Jan McCafferty – illustratör

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhen the Game Player of Zob pays a visit to earth and challenges the earthling children to a game, the children soon find out that the alien is a very bad loser – and that isn’t good news for them… Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.Text type – A science-fiction story.The reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking, listening and writing activities.Curriculum links – Design and technology: making a moving part story book.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

This classic fairytale from the Brothers Grimm shows Hansel and Gretel pit their wits against their evil stepmother and a wicked witch. Cheerily illustrated throughout by Jan McCafferty. Young readers will treasure this gift edition, which is published in hardback with a ribbon marker. Part of Young Reading Series 1 for readers growing in confidence.

Oliver Moon works hard at Magic School, practising his spellcraft, toad-training and broomstick-flying. But when he's entered for the Young Wizard of the Year award he finds he's up against the head boy, Merlin Spoonbender. Can Oliver cook up an extra-special potion to win the prize?