Aleksandar Sotirovski – illustratör

Zhanna and Frina Arshanskaya were two talented child musicians when Nazis invaded their city of Kharkiv, Ukraine during World War II. Along with their parents, the Jewish sisters were forced into a death march. They each eventually escaped individually and were reunited, but how would they survive the rest of the war? By hiding their true identities and becoming musical entertainment for German soldiers. Learn about their story of survival in this inspiring non-fiction graphic novel.

Can the advice of five of Manchester United's greats help Jimmy achieve his dream of becoming a professional footballer? Featuring facts about Best, Beckham, Cantona, Robson and Ronaldo, this is a must-have for young fans. Football is Jimmy's life. When he gets into the Man U Academy, it's a dream come true – but he still has lots to learn. Lucky for him, he's got help … his football heroes.They all have one thing in common – the Number 7 Shirt. Can Jimmy win, now that he's got the help he needs? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Can Jack and Jimmy prove themselves when the game depends on them? A fun football story, edited to a reading age of 6.5.Jack and Jimmy are awful at football – but Jimmy is sure he'll play for United one day! Is Jimmy crazy or will he find a way to prove himself? And can the boys save the day when it's up to them to win the match?Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.5.

What do girls know about football? Seb's about to learn exactly that … Edited to a reading age of 6.5.Seb is a fantastic football player – but he knows it. His ego is so big that even his best friend can't stand to be around him sometimes! Someone needs to put Seb in his place…Enter the new referee. Seb can't believe it – she's a girl! But Jenny knows a thing or two and soon Seb sees that his behaviour might not get him everything he wants…Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.5.

Earth, 5014. Neshla joins her friend Galen and his father on a Specialist Food Unit Mission to harvest food from Vetron 5. As ever, there is a risk of possible alien life forms, but the trip goes smoothly. Until Galen finds a blue flowers and secretly brings it on board the ship! The plant grows and grows in size and appetite, until the crew discover it has a taste for human flesh…These hi-lo books include features such as vocabulary page, comprehension questions, simple sentences and line breaks. With illustrations and topics to cater to a wide range of interests such as pirates, werewolves, ghosts and an intergalactic hamster, these sets provide much needed encouragement for struggling and reluctant readers alike.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 10 and 14 years, whose current reading age is between 7 and 8 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. The vocabulary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.

It's a big year for The Games. Amazing robot helpers will be used for the first time. They can help with all sorts of tasks. But can you always trust a robot?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.

Josh undertakes some unusual training methods to improve his technique in this fun football story, edited to a reading age of 6.5.Josh is football mad – and so is his granddad, who used to be a league player. Josh is disappointed when he doesn't do so well in matches at school, so his granddad comes up with some rather unorthodox training methods to help him. Will Josh make it all the way?Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.5.

Zach and Connor are about to land the catch of the day. Missing An and Li must find out if their cousins from China are O.K. There’s been an earthquake and there is no sign of them.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.