Jane A. C. West – författare

Zeb is determined to take part in the biggest dog sledding race in the world in this fast-paced drama.An exciting story of courage and friendship. Zeb defies his parents to take part in the biggest dog sledding race in the world.Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 6.5.

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.

Unfortunately for Anoki he was not going to have a peaceful night’s sleep. Not when his dreamcatcher only showed him his worst nightmares.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 8 and 14 years, whose current reading age is between 7.5 and 8.5 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by brilliant authors writing stories with relatable characters. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads.

Aban is invited to join in a game of football, but can he play? Rafal is lonely, until one day he meets a dog named Billy. Telek loves the music on his iPod, but will Nadif?Each book in the set of 14 titles in the Travellers series contains 2-3 very short and simple stories. Compiling the stories in this way creates the appearance of a 'real' book, which will help to make the reader feel less self-conscious about reading something 'specialised'.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 9 and 13 years, whose current reading age is between 5 and 8 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by talented authors writing stories with relatable characters. They incorporate a large font size and text separated into bite-sized chunks, along with carefully considered letter and paragraph spacing that can reduce visual stress. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads. The vocabulary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.