames him Ziggy. Taking him home to nurse him back to health, her dad flushes him down the toilet! Laura gets over it gradually, until a news reporter announces a large conta...

For the very young, this book is for reading to kids from age five. For capable youngsters who will be reading it alone, the book is suitable for age six and above. The large illustrations identify the unique and unusual feature. For a juvenile readership, the characters portrayed are all in their upper teens. To classify this book as easy-reading does point out the general use of short words. Only an occasional difficult word, or a few having three syllables, may call for help from an adu...

Katie Careful has just moved in with her siblings and their new parents. Even if she's sad or scared, she smiles and smiles to try and hide her wobbly feelings.She clings on to her Mum's leg and won't let go and she even follows her to the toilet, banging on the door to remind her that she's there. Luckily, her Mum understands why Katie acts this way.Written by a mum who understands and her daughter, who is adopted, this insightful story will help your whole family to feel ...

The Magic Mates series of high interest age, low reading age books has been created specifically to encourage girls to get reading. The series features a group of six girls doing girls' stuff - hanging out, keeping each other out of mischief and having some spooky adventures.

Short horror story. Two kids get caught up in the desperate, occult life of the class bully. I think this is my favourite of my stories.