Townsend John

Find out what might happen if you yawn in assembly. Yawning in Assembly is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Orange Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 375-word rhyming book features a longer, less structured text with a more extended vocabulary.

A fast-paced and thrilling crime tale set by the beach.

The Breakouts pack contains eight titles , with stories ranging from shark attacks on an Australian beach, peril in the Himalayas, witches, ghosts and dystopian futures. These are strong modern, adventurous stories for both boys and girls. The titles in Ransom's Breakouts series offer a challenging read in terms of ideas and vocabulary but in a style and length that make them easier to read. These books are perfect for readers who have gained a bit more confidence in reading and who are after a more challenging read in terms of ideas and vocabulary but who aren't yet ready for longer, more demanding reads. Authors include popular writers including John Townsend, Fanie Viljoen, Jill Aitkins, Mary Chapman and Edwina Shaw.

Todd is flying on a crowded plane. He is carrying something very dangerous, but he doesn't know what it is. He needs help.

A long time ago, when Bernard was thirteen, he killed a man. Everyone called him a hero.

Hari must find his sister Maya, taken by the Night Raiders. But there are worse thngs to fear in the mountains .

Winter has come to the forest, but the forest animals live in fear of the hungry snow-wolf. The snowy owl has a solution, but will the other animals help?

Mysterious omens, a couple trapped in time and secrets in the snow.

A book about crazy, unbelievable weather, when it rains fish and even live maggots. Illustrated throughout with photographs, it is suitable for ages 8-9. It introduces metaphor and technical language.

What was the world like a long time before humans arrived on Earth? This book offers an account of the dinosaurs - but from a slightly different perspective. Illustrated throughout with photographs, it is suitable for ages 7-8.

How do animals escape from different kinds of attack? From octopus ink to possums playing dead, to skunks making a stink, this book covers them all.

How do animals survive when there is very little water? In this book, you can find out how scorpions, camels and even kangaroo rats survive in harsh deserts. Carefully levelled at Gold Book Band for guided reading, it is illustrated throughout with photographs, and is suitable for ages 7-8.

Finding something strange on the bus leads to a secret egg hatching. What can it be? Told entirely in verse, The Secret Egg is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Purple Book Band for guided reading. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 575-word fiction story features a more demanding text with an extended vocabulary.

A fun and informative read describing how waste from cows, dogs and even humans can be used to power our cities. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, it is suitable for ages 7-8.

Is there a living dinosaur hiding in the swamp?

A poignant story linking World War 1, the present day and a dark secret.

When Chris sees an ornamental glass angel smash at his feet he doesn't think anything of it. But when a trip to the moors with his girlfriend brings strange events, he begins to think it may have been a bad omen. Then, out of the blue a stranger warns him to beware.

Are there dark creatures in the woods? Beware Hunter's Moon!

There's been a gruesome shark attack off an Australian beach. But things are not quite what they seem.

Miss Asan had a magic bicycle that could fly. She used it to do good. But when Miss Asan decided to sell the bicycle, Mrs Brown bought it. She wasn't interested in doing good - only in flying on the bicycle. But Mrs Brown couldn't leave it alone.