Jack Viant – illustratör

Josh is about to star t at Hookwell's School. But there is something odd about it ... for starters it looks like a ship - and there is a moat! It's a school for the children of PIRATES! But Josh's mum is a pilot, not a pirate! To begin with, Josh thinks pretending to be a pirate is fun! But it's harder than it looks. Will his shipmates discover he's not a proper pirate? And one more thing ... look out for the school shark! Hookwell's School for Proper Pirates 1 is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Astro books for Stars/Turquoise band are also highly-decodable so ideal for extra phonics practice. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 7-8 Reading age: 6-7 years

Josh Cutler is having such fun at Hookwell's School. He's made three good friends and he can finally tie a reef knot! But Josh has a problem. Hookwell's School is just for the children of pirates, and Josh's mum is a pilot! He will be expelled if the head teacher finds out ... But when Josh spots a sea monster, he thinks he can show Captain Hookwell that the monster is real, and that he is a proper pirate! But no pirate follows a sea monster into a cave, do they? Hookwell's School for Proper Pirates 2 is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Astro books for Mercury/Purple band are also highly-decodable so ideal for extra phonics practice. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 7-8 Reading age: 6-7 years

Josh Cutler is enjoying his first term at Hookwell's School. It's the top school for the children of pirates. But Josh has a problem. His mum isn't a pirate - she's a pilot! And Josh's enemy, Erin, suspects something fishy is going on ... Not only that, but Hookwell's School is running out of money, and is in danger of closing! Will Amber's map lead Josh and his friends to treasure so they can keep the school open? Or will sly Captain Squint and his Grabbit pupils get there first? Skull Island, ahoy! Hookwell's School for Proper Pirates 3 is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Astro books for Venus/Gold band are also highly-decodable so ideal for extra phonics practice. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Interest age: 7-8 Reading age: 6-7 years

Josh Cutler loves being at Hookwell's School. But there's one BIG problem. If the head teacher finds out Josh isn't really a pirate, he will be expelled! The school is having a pirate gymnastics competition! What could go wrong?! But when Captain Squint throws down a challenge, things do go very wrong... and fast! Can Josh and his friends come up with a cunning plan to stop Hookwell's School from being taken over? Shiver me shipwrecks, let's hope so!Hookwell's School for Proper Pirates 4 is part of the Astro range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Astro books are ideal for struggling and reluctant readers aged 7-11. Each book is dual-banded so that children can improve their fluency whilst enjoying exciting fiction and non-fiction relevant to their age. Astro books for Earth/White band are also highly-decodable so ideal for extra phonics practice. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills.Interest age: 8-9 Reading age: 6-7 years