Sonya Abby Soekarno – illustratör

"Winnie breathed out slowly and looked into the sky - the blue was quickly disappearing and she could see grey plumes of smoke starting to edge towards them. She knew she needed to stay calm, but panic bounced around inside her like a yoyo." Winnie, her mum and her brother Marcus have flown to Australia for the holiday of a lifetime! But in an instant the blue skies and fresh air that they came for, are swallowed up by a terrifying wildfire. Winnie knows they must keep calm and work together if they are to make it out alive ... Firestorm! 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. 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: 10-11 Reading age: 7-8 years

After promising him silver coins, Abanazer takes Aladdin to a deep, dark cave full of treasure and demands that he steals a lamp. Aladdin refuses but accidentally rubs the lamp and out pops a genie, who offers him three wishes! What will Aladdin wish for? Aladdin and the Lamp is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band.Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years