Wanda Darkstar is an Alien Welfare Officer. It's up to her to keep the aliens on Earth a secret from the humans. But Rex Squid has other ideas...Created to help fill the ever-present need for very low-level texts with teenage appeal, Zipwire features 10 short and sharp stories in a super-readable format (including dyslexia-friendly format) to give struggling older readers the best chance to hone those fundamental skills that will help them to make progress in all areas of their learning.The titles in this series of Hi-Lo books for students aged 12+ include books for reading ages 6-7 years and utilise a range of dyslexia-friendly features to support pupils' reading. Zipwire books are printed on off-white paper and incorporate an easy-to-read font and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. While these books have instantly appealing characters and gripping storylines, the language and sentence structure are intentionally written so that students who are reading behind their chronological age can succeed in reading them.
