Francesca Ficorilli – illustratör

Den svarta döden

Året är 1347 och svälten är stor i Italien. Marias familj gör vad de kan för att få mat på bordet. Men så kommer en fruktansvärd sjukdom till staden. Människor får såriga bölder och dör i stora plågor. Liken läggs i högar på gatorna. De som ännu inte smittats börjar slåss och stjäla, eller flyr i panik. Men Maria vägrar ge upp tron på medmänsklighet.

Rädsla kan både lamslå och synliggöra mod. Maria visar varför omtanke och omsorg aldrig får begränsas av rädsla. Maria och digerdöden är den trettonde fristående boken i serien Överlevarna som skildrar starka flickors berättelser, baserade på några av historiens största katastrofer.

Hegas lättlästa böcker väcker läslusten hos barn och unga.

En vägg av vatten störtar rakt emot Ida. I nästa sekund virvlar hon runt i mörkret och har ingen aning om vart mamma tagit vägen. Kommer de någonsin att hitta varandra igen? Tsunamin 2004 var en katastrof som skördade hundratusentals människoliv. I den här boken väcks frågor om kris och beredskap och om att ha rötter i ett land som drabbas av en enorm naturkatastrof. Diskutera klimaträttvisa och vad vi kan göra för klimatet med utgångspunkt i en gripande spänningsberättelse – berättad ur en stark flickas perspektiv. Ida och tsunamin är den åttonde fristående delen i serien Överlevarna. Hegas lättlästa böcker väcker läslusten hos barn och unga.

Allt för att överlevaEnsam och föräldralös reser Connie över havet mot Amerika. Året är 1620 och hon söker efter ett bättre liv på en plats där alla drömmar kan gå i uppfyllelse. Till och med för en flicka som vill bli lärare. Men innan Connie kan kalla sig nybyggare måste hon överleva den farliga resan dit.Skulle du våga trotsa det okända i hopp om ett bättre liv? Resorna från ett fattigt Europa mot drömmarnas kontinent är en del av svensk historia kantad av sjukdom, svält och misär. Det är också en berättelse om vänskap och mod, här berättat ur en ung flickas perspektiv. Connie och den farliga resan till Amerika är en tionde fristående boken i serien Överlevarna, om starka tjejers kamp i några av historiens största katastrofer. Hegas lättlästa böcker väcker läslusten hos barn och unga.

When Danny reveals the dark underside of a company making a new fighting toy gadget, he has no idea of the danger he’s in. A gripping sci-fi mystery from bestselling author Alastair Chisholm. Everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new fighting-game craze. But Danny’s Blitzer is broken – it won’t fight!His classmates laugh at him. His brother tells him to wipe the code and start again. But Danny does something different … and everything changes.For the people behind Blitzers are hiding a deadly secret, and now everyone is in danger. Can Danny uncover the truth? Can he figure out what Blitzers are? And above all, can he save his best friend? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

When Danny reveals the dark underside of a company making a new fighting toy gadget, he has no idea of the danger he’s in … A gripping sci-fi mystery from bestselling Alastair Chisholm. Everyone is desperate to have a Blitzer, the new fighting-game craze. But Danny’s Blitzer is broken – it won’t fight!His classmates laugh at him. His brother tells him to wipe the code and start again. But Danny does something different … and everything changes.For the people behind Blitzers are hiding a deadly secret, and now everyone is in danger. Can Danny uncover the truth? Can he figure out what Blitzers are? And above all, can he save his best friend? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Fully Booked is a series of fiction and non-fiction for readers in KS3 who need reading practice in phonics and decoding skills. The paperback format resembles books their peers are reading, while the shorter length will help students gain confidence and make progress. They can be read in class or at home and are supported by free teacher notes.Zayn is playing his game, trying to reach Level 50, when a power cut stops everything. Suddenly, the game’s gatekeeper – a fierce bear – appears in his room! Tired of being the bad guy, the bear offers to help. They spend the day training and having fun in Zayn’s garden, and soon, Zayn forgets all about the game.This is a fantasy story.The focus sounds covered are: /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, oe, ow, oul, o-e /oo/ ew, ou, u /ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al /ur/ ear, or, ir /e/ ea /oi/ oy /o/ a /air/ ere, ear, are /u/ o, our, o-e.Free teacher notes for this book are provided on collins.co.uk which will help to develop comprehension skills, vocabulary acquisition and recall – leading to reading success.

Meet the superheroes with useless superpowers. Can they use them to save the day?Picture yourself enrolled at a school for superheroes. Sounds amazing, doesn't it? Now imagine your superpower is the ability to shoot custard from your fingertips ... suddenly the appeal fades. This is the predicament Ned faces. His friends' powers aren't any more impressive either. Together they are the school's misfits: overlooked and never picked for missions. Until the day comes when everything depends on their unusual powers ...This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 9 to 10 to read without support. Readerful: Inspiring Children to Read MoreReaderful is a specially designed reading library that motivates children aged 4-11 to develop a lifelong love of reading. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books across three key collections: Books for Sharing: Picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: Fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: Fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: • Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. • Encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

Get more children reading more! This pack of 8 fiction and non-fiction books from the Readerful Independent Library is for children at Oxford Reading Levels 16 and 17, aged 9 to 10 years, to read independently. Readerful: Oxford Reading Levels 16-17: Independent Library Singles Pack A (Pack of 8) contains:• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 16: Big Cats and Wildlife Acts • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 16: Football's Hidden History • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 16: The Mighty Misfits • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 16: Family Matters · Best Shot • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 17: Spark to Skyglow • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 17: Cat or Cactus? • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 17: Silvu and the Ring • 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 17: Family Matters · Step by Step Readerful: Inspiring Children to Read MoreReaderful is a specially designed reading library that motivates children aged 4-11 to develop a lifelong love of reading. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books across three key collections: Books for Sharing: Picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: Fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: Fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: • Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. • Encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

Ned and his friends are at a school for superheroes. They're the odd ones out - with unhelpful powers like shooting custard out of fingertips. But when the school is in danger, can they save the day? The (Not So) Superheroes is at Oxford Reading Level 16. It is for readers aged 11 to 13 years old who are working below expected standard in their reading. The Readerful Rise series ensures that older struggling readers have books with age-appropriate content and topics, that looks like the books their peers are enjoying, but are a written at a level they can read successfully.

This pack contains 18 books. There are six copies of each of the Readerful Rise titles at Oxford Reading Level 16. These books are for readers aged 11 to 13 years old. They are for students who are working below expected standard in their reading. The Readerful Rise series ensures that older struggling readers have high-low books with age-appropriate content and topics, that look like the books their peers are enjoying, but are written at a level they can read successfully.

The race is on for the Gamer! Villain Cynthia Cyber has captured two victims in her video game Space Racers. The helpless players cannot escape their speeding cars. Even worse, a monster racer is threatening to destroy them. The Gamer must drive on to the digital track and rescue the racers before it’s game over.

Evil Cynthia Cyber is robbing banks with her latest creation, a villain named Currency. The stolen money will go toward building a machine that can capture people in a simulation program. There she could control every victim’s life. It's up to the Gamer to stop Cynthia Cyber from taking over the world!

Criminal Cynthia Cyber finds the most sinister video game monster and pulls him out of the digital world into reality! As the Terror Beast tears down buildings all over the city and creates nightmares for the citizens, the Gamer must use new strategy to beat his fears and stop Cynthia's latest threat!

The Gamer's friends are in beastly trouble! Villain Cynthia Cyber has trapped them in her dangerous Power Combat video game. If the Gamer isn’t able to rescue his friends in just ten minutes, they’ll be stuck in the electronic world forever as monsters! Can the Gamer make the save before it’s too late?

Criminal mastermind Cynthia Cyber has hatched her most devious plot yet. She’s created an evil clone of The Gamer called Gamertron to defeat the superhero! Gamertron has the same powers and skills as The Gamer, and a group of digital ninjas is ready to do his bidding! Can The Gamer stop the villains, or will this be the superhero’s final fight?

After a summer of nine typhoons in 1931, the dams on the Yangtze River in China broke, completely flooding nearby towns and farms. Twelve-year-old Ting wakes up to a house full of water and her parents nowhere to be found. It's up to her to lead her younger brother and others to safety, battling high waters and greedy characters along the way. Will the children survive to be reunited with their parents? Part of the Girls Survive Graphic Novels series, Ting and the Deadly Waters brings a defining historical event to life.

Tyler and his friends are ready for a Cybercard Slam tourney when Cynthia Cyber appears. The supervillain makes the Slam Card creatures come to life and captures Tyler's friends in cards. It’s up to the Gamer to save his friends and stop Cynthia!

As Tyler Morant sits down to play a space battle video game, his screen flickers and an alarm sounds. Game Galaxy Ten needs the Gamer’s help. A villain named Vex Vision is trying to take over the game. Tyler quickly transforms to go on a mission that crosses galaxies. Can he bring down a villain who is truly out of this world?

After bringing home a lucky cat statue, Moto discovers that it is haunted. The only way he can shake the cat's spirit is by teaming up with his friend to find the statue's original owner. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Spellbound is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.