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Jamila Finds a Friend

Know that in English, print
is read from left to right
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
finds
a
finds
a
Jamila walks to school.
28
and top to bottom.  What does she find?
Alison Hawes PINK A friend friend
Understand that one spoken
978-1-107-54963-0 word corresponds with
one written word.
Fiction

The Sun is Up
Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with one
Milespost 1 Unit:
Seeing the Light
How the world works N/A shines
sun
the
on
The sun shines on
everything
41
written word.
Claire Llewellyn PINK A me
Read a range of common
words on sight. shines
978-1-107-54987-6
sun
Non-Fiction

Packing my Bag
Read a range of common
words on sight.
Early Years Unit:
All About Me
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
in
my
my
is
What is in my bag?
43
Alison Hawes Make links to bag in
PINK A own experiences.
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Fiction

A Hot Day
Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with one
Early Years Unit:
Animals
How the world works Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
in
the
jumps
cool
The animals jump
in the cool water.
42
written word.
Alison Hawes PINK A water Oh no!
Make simple inferences about
characters and events to
978-1-316-60069-6
show understanding.
Fiction

Arif Goes Shopping

Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with one
Early Years Unit:
Shopping
How we organize
ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
Mum
puts
Mum
puts
What goes into
the trolley?
42
written word.
Charlotte al-Qadi PINK A me trolley
Read aloud from simple
books independently. in
978-1-316-60810-4
the
Fiction

Water
Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with
Early Years Unit:
Sand and Water
Sharing the planet N/A water
grow
need
grow
What needs
water to grow?
35
one written word. 
Claire Llewellyn PINK A needs
Know that in English, print is
read from left to right and trees
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top to bottom.
Non-Fiction

Games
Read aloud from simple
books independently.
Early Years Unit:
All About Me
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games
playing
like
I
like
We like playing games.
What games do
29
Lynne Rickards Make links to own you like to play?
PINK A experiences.
978-1-316-60084-9

Non-Fiction

Animal Homes
Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with one
Early Years Unit:
Houses and
Where we are in
place and time
Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
look
at
look
me
Look at the animals.
56
written word. Look at the homes.
Lauri Kubuitsile PINK A Homes; Animals me live
Know that in English, print is
read from left to right and top I
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to bottom. in
Non-Fiction a

Please Stop, Sara!

Use phonic knowledge to
read decodable words.
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
the
please
please
stop
Sara finds ways to
make a noise.
49
Kathryn Harper Anticipate what happens stop don’t
PINK A next in a story. Can Adam stop her?
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Fiction

Photos
Demonstrate an
understanding that one
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
here
is
here
my
In this book, we meet
a little girl taking
29
spoken word corresponds
Alison Hawes Pink A with one written word. my pictures of her family.
Know that in English, print is
978-1-108-40066-4 read from left to right and
top to bottom.
Non-Fiction
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I Can Help
Demonstrate an
understanding that one
Early Years Unit:
All About Me
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
I
help
I
can
How can you help?
42
spoken word corresponds We meet children
Lynne Rickards Pink A with one written word. in help helping at home,
Know that in English, print is in in the garden and
978-1-108-40566-9 read from left to right and the at the shops.
top to bottom.
Non-fiction

The Tractor
Anticipate what happens
next in a story; Talk about
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends;
How we express
ourselves/Who we are
Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
we
can
can
see
When a car gets stuck
in the mud, can the
35
events in a story and make
Alison Hawes Pink A simple inferences about Transport see mud tractor help?
characters and events to the tractor
978-1-108-40069-5 show understanding.

Fiction

My Dad is a Builder
Make simple inferences about
characters and events to
Early Years Unit:
Houses and Homes
Where we are in
place and time
Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
builder
building
my
Dad
Dad has lots of tools.
63
show understanding. What is he building?
Lynne Rickards PINK B he
Know that in English, print
is read from left to right is
978-1-107-54973-9
and top to bottom. a
Fiction what

The Last Lemon

Read a range of common
words on sight.
Early Years Unit:
Animals
How we
organize ourselves
N/A can
can’t
said
I
The animals need help
to get the last lemon.
75
Alison Hawes Anticipate what happens help get
PINK B next in a story. Who can get it?
can
978-1-107-54909-8
can’t
Fiction help

Our Den
Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends;
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
den
blanket
look
for
Sami and Max got
some blankets, some
87
one written word. 
Gabby Pritchard PINK B Let’s Pretend string got string and some pegs.
Know that in English, print
is read from left to right pegs some Look at the den.
978-1-316-50078-1
and top to bottom. chairs the
Fiction said

Leela can Skate

Use phonic knowledge to
read decodable words.
Early Years Unit:
All About Me; Clothes
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 6:
My Five Senses
stand
up
I
can
Leela can skate.
38
Anticipate what happens
What kinds of things
Alison Hawes PINK B run on can she do?
next in a story.
spin my
978-1-107-57582-0 jump put
Fiction

Omar’s First Day at School

Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with
Early Years Unit:
All About Me
How we organize
ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
school
this
this
is
Omar is going
to school.
57
one written word.
Shoua Fakhouri PINK B my my What will he
Make links to
own experiences. new said see there?
978-1-316-60811-1
said
Fiction

Where do they Grow?

Read a range of common
words on sight.
Early Years Unit:
Food; Plants
How the world works Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
where
grow
do
on
Apples grow
on a tree.
63
Lynne Rickards Read aloud from simple and Flowers tree a
PINK B books independently. Where do
ground in oranges grow?
978-1-316-60073-3
the
Non-Fiction

Who Lays Eggs?

Know that in English, print is
read from left to right and
Early Years Unit:
Animals
How the
world works
Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
eggs
safe
a
it
The eggs are safe
on the leaf.
106
top to bottom. 
Claire Llewellyn PINK B the Who lays eggs
Use phonic knowledge to
read decodable words. are in the sand?
978-1-107-54936-4
in
Non-Fiction them

At the Market
Know that in English, print
is read from left to right
Early Years Unit:
Shopping
How we
organize ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
market
vegetables
I
the
What do we buy
at the market?
45
and top to bottom.
Alison Hawes PINK B fruit at What will we make?
rice we
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buy go
Non-Fiction mum
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Looking After Animals

Read aloud from simple
books independently.
Early Years Unit:
Animals
Sharing the planet Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
look
after
we
look
We need to look
after animals.
64
Claire Llewellyn Make links to need to
PINK B own experiences.
animals the
978-1-316-60582-0
a
Non-Fiction

Hello, Baby
Hear, read and write
initial letter sounds;
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
baby
cries
hello
baby
Baby is crying, who
can make her smile?
42
Know the name and
Glen Franklin, Sue Bodman Pink B most common sound Grandad says
associated with every letter cries
978-1-108-43961-9 in the English alphabet.

Fiction

Where Are You Going?

Demonstrate an
understanding that one
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
where
you
where
are
Everyone is going to
the carnival!
69
spoken word corresponds
Glen Franklin, Sue Bodman Pink B with one written word. going you Can Ana go too?
carnival going
978-1-108-43967-1

Fiction

School Lunch
Hear, read and write
initial letter sounds;
Early Years Unit:
Food
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
have
please
can
I
An overflowing lunch
tray is a recipe for
38
Know the name and most
Sue Bodman, Glen Franklin Pink B common sound associated milk have disaster.
with every letter in the more some
978-1-108-43963-3 English alphabet.

Fiction

In the Sea
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Early Years Unit:
Animals
How the
world works
Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
home
sea
in
the
Find out about animals
that live in the sea.
67
Claire Llewellyn Use phonic knowledge to read it
RED decodable words.
is
978-1-107-57578-3
this
Non-Fiction

Look! It’s Baby Duck

Read a range of common
words on sight.
Early Years Unit:
Changes
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
baby said
can
Brown Mouse and
Grey Mouse look at
63
Gabby Pritchard Use phonic knowledge to look Baby Duck.
RED read decodable words.
he What can Baby
978-1-107-54957-9
the Duck do?
Fiction it’s

The Enormous Watermelon

Use phonic knowledge to
read decodable words.
Early Years Unit:
Shopping
How we
organize ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
enormous
watermelon
and
of
Ravi and Mum find an
enormous watermelon.
107
Alison Hawes Make links to cut they
RED own experiences. What should they do
clever do with it?
978-1-107-54924-1
know he
Fiction said

Omar can Help

Read a range of common
words on sight.
Early Years Unit:
Family and Friends
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
tower
wobbling
can
do
Omar helps his friends.
114
Use phonic knowledge
Can his friends
Lynne Rickards RED share he help Omar?
to read decodable words.
everyone help
978-1-107-57572-1 help you
Fiction

Leopard and his Spots

Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with
Early Years Unit:
Patterns
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
Leopard
didn’t
like
his
Leopard went to see
the doctor. Oh no!
88
one written word. 
Kathryn Harper RED like the
Anticipate what happens
next in a story. spots oh
978-1-316-50308-9
doctor no
Fiction him
went
Seagulll
Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with
Early Years Unit:
Animals
Sharing the planet Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
Seagull
beach
the
oh
Pep and Lin can
help Seagull
76
one written word.
Kathryn Harper help no
RED Anticipate what happens
clean said
978-1-316-50310-2 next in a story.
wings look
at
Fiction me
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Houses and Homes

Use phonic knowledge to read
decodable words.
Early Years Unit:
Houses and Homes
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 1 Unit 3:
Fun and Games
live
bungalow
in
a
People live in different
homes.
96
Lynne Rickards Read labels, lists and captions house house
RED to find information. Find out more about
tower my them.
978-1-107-54949-4
boat here
Non-Fiction you

The Weather Today

Understand that one spoken
word corresponds with one
Early Years Unit:
Sand and Water
How the world works Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
weather
today
what
will
It is rainy today.
102
written word. Where can we play?
Claire Llewellyn RED play the
Aware that texts for different
purposes look different. be
978-1-107-57676-6
like
Non-Fiction day
I
Our Senses
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Early Years Unit:
All About Me
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 6:
My Five Senses
senses
can
can I have five senses.
100
Know that in English, print
here What can I do?
Claire Llewellyn RED with are
is read from left to right
978-1-316-60568-4 and top to bottom. my
with
Non-Fiction the

Bedtime on the Farm

Anticipate what happens
next in a story.
Early Years Unit:
Animals
How the world works;
How we organize
Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
time
bed
on
the
It is time for bed.
102
Make links to
But where are the
Alex Eeles RED ourselves farm is animals?
own experiences.
animals for
978-1-316-50081-1
go time
Fiction will

Imani’s Library Book

Anticipate what happens
next in a story; Read a
Milepost 1 Unit:
Who am I?
How we express
ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
the
it
book
dinosaur
Follow Imani at the library
as he chooses which book 74
range of common words to take home.
Alison Hawes Red on sight. to library
Grade 2 - Unit 1: at back
Will he choose a book
about trains? Birds?
978-1-108-40072-5 Look in a Book looks
Or what about cars?
Fiction

What Little Kitten Wants

Read a range of common
words on sight; Use phonic
Milepost 1 Unit:
I’m Alive
Who we are (rights
and responsibilities)
Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
wants
to
Min wants to play with
Little Kitten; can she
101
knowledge to read
Kathryn Harper Red decodable words said find something Little
stop Kitten likes?
978-1-108-40569-0

Fiction

Little Tiger Hu can Roar!

Make simple inferences about
characters and events to
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Earth -
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games
tiger
roar
can
said
Little Tiger Hu likes
to roar.
177
show understanding.
Gabby Pritchard YELLOW Our Home scary little Will he make
Make links to
own experiences. babies help everyone jump?
978-1-107-54996-8
you
Fiction

Late for School

Read a range of common
words on sight.
Milepost 1 Unit:
From A to B
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
late
going
are
to
The children are
going to school.
184
Claire Llewellyn Make links to school be
YELLOW own experiences. Grade 1 - Unit 7: But where is Miss
Let’s Go! cross oh Garcia?
978-1-107-57679-7
no
Fiction we

Diego Fandango
Know that in English, print is
read from left to right
Milepost 1 Unit:
Things People do;
How we
express ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 6:
My Five Senses
band
show
you
said
Diego Fandango wants
to put on a show.
155
and top to bottom.
Lynne Rickards YELLOW Let’s Celebrate play playing His friends help him.
Make links to
own experiences. rain like
978-1-107-55021-6
good
Fiction will

Oh Bella!
Read a range of common
words on sight.
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
me
help
helping
water
This story is about Bella.
She wants to help.
165
Use phonic knowledge you fell
Lauri Kubuitsile YELLOW Grade 1 - Unit 5: How can Bella
to read decodable words.
On the Farm said helped help everyone?
978-1-107-55070-4 her river
Fiction don’t
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My School
Read aloud from simple
books independently.
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life
How we
organize ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
school
teachers
to
in
School is fun!
253
Make links to
Find out
Shouha Fakhouri YELLOW play the about my school.
own experiences.
ready we
978-1-107-55000-1
is
Non-Fiction and

Playgrounds
Read aloud from simple
books independently.
Milepost 1 Unit:
What’s it Made of?
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games
playgrounds
children
can
are
Playgrounds can look
like a fort or a castle.
102
Lynne Rickards Make links to made look
YELLOW own experiences. What can you do
play like in the playgrounds
978-1-316-50318-8
a in this book?
Non-Fiction children

Stars
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Seeing the Light
How the world works N/A the
us
sky
stars
What are stars
made of?
135
Lauri Kubuitsile Know the parts of a book, of look
YELLOW e.g. title page, contents. When can we see stars?
look patterns
978-1-316-50315-7 Find out in this book.
big
Non-Fiction

A House for Snail

Use phonic knowledge to
read decodable words.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Habitats
Where we are
in place and time
N/A looking
under
looking
house
Snail was looking
for a house.
187
Vivian French Make simple inferences safe live
YELLOW about characters and events Where can he live?
to show understanding. warm where
978-1-107-55006-3
inside here
Fiction do

Help!
Read a range of common
words on sight; Use phonic
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell
How we organise
ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
hungry
eat
like
yum
Lizard gets stuck, can
Ladybird help him?
128
knowledge to read
Gabby Pritchard Yellow decodable words. stuck saw A humorous story
Grade 2 - Unit 6: help I
978-1-108-40815-8 Bugs: Fact and Fiction readers will love.

Fiction

The Big City

Make links to own
experiences; Read aloud
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Earth-
Where we are in place
and time
Grade 1 - Unit 9:
City Places
big
city
can
see
What is it like to live in
a big city?
98
independently from
Lynne Rickards Yellow simple books. Our Home; see of Readers explore a big
Milepost 1 Unit: like are city to find out.
978-1-108-41079-3
Our World - The
Non-Fiction Environment

The Boy Who Said No

Make links to own
experiences; Identify
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life;
Who we are; How we
express ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 2:
Family Time
no
play
didn’t
some
Zac is very cross, he
doesn’t want to get up,
128
sentences in a text.
Alex Eeles Yellow Milepost 1 Unit: Mum came have breakfast or play.
Who am I? Dad want What will make him
978-1-108-40077-0
garden happy again?
Fiction

Where are my Shoes?

Identify sentences in a text;
Talk about events in a story
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life - Things
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
where
said
where
my
Taj keeps taking his
shoes off.
150
and make simple
Glen Franklin, Sue Bodman Yellow inferences about characters People Do; looked shoes Where are Taj’s shoes?
and events to show All Dressed Up: Clothes my here
978-1-108-43964-0 understanding. he mess
Fiction

A Day at the Museum

Make simple inferences about
characters and events to
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Magic Toymaker
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 1 Unit 4:
Making Things
museum
draw
children
some
Omar and his friends
go to a museum.
254
show understanding.
Sibel Sagner, Sevi Senocak
and Inci Kartal BLUE horse look What will they
Know that in English, print
is read from left to right
touch toy do there?
978-1-316-50320-1 make what
and top to bottom.
Fiction saw

Lost!
Anticipate what happens
next in a story.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Flowers and Insects
Who we are;
Where we are
Grade 2 Unit 6:
Bugs: Fact and Fiction
cricket
lost
the
long
A little ant is lost.
206
Can the cricket help
Gabby Pritchard Make links to in place and time home my
BLUE own experiences. him find his way home?
nest he
978-1-316-60078-8 ant said
Fiction was
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Suli’s Big Race

Make simple inferences about
characters and events
Milepost 1 Unit:
The First Olympians;
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games
run
ran
the
run
Taz has long legs.
215
to show understanding. Suli has little legs.
Alex Eeles BLUE PE - Specialist Unit Grade 2 - Unit 3: fast ran
Make links to
said big Who will win the race?
978-1-316-60086-3 own experiences. Ready, Steady, Go!
big said
Fiction she

It’s Much Too Early!

Anticipate what happens
next in a story.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Let’s Celebrate;
Who we are Grade 2 - Unit 5:
Let’s Count
much
too
said
it’s
Jamal wanted to open
his birthday presents.
269
Make links to The Stories People Tell and Measure early went
Ian Whybrow BLUE It was much too early.
own experiences.
wanted back
978-1-107-56032-1 wake new What time would
everyone get up?
Fiction

My First Train Trip

Use phonic knowledge
to read decodable words.
Milepost 1 Unit:
From A to B;
Where we
are in place
Grade 1 - Unit 7:
Let’s Go!
grandpa
station
train
people
A little girl is going
on a train trip.
236
Lynne Rickards Make links to Hooray…Let’s go and time platform says
BLUE own experiences. She is going to
on Holiday! holiday some see her grandpa.
978-1-107-57594-3 ticket look
Non-Fiction

Making a Car
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Things People do;
How we
organize ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
bend
cut
made
called
What are cars
made from?
267
Claire Llewellyn Aware that texts for different What’s it Made of? melt lots
BLUE purposes look different. Why do we paint cars?
From A to B factory part
978-1-107-57597-4 workers car Find out how cars
are made.
Non-Fiction

On the Track
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
The First Olympians
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 3:
Ready, Steady, Go!
athletes
winner
take
long
Find out about all the
things that take place
299
Claire Llewellyn Aware that texts for different run fast on the track.
BLUE purposes look different. Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games start when
978-1-316-50322-5 finish run
Non-Fiction

All Kinds of Plants

Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Greenfingers;
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 7:
Our Green Earth
plants
grow
some
have
Some plants are big.
188
Some plants are small.
Anita Ganeri Read a range of Flowers and Insects kinds the
BLUE common words on sight. Find out about plants
plants
978-1-316-60579-0 grow in this book.
Non-Fiction

The Pumpkin Monster

Anticipate what
happens next in a story.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science –
Sharing the planet Grade 1 - Unit 5:
On the Farm
grew
pumpkin
was
to
Hanna’s pumpkin
grew into a monster.
181
Susan Gates Make links to Greenfingers; monster it
BLUE own experiences. Can Hanna save
The Stories People Tell rolled said the people?
978-1-316-60576-9
food and
Fiction

The Show and Tell Day

Talk about events in a story
and make simple
Milepost 1 Unit:
Who am I?
How we express
ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 1:
Welcome to School
show
will
show
tell
It is Show and Tell Day
at school, Omar and
227
inferences about characters
Sibel Sagner BLUE and events to show make happy his friends each bring
understanding; display in something special to
978-1-108-40191-3 Make links to own table show the class.
experiences.
Fiction

The Big Pancake

Make links to own
experiences; Identify
Milepost 1 Unit:
We are What we
Who we are Grade 2 - Unit 2:
Good Neighbours
pancake
help
wants
better
The big pancake thinks
everyone wants to eat it,
245
sentences in a text.
Susan Gates BLUE Eat - Food; cook that so it rolls away.
Milepost 1 Unit: girl eat On its journey it helps
978-1-108-43972-5 boy
A Day in the Life - lots of people but will it
Fiction Things People Do be eaten?

The Mean Monkey

Identify sentences in a text;
Anticipate what happens
Milepost 1 Unit:
Who am I?
Who we are; Sharing
the planet
Grade 2 - Unit 7:
Our Green Earth
monkeys
coconuts
look
tree
Babbo doesn’t want
to share his coconuts
264
next in a story.
Rachel DelaHaye BLUE climb coconuts with the other monkeys.
pick said Can Kamal find a way
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my to get the coconuts?
Fiction
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Crabs
Identify sentences in a
text; Read labels, lists
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Live and Let
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 8:
Home, Sweet Home
crab
claw
has
a
Learn about crabs,
what they eat and
234
and captions to find
Ralph Hall BLUE information. Live: Living things sideways leg how they protect
shell eat themselves.
978-1-108-43537-6

Non-Fiction

The Lion and the Mouse

Use phonic knowledge to read
decodable words.
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell
Who we are Grade 2 - Unit 2:
Good Neighbours
dinner
trapped
help
mouse
How can a little
mouse help Billy Lion?
273
Vivian French Read aloud from simple sharp lion
GREEN books independently.
nibbled pleased
978-1-107-55038-4
pleased cried
Fiction for

Turtle is a Hero
Make simple inferences about
characters and events to
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life
Who we are Grade 2 - Unit 2:
Good Neighbours
beach
afraid
to
said
Turtle loves to swim
and he likes to sleep
299
show understanding.
Gabby Pritchard GREEN dinosaur you on the beach too.
Read aloud from simple
books independently. saved don’t One day he makes
978-1-107-55046-9
hero have a new friend.
Fiction

Hide and Seek

Anticipate what happens
next in a story.
Milepost 1 Unit:
I’m Alive
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games
the
said
looked
called
Who is playing
Hide and Seek?
169
Lynne Rickards Make simple inferences we everyone
GREEN about characters and events Find out with Zara
to show understanding. on scratching and her friends.
978-1-107-57599-8
they three
Fiction can

Take Zayan with You!

Identify and describe story
settings and characters.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Who am I?; Forces
Who we are Grade 1 - Unit 3:
Fun and Games
surfing
scared
try
wanted
Zayan and his brothers
want to do something
220
Talk about what happens at skateboarding today together, but what?
Peter Millett GREEN Grade 2 - Unit 3:
the beginning, in the middle
or at the end of a story. Ready, Steady, Go! sand went
978-1-107-57587-5 dunes smiled
Fiction take

Baking Bread
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
We are What we Eat
How the world works;
How we organize
Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
bread
bakery
lots
different
How is bread made?
215
Find out in the book.
Lynne Rickards GREEN Aware that texts for different ourselves baker made
purposes look different. dough them
978-1-316-50327-0
shapes
Non-Fiction

A Drop of Rain
Use phonic knowledge to
read decodable words.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Water World
How the world works Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
sky
cloud
in
there
A drop of rain
falls to Earth.
205
Tanya Landman Anticipate what happens earth of
GREEN next in a story. Find out where
water to it goes.
978-1-107-55060-5
rain down
Non-Fiction into

Big Bugs
Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Flowers and Insects
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 6:
Bugs: Fact and Fiction
insect
wingspan
are
some
Do you know that
a tarantula spider’s
312
Claire Llewellyn Know the parts of a book, centimeters them leg span can be
GREEN e.g. title page, contents.
biggest big 30 centimetres wide?
978-1-107-55064-3
longest to Find out about more
Non-Fiction about giant bugs inside.

Dressing for the Weather

Read labels, lists and captions
to find information.
Milepost 1 Unit:
All Dressed up
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
children
weather
children
cold
What is the weather
like today?
365
Kathryn Harper Aware that texts for different clothes need
GREEN purposes look different. Grade 2 - Unit 4: What will you wear?
The Big Sky warm keep
978-1-316-50324-9
cool sun
Non-Fiction

All About Honey

Read labels, lists
and captions to find
information; Locate words
Lynne Rickards GREEN by initial letter in simple
dictionaries, glossaries and
978-1-108-40572-0 indexes
Non-Fiction
Milepost 1 Unit:
We are What we Eat,
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 6:
Bugs: Fact and Fiction
bees
honey
People have collected and
eaten honey for thousands 256
of years.
Insects and Flowers hive
This fascinating book shows
nectar children how and why bees
honeycomb make honey.
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Up, Up… Elephant!

Talk about what happens at
the beginning, in the middle
Milepost 1 Unit:
I’m Alive; The Stories
How we express
ourselves
Grade 2 - Unit 3:
Ready, Steady, Go!
up
elephant
Elephant is sad, he
wants to give his
257
or at the end of a story.
Alex Eeles BLUE
GREEN People Tell didn’t friends a ride.
work Can Sim help him
978-1-108-40082-4
wait find a way?
Fiction

The Best Little

Bullfrog in the Forest
Make simple inferences from
the words on the page.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Who am I?
How the world works N/A bullfrog
croaked
N/A Little Bullfrog wants to
enter a talent competition. 562
Ian Whybrow Comment on some vocabulary best But he can’t sing and
BLUE
ORANGE choices, e.g. adjectives. he can’t fly.
gobbled
978-1-107-56018-5 What is Little Bullfrog
escaped
best at?
Fiction enemies

For Today, For Tomorrow

Make simple inferences from
the words on the page.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Things People Do
How we organize
ourselves
N/A tidy
pocket
N/A Why is Hamidi
saving his money? 373
Lauri Kubuitsile Predict story endings. money His friends want to know.
BLUE
ORANGE But Hamidi is keeping
saving a secret.
978-1-107-55081-0
shop
Fiction

Omar in Trouble
Talk about what happens at
the beginning, in the middle
Milepost 1 Unit:
Art
Who we are; How we
express ourselves
Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
you
said
N/A Omar is in trouble.
360
or at the end of a story. What can he do to put
Gabby Pritchard BLUE
ORANGE playing it right?
Predict story endings. like
978-1-316-50329-4
good
Fiction will

The Great Inventor

Read aloud with increased
accuracy, fluency
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life
How the world works Grade 1 - Unit 4:
Making Things
inventor
machine
N/A It’s too hot for football.
424
and expression. What will Kito and his
Gabby Pritchard ORANGE hot friends do to stay cool?
Talk about what happens at football
978-1-316-50083-5 the beginning, in the middle idea
or at the end of a story.
Fiction

Super Malls
Locate words by initial letter in
simple dictionaries, glossaries
Milepost 1 Unit:
Buildings
How we organize
ourselves
Grade 2 - Unit 9:
Inside and
mall
shopping
N/A Malls have lots of shops.
293
and indexes. But there is more to
Anita Ganeri ORANGE Outside Cities shops do than just shopping
Find factual information from
different formats, e.g. charts, shoppers in a Super Mall!
978-1-316-50335-5
labelled diagrams.
Non-Fiction

Town Underground
Locate words by initial letter in
simple dictionaries, glossaries
Milepost 1 Unit:
Buildings; Science -
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 2 - Unit 8:
Home, Sweet Home
town
underground
N/A What is under the
ground?
310
and indexes.
Jonathan Emmett ORANGE Earth - Our Home; live Find out about some
Find answers to questions by People of the Past work amazing underground
978-1-316-50333-1 reading a section of text.
places.
Non-Fiction

Life on the Reef

Make simple inferences from
the words on the page.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Water World;
How the world works Grade 1 - Unit 8:
Wonderful Water
current
fins
N/A The reef is teeming
with life. 380
Andy Belcher Find answers to questions by Science - Earth - marine Find out more about the
ORANGE reading a section of text. animals and plants that live
Our Home reef in this underwater world.
978-1-107-56022-2
creatures
Non-Fiction

Sang Kancil and Crocodile

Make simple inferences from
the words on the page.
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell
Where we are
in place and time
N/A jungle
impossible
N/A The river is full of
hungry crocodiles.
390
Jim Carrington Predict story endings. sly
ORANGE Can Sang Kancil find
feast a way to cross?
978-1-107-57604-9

Fiction

Get Active!
Identify sentences in a
text; Read labels, lists
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life:
Who we are Grade 2 - Unit 3:
Ready, Steady, Go!
N/A N/A What activities do you
enjoy? 427
and captions to find
Things People Do Here we explore
Anita Ganeri ORANGE information.
a range of activities
from ice-skating to rock
978-1-108-43973-2
climbing.
Non-Fiction
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Finn Saves the Day

Identify sentences in a
text; Talk about events in
Milepost 1 Unit:
A Day in the Life: Things
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 9:
Inside and Outside
N/A When a family gets stuck
out in the sea,
388
a story and make simple People Do;
Sue Bodman, Glen Franklin ORANGE inferences about characters Cities can Finn and his
Hooray…Let’s go on
and events to show Holiday; the Places dad rescue them?
978-1-108-43977-0 understanding.
People Go
Fiction

Sang Kancil and the Tiger

Read aloud with increased
accuracy, fluency
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People
Who we are N/A sly
clever
Tiger wants to eat
Sang Kancil.
569
and expression.
Jim Carrington TURQUOISE Tell; Habitats tricked Can Sang Kancil
Identify and describe story
settings and characters. escaped trick him?
978-1-107-55092-6

Fiction

The Great Jewelled

Egg Mystery
Read aloud with increased
accuracy, fluency
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell
Who we are Grade 3 - Unit 1:
Working Together
mystery
fountain
Farid, Nadim and Aisha
find a jewelled egg.
435
and expression.
Gabby Pritchard TURQUOISE Comment on some vocabulary beautiful Who has lost it?
choices, e.g. adjectives. remember
978-1-107-57614-8 Can they solve the mystery?
detective
Fiction

Sinbad Goes to Sea

Read aloud with increased
accuracy, fluency
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell;
Where we are in place
and time
N/A sailor
sea
Sinbad goes to sea
on an adventure
361
and expression.
Ian Whybrow TURQUOISE A Day in the Life; help with the sailors.
Identify and describe story From A to B; Hooray… adventure They find an island - but all is
978-1-316-50338-6 settings and characters. Let’s Go on Holiday island not what it seems.
Fiction

Power Cut
Read aloud with increased
accuracy, fluency
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - It’s Shocking!
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 1:
Working Together
electricity
power
What will the Chen family do
when they have a power cut?
520
and expression.
Peter Millett TURQUOISE batteries
Talk about what happens at
the beginning, in the middle ice cream
978-1-316-60586-8 problem
or at the end of a story.
Fiction

Clever Computers
Locate words by initial letter in
simple dictionaries, glossaries
Milepost 1 Unit:
Media
Where we are in place
and time; How the
Grade 3 - Unit 5:
Inventors and Inventions
made
clever
Computers are used in
every part of life. 363
and indexes.
Jonathan Emmett Magic - Communication world works computer This book provides some facts about
TURQUOISE Grade 3 - Unit 7: computers and how they developed into
Find answers to questions by
Puzzles and Codes could the machines of today.
978-1-316-50331-7 reading a section of text.

Non-Fiction

How Chocolate is Made

Read and follow simple
instructions, e.g. in a recipe.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Chocolate;
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 1:
Working Together
crop
harvest
What is chocolate?
What is chocolate made from?
505
Claire Llewellyn Find factual information from roasted How is chocolate made?
TURQUOISE different formats, e.g. charts, Milepost 1 Unit:
labelled diagrams. We are What beans What is a chocolate
978-1-107-57616-2 dipping spoon?
we eat factories
Find out in this book.
Non-Fiction

Draw the World

Read and follow simple
instructions, e.g. in a recipe.
Milepost 1 Unit:
Art
How we express
ourselves
Grade 3 - Unit 7:
Puzzles and Code
patterns
pictures
The world is full of
patterns and pictures.
491
Catherine Chambers Identify general features of draw
TURQUOISE known text types. So pick up a pencil
artist and draw the world!
978-1-107-57684-1
painted
Fiction

Motorcycles
Find answers to questions by
reading a section of text.
Milepost 1 Unit:
From A to B
Who we are;
How the world works
Grade 3 - Unit 5:
Inventors and Inventions
mechanics
dangerous
Motorbikes have changed a lot
over the last 150 years.
655
Andy Belcher Find factual information from designed
TURQUOISE different formats, e.g. charts. Find out how and why
motorcycle inside this book.
978-1-107-57624-7
safety gear
Fiction

Little Fennec Fox and Jerboa

Talk about events in a
story and make simple
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Live and Let
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 3:
The Desert
N/A Little Fennec Fox
is hungry.
517
inferences about characters
Ian Whybrow Turquoise and events to show Live: Living things Will he catch Jerboa or can
understanding.
978-1-108-43092-0 Jerboa escape?

Fiction
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A Dark Winter
Locate words by initial
letter in simple dictionaries,
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Earth - Our
How the world works;
Where we are in place
Grade 2 - Unit 4:
The Big Sky
N/A Welcome to Karasjok!
691
glossaries and indexes; Find out what it is like to live in
Claire Llewellyn Turquoise Find factual information Home: Habitats and time Grade 2 - Unit 9: Northern Norway where it is
from different formats,
978-1-108-43978-7 e.g. charts, labelled
Inside and Outside dark for much of the winter.
diagrams. Cities
Non-Fiction

Pterosaur!
Answer questions referring
to single points in text.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Footprints From
Where we are
in place and time
Grade 3 - Unit 6:
Dinosaurs
dinosaur
fly
What were pterosaurs?
Where did they live and when?
503
Jon Hughes Locate information in the Past scientist
PURPLE Find out more fascinating facts about
non-fiction texts using
pterosaurs.
978-1-107-55108-4 contents page and index.

Non-Fiction

King Fox Begin to infer meanings

beyond the literal, e.g. about
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell
Who we are Grade 3 - Unit 2:
Good Neighbours
foresters
frightened
All Fox wants is his
breakfast but everyone 636
motives and character. is hiding from Tiger.
Tom Bradman PURPLE demanded
Identify the main points Can he make a plan to find
or aim of the text. throwing food and save everyone?
978-1-107-56215-8
ordered
Fiction

Sandstorm
Identify and describe story set-
tings and characters.
Milepost 1 Unit:
From A to B
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 3:
The Desert
horse
frightened
Shan and Jia get
caught in a sandstorm.
631
Peter Millett Comment on some vocabulary dust
PURPLE choices, e.g. adjectives. Can they stay safe until
storm Mum and Dad find them?
978-1-107-57607-0
sand
Fiction

Sinbad and the Roc

Identify and describe story
settings and characters.
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell;
Where we are in
place and time
N/A treasure
snake
Sinbad is off on
another adventure.
586
Comment on some vocabulary From A to B roc
Ian Whybrow PURPLE This time he meets
choices, e.g. adjectives.
diamonds a giant bird.
978-1-316-50340-9 sailed
Fiction

Ships, Boats and Things

that Float
Locate words by initial
letter in simple
Milepost 1 Unit:
What’s it Made of;
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 5:
Inventors and
travel
float
People have used
many ways to travel
858
dictionaries, glossaries.
Scoular Anderson PURPLE From A to B Inventions sail on water.
boats Find out how.
978-1-107-56041-3
ships
Non-Fiction

The Book of World Facts

Locate words by initial letter
in simple dictionaries,
Milepost 1 Unit:
Our World
Where we are in
place and time
Grade 3 - Unit 3:
The Desert
world
country
This book is full of amazing facts
about
622
glossaries and indexes.
Anita Ganeri PURPLE Grade 3 - Unit 4: facts the world we live in.
Find factual information from
Look Again biggest
978-1-316-60080-1 different formats, e.g. charts,
labelled diagrams.
Non-Fiction

Going on a Plane
Find answers to questions by
reading a section of text.
Milepost 1 Unit:
From A to B
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 9:
Inside and Outside
airport
plane
Millions of people
travel by plane.
686
Alison Sage Find factual information from Cities flying
PURPLE different formats, e.g. charts, Find out what happens at the
labelled diagrams. take-off airport and on the plane.
978-1-316-50088-0
landing
Non-Fiction

Sorry Isn’t Good Enough

Identify and describe story
settings and characters,
Milepost 1 Unit:
Who am I?
How we express
ourselves
Grade 2 - Unit 3:
Ready, Steady, Go!
N/A Omar is cross with Pelo.
553
recognising that Can Leila help them be friends
Lauri Kubuitsile PURPLE they may be from different again?
times and places.
978-1-108-40081-7

Fiction

Colourful birds
Locate words by initial
letter in simple dictionaries,
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - Live and Let
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 7:
Puzzles and Codes
N/A Why are some birds
colourful and others dull?
682
glossaries and indexes;
Claire Llewellyn PURPLE Find factual information Live: Living things In this book children will
from different formats,
978-1-108-43569-7 e.g. charts, labelled
learn about birds, from
diagrams. hummingbirds to flamingos.
Non-Fiction
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Rags to Bags
Locate information in
non-fiction texts using
Milepost 2 Unit:
Fashion; Young
Sharing the planet Grade 3 - Unit 5:
Inventors and
plastic
carrier
Have you ever wondered
what happens to all the plastic bags 417
contents page and index. that we throw away?
Anita Ganeri GOLD Entrepeneurs Inventions bag
Consider ways that Take a look inside this book.
information is set out on page. rubbish
978-1-316-50086-6
reused
Non-Fiction

Tefo and the Lucky

Football Boots
Note how text is organised
into sections or chapters.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Shaping up
Who we are Grade 4 - Unit 1:
Family Circles
team
lucky
Tefo wants to play in
the football team. 974
Lauri Kubuitsile Read aloud with expression chosen But he is worried he
GOLD to engage the listener. is not good enough.
disappointed
978-1-107-55141-1 He goes to Grandpa for help.
scored
Fiction

Yu and the Great Flood

Read aloud with expression
to engage the listener.
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell;
Sharing the planet Grade 4 - Unit 2:
Stories
flood
monster
Yu is good at solving problems.
696
Begin to infer meanings
But can he beat
Tony Bradman GOLD Milepost 2 Unit: dams Gong Gong the
beyond the literal, e.g. about
motives and character. Significant People ditches water monster?
978-1-107-56225-7

Fiction

Lost at Sea
Note how text is organised into
sections or chapters.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Exploreres and
How the world works Grade 4 - Unit 5:
Getting Around
boat
life raft
Adeline and her father
are lost at sea.
564
Consider words that make an Adventurers overboard
Peter Millett GOLD Will they be rescued in time?
impact, e.g. adjectives.
rescue
978-1-316-50344-7

Fiction

Scarface: The Real

Lion King
Locate information in
non-fiction texts using
Milepost 1 Unit:
Science - The Nature
How the world works Grade 4 - Unit 1:
Family Circles
pride
territory
Was there ever
a real Lion King?
825
contents page and index.
Jonathan and Angela Scott GOLD of Life prey Find out about a lion called
Identify the main
purpose of a text. defending Scarface and
978-1-107-56047-5
roam his friends.
Non-Fiction

Animals of the Ice Age

Locate information in
non-fiction texts using
Milepost 2 Unit:
Footprints from
How the world works N/A climate
survive
Find out more about
the animals that lived during this
904
contents page and index.
Jon Hughes GOLD the past; History - ice very cold time and what
Consider ways that information
is set out on page. Scavengers scientists happened to them.
978-1-107-55162-6
and Settlers
Non-Fiction

Giants of the Ocean

Answer questions referring
to single points in text.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Science – The Nature
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 9:
Big and Little
whale
mammals
Whales are amazing and wonderful
creatures. 1010
Catherine Bowley Locate information in of Life blowholes There are many different kinds of
GOLD non-fiction texts using whale.
contents page and index. giant
978-1-107-55165-7 Find out all about them.
ocean
Non-Fiction

Sang Kancil and the Farmer

Make simple inferences
from the words on the
Milepost 1 Unit:
The Stories People Tell
Where we are in place
and time
Grade 3 - Unit 5:
Inventors and
N/A Sang Kancil keeps eating the farmer’s
fruit and vegetables. 672
Jim Carrington page, e.g. about feelings;
Inventions Can the farmer find a way to stop him
GOLD Begin to infer meanings
or will Sang Kancil outwit him?
beyond the literal, e.g.
978-1-108-40574-4 about motives and
character.
Fiction

A World of Deserts
Locate words by initial
letter in simple dictionaries,
glossaries and indexes;
Kathryn Harper GOLD Find factual information
from different formats, e.g.
978-1-108-40585-0 charts, labelled diagrams.
Non-Fiction
Milepost 1 Unit:
Our World;
How the world works;
Sharing the planet
Grade 3 - Unit 3:
The Desert
N/A Deserts can be very hot, or
covered in snow.
1080
Milepost 2 Unit: They look empty but
Science - Land, Sea are full of life.
and Sky - Habitats

Tigers of Ranthambore
Jonathan and Angela Scott
978-1-108-43613-7
Locate words by initial
letter in simple dictionaries,
Milepost 2 Unit:
The Nature of Life:
How the world works Grade 2 - Unit 7:
Our Green Earth
N/A Explore Ranthambore National
Park and meet the animals
1038
glossaries and indexes;
GOLD Find factual information Living Things that live there including deer,
from different formats, e.g. crocodiles and tigers.
charts, labelled diagrams.

Non-Fiction
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The Silk Road

Note how text is organised
into sections or chapters.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Young Entrepeneurs
Where we are in
place and time
Grade 4 - Unit 2:
Stories
merchants
bandits
Cheng went looking for a new
home on the Silk Road.
1273
Tony Bradman Read aloud with expression innkeeper
WHITE to engage the listener. Can he learn enough to
trading survive and be happy?
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robbers
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The Great Escape Consider words that make an

impact, e.g. adjectives.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Science - Land,
Who we are Grade 3 - Unit 9:
Big and Little
shallow
whale
Selma is scared of the
water but when some
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Peter Millett Answer questions referring Sea and Sky bay whales beach themselves,
WHITE to single points in text.
beached she has to be brave.
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rescued Can she help to save
Fiction the whales?

Mei and the Pirate Queen

Begin to infer meanings
beyond the literal, e.g. about
Milepost 2 Unit:
They Made a Difference
Sharing the planet Grade 4 - Unit 2:
Stories
pirate
junk
Mei runs away
from home.
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motives and character.
Tony Bradman WHITE bravery What will happen when
Consider words that make
an impact, e.g. adjectives. pirates she is captured by the
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crop Pirate Queen?
Fiction

Sticks and Bricks and

Bits of Stone
Locate information in
non-fiction texts using
Milepost 2 Unit:
Treasure; History -
Where we are in
place and time
Grade 4 - Unit 4
Homes
building
built
Buildings are all
around us.
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contents page.
Scoular Anderson WHITE Temples, Tombs make Find out about some amazing
Consider ways that
information is set out on page. and Treasures stone buildings and how they
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were made.
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The Great Migration

Consider ways that information
is set out on page;
Milepost 2 Unit:
Do you Live
Where we are in
place and time
Grade 3 - Unit 3:
The Desert
herds
migration
The Great Migration is a round
trip of about 3,000 kilometres.
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Locate information
Jonathan and Angela Scott WHITE in non-fiction Around Here? prey Find out why animals make
texts using contents survive this journey every year.
978-1-107-56065-9 page and index. wildebeest What dangers do they
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The Mobile Continent

Locate information in
non-fiction texts using
Milepost 2 Unit:
Inventions that
How the world works;
How we organize
Grade 3 - Unit 5:
Inventors and
mobile
phones
People in Africa use their
phones for all kinds of things.
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contents page and index.
Chris Oxlade WHITE Changed the World ourselves Inventions internet Find out how phones are
Consider ways that
information is set out on page. calls helping the Mobile Continent.
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people
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Earthquakes
Consider ways that information
is set out on page.
Milepost 2 Unit:
Active Planet
How the world works N/A earthquake
shakes
What is it really like in
an earthquake?
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Kathryn Harper Identify the main purpose ground
WHITE of a text. Why do earthquakes happen?
sometimes
978-1-316-50342-3 Find out in this book.
happen
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Don’t Give Up Yet!

Read aloud with expression
to engage the listener;
Milepost 2 Unit:
World Cup 2014 -
Where we are in place
and time
Grade 3 - Unit 1:
Working Together
N/A In this book, we find out how
Tefo’s Grandpa became a
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Consider how choice of
Lauri Kubuitsile WHITE words can heighten Football fever!, The famous football player.
meaning. Generation Game
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What’s for Lunch?

Locate words by initial
letter in simple dictionaries,
Milepost Unit 2:
Different Places,
Who we are Grade 4 - Unit 6:
School Lunch
N/A What do people eat for
lunch around the world?
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glossaries and indexes;
Catherine Chambers WHITE Find factual information Similar Lives Find out in this book that
from different formats, e.g.
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takes us from Malaysia to
Colombia via West Africa.
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The Rise of the Sauropods

Locate words by initial
letter in simple dictionaries,
Science- The Nature of
glossaries and indexes;
Jon Hughes WHITE Find factual information
from different formats, e.g.
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charts, labelled diagrams
Milepost 2:
How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 6:
Dinosaurs
N/A Go back 150 million years to walk with
the sauropods, the biggest animals 1576
ever to walk the Earth.
Life: Living Things
Learn what they looked like, how they
lived and how they died out.

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River Rescue
Begin to read with fluency and expression, taking Milepost 3 Unit: How the world works Grade 3 - Unit 5: Kamon has finally finished his school exams
some notice of punctuation, including speech marks; and is looking forward to kayaking.
Go with the Flow; Inventors and
Consider words that make an impact, e.g. adjectives and
Weather and Climate Inventions A sudden flash flood changes his plans.
Peter Millett PATHFINDERS powerful verbs.
With two boys stuck in the river, can Kamon
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The Mountain of Fire

Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read Milepost 2 Unit: How the world works; Grade 4 - Unit 5: Jun wants to be first to the top
age-appropriate texts with fluency, understanding and
Active Planet; Who we are Getting Around of Mount Merapi, but climbing
expression.
Peter Millett PATHFINDERS Milepost 3 Unit: an active volcano can be very
What a Wonderful dangerous.
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World
Fiction

Four Clever Brothers

Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read Milepost 1 Unit: Who we are Grade 5 - Unit 6: This entertaining play script tells
age-appropriate texts with fluency, understanding and
The Stories People Tell Myths and Fables the story of four clever brothers.
expression; Begin to infer meanings beyond the literal, e.g.
Lynne Rickards PATHFINDERS about motives and character. Are they camel thieves as
978-1-108-41081-6 Gilad suggests?

Fiction

Leila’s Game
Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read Milepost 3 Unit: Who we are Grade 4 - Unit 1: Leila wants to help her friends
age-appropriate texts with fluency, understanding and
Express Yourself - Feelings Family Circles win their basketball games.
expression; Begin to infer meanings beyond the literal,
Spike Breakwell, Colin Millar PATHFINDERS e.g. about motives and character. Can she find a winning strategy?
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Connections
Locate information in non-fiction texts using Milepost 2 Unit: Invention Where we are in place Grade 6 - Unit 5: This non-fiction title traces the
contents page and index.
that Changed the World; and time Inventions development of man – from the first,
Scoular Anderson PATHFINDERS Milepost 3 Unit: most simple tools, to modern
Making New Materials; day computers.
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The Time Tunnel
Non-Fiction

Honey and Toto: the story Locate information in non-fiction texts Milepost 3 Unit: How the world works Grade 5 - Unit 9: Follow Honey the cheetah
of a cheetah family using contents page and index.
What a Wonderful World; Planet Earth and her cub, Toto, as witnessed
Jonathan and Angela Scott PATHFINDERS the Natural World by wildlife photographers
Jonathan and Angela Scott.
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The Digger
Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar Milepost 2 Unit: Who we are; Sharing the Grade 5 - Unit 8: The rusty old digger has been in
to read age-appropriate texts with fluency,
Living Together - planet Weather and Climate Dak’s village for years.
understanding and expression.
Jim Eldridge Wayfarers Community Dak is sure he can get it working
978-1-108-40093-0 again, but can he?

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You and Me
Read poems and comment on words and Milepost 2 Unit: Who we are; How we Grade 5 - Unit 1: A collection of children’s poems
sounds, rhyme and rhythm.
Living Together - express ourselves Talking about People celebrating friendship and love
Lynne Rickards Wayfarers Community; around the world.
Milepost 3 Unit: Express
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Yourself - Feelings
Fiction

Diving Under the Waves

Locate information in non-fiction texts using contents page Milepost 3 Unit: How the world works Grade 6 - Unit 3: Discover shipwrecks, find pearls
and index; Consider ways that information is set out
What a Wonderful World; Sport and explore coral reefs with this
on a page and on a screen, e.g. lists, charts, bullet points.
Andy Belcher Wayfarers Milepost 3 Unit: Science - book about diving.
Water for Everyone
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Fiction

The Mystery of Sol

Read playscripts and dialogue, with awareness of different Milepost 2 Unit: Who we are Grade 4 - Unit 2: In this play script, Sol and Lonny
voices; Begin to infer meanings beyond literal, e.g. about
Different Places, Similar Stories are new to the school.
motives and character; Consider how choice of words
Lauri Kubuitsile Wayfarers can heighten meaning. Lives: Similarities and They are behaving very strangely,
Differences can Ava work out why?
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Timbuktu
Locate information in non-fiction texts using Milepost 3 Unit: Where we are in place Grade 5 - Unit 7: Explore the ancient city
contents page and index.
Building a Village: and time Ancient Civilisations of Timbuktu with Musa, from
Kathryn Harper Wayfarers Settlements; its first days 900 years ago,
History - AD 900: History to modern life in this
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of Non-European Societies fascinating city.
Non-Fiction

Who is the Greatest?

Show some awareness that texts have different purpose; Milepost 2 Unit: Who we are Grade 6 - Unit 3: Who is the greatest sports person?
scan a passage of text to find specific information and
They made a Difference; Sport Decide for yourself in this book
answer questions.
Anita Ganeri Wayfarers Milepost 3 Unit: Grade 5 - Unit 5: that introduces readers to 12 of
Fit for Life Famous People the greatest sports people.
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Non-Fiction

Skyscrapers
Locate information in non-fiction texts using Milepost 2 Unit: How the world works Grade 5 - Unit 3: Discover how skyscrapers are built
contents page and index; Consider ways that information is
Inventions that Changed Where we Live and find out more about some of
set out on a page and on a screen.
Chris Oxlade EXPLORERS the World - How the world’s most spectacular
Things Work; skyscrapers, including the Burj
978-1-108-41189-9 Khalifa and Petronas Twin Towers.
Milepost 3 Unit: Buiding
Non-Fiction a Village - Settlements?

A Tale of Two Sinbads

Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read Milepost 2 Unit: Who we are; Where we Grade 5 - Unit 5: After three years of adventures,
age-appropriate texts with fluency, understanding and
Explorers and Adventurers are in place and time Famous People Sinbad finally returns home.
expression; Begin to infer meanings beyond the literal,
Ian Whybrow EXPLORERS e.g. about motives and character; Consider how choice - Discovering the World; Will anyone recognise him?
of words can heighten meaning. Milepost 3 Unit:
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Myths and Legend
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Dolphins in the Wild

Consider ways that information is set out on Milepost 3 Unit: How the world works Grade 5 - Unit 9: Discover dolphins, where they
a page and on a screen.
What a Wonderful World Planet Earth live, how they communicate
Anna Bunney EXPLORERS and what threatens them.
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Non-Fiction

Hunters of the Sea

Consider how choice of words can heighten meaning; Milepost 3 Unit: Who we are; How the Grade 5 - Unit 9: The story of how a young boy
Consider words that make an impact, e.g. adjectives
What a Wonderful World world works Planet Earth from Hawaii came to be on
and powerful verbs.
Tony Bradman EXPLORERS board a whaling ship and how
his kindness saved him.
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Fiction

Journey to Callisto
Infer the meaning of unknown words from the context; Milepost 3 Unit: Where we are in place Grade 6 - Unit 6: A fictional account of a mission
Understand and use the terms ‘fact’, ‘fiction’ and
Space Explorers and time; How the world Explorers to colonise Jupiter’s second
‘non-fiction’.
Mauritz DeRidder EXPLORERS works; How we organize largest moon, Callisto.
ourselves It begins two years before the
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launch and leads up to blast off!
Fiction

The Changing Climate

Locate information in non-fiction texts using contents page Milepost 3 Unit: How the world works; Grade 5 - Unit 3: How is our climate changing and
and index; Consider ways that information is set out on a
Climate Control Sharing the planet Where we Live what will this mean in the future?
page and on a screen, e.g. lists, charts, bullet points.
Jon Hughes EXPLORERS
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Non-Fiction

The Refugee Camp

Begin to infer meanings beyond the literal, e.g. about Milepost 3 Unit: Express Sharing the planet; Grade 6 - Unit 3: When the war comes, Ahmed and
motives and character; Consider how choice of words Yourself - Feelings; Who we are; Where we Sport his family leave the city in search
can heighten meaning; Use knowledge of punctuation
Jim Eldridge and grammar to read age-appropriate texts with fluency, Moving People - Migration; are in place and time of a better future, but life in the
VOYAGERS
understanding and expression; Consider words that make Here and Now, There and refugee camp proves to be difficult.
978-1-108-40108-1 an impact, e.g. adjectives and powerful verbs. Then - Host Country and
Fiction Home Country

The White Elephant

Begin to infer meanings beyond the literal, e.g. about Milepost 3 Unit: How the world works; Grade 5 - Unit 9: The cruel king of Siam punishes
motives and character; Consider how choice of words can
What a Wonderful World Who we are Planet Earth gentle Preecha with a terrible test.
heighten meaning.
Geraldine McCaughrean VOYAGERS If he fails, exile or the Royal Tigers
978-1-108-40588-1 will be waiting for him.
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Meltdown
Consider how choice of words can heighten meaning; Milepost 3 Unit: Who we are; Where we Grade 5 - Unit 3: It’s the year 2148 and radiation
Consider words that make an impact, e.g. adjectives and
Science - Full Power! are in place and time; Where we Live from a superflare has knocked
powerful verbs.
Peter Millett VOYAGERS Electricity; How the world works; out all technology.
What Price Progress? How we organize Read Malah’s journal entries
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Invention and ourselves as she recounts her efforts to
Fiction Development reunite with her mum.

Tamerlane and the Boy

Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read Milepost 3 Unit: Who we are; Where we are Grade 5 - Unit 6: The great warlord Tamerlane and
age-appropriate texts with fluency, understanding and
History - AD900: History in place and time Myths and Fables his army come to Kioni’s village
expression.
Tom and Tony Bradman VOYAGERS of Non-European causing terrible damage.
Societies Can Kioni stand up to Tamerlane
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and help his mother and sister?
Fiction

The Cave at the Use knowledge of punctuation and grammar to read Milepost 3 Unit: Where we are; How we Grade 6 - Unit 1: The Old Man of the Mountain asks
End of the World age-appropriate texts with fluency, understanding and
express ourselves Life Experience Tig to visit him at his cave.
expression.
They see the World like
Chris Powling VOYAGERS this: Artists Impressions of What does he want and can Uga
the World let her go alone?
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Movie World
Locate information in non-fiction texts using contents page Milepost 2 Unit: Where we are in place Grade 6 - Unit 4: Explore the history of film-making,
and index; Consider ways that information is set out on a
Invention That Changed and time; How we express The Big Screen meet stars from the past and
page and on a screen, e.g. lists, charts, bullet points.
Spike Breakwell, Colin Millar VOYAGERS the World ourselves present and discover how films
are made.
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