This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Magpie is the best at building nests and tries to show the other birds how it is done, but they soon grow impatient.
When the boys discover filthy language painted on the bridge abutments, a hole in their rowboat, and Sarah Paddler's tombstone knocked over at the cemetery, the Sugar Creek Gang swings into action.
Akbar and Birbal - The Pot of Wit is from Confident Reader Level 3 and is perfect for more confident readers aged from 6+ who can read simple stories with help.
Turtle's Treacherous Trip is a discovery book that takes children on two harrowing journeys-the mother sea turtle's migration to lay eggs and her babies' race to the sea once hatched.
