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READING SCHEMES and much more!
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Graphic Novels Middle Grade Fiction Read and Grow Phonics HiLo Rapid Readers BookLife Readers Non-Fiction Readers Accessible Readers
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GRAPHIC NOVELS BookLife Graphic Readers are designed to encourage reluctant readers to take the next step in their reading adventure. Graphic Readers combine graphic and prose storytelling in a way that aids comprehension and presents a more accessible reading experience for reluctant readers and lovers of comic books.
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NOVELS Great for reluctant readers!
THE CHASE FILES
A Three Book Series
Pages: 32 Age: 6–13y
Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Robin Twiddy For more information: rights@booklife.co.uk
THE CHASE FILES: THUNDER CHASE
Nathan’s Saturday is thrown into chaos when he finds himself in possession of the only thing that can stop the mysterious organisation RUIN from destroying the world. Can 13-year-old Nathan Chase out run RUIN’s ninja army? Can he stop the storm of the century? The Chase is on in Thunder Chase!
THE CHASE FILES: TRAINING CHASE
THE CHASE FILES: HISTORY CHASE
THE CHASE FILES: THUNDER CHASE
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More Graphic Reader Titles...
THE OOZE CREW
THE HOUSE IN THE MIDDLE
THE BIG TOP BREAKOUT
LOOK INSIDE!
THE SOMETHING
THE SECRET SOCIETY OF THE COW
THAT’S NOT WHAT PRINCESSES DO
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NOVELS Great for reluctant readers!
SALLY COMET VS SPACE PIRATES Boggle-Eye Bill, the notorious Space Pirate, has his one good eye on the ancient treasure that Sally Comet and her parents are transporting to the Museum planet Historia. With her parents distracted only Sally can stop him. She will need to use all her wits when it is Sally Comet VS The Space Pirates.
More Graphic Reader Titles...
THE BEANBAG KING
IAN THE BAR-BEAR-IAN
THE STILTS
Graphic Readers are age-appropriate comics designed for children aged 6-13 . Each book features 32 pages of engaging illustrations and comes in a convenient 148 x 210mm format. For more information, feel free to email us at rights@booklife.co.uk
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SILVERMASK
APOCALYPSE NAN
DAY OF THE GNOMES
LOOK INSIDE!
ATTACK OF THE STENCH-MEN
DRAGONS
ROBYN HOODIE
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MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
The next step for emerging readers is here with BookLife’s Freedom Readers! Carefully designed to follow our popular decodable schemes, our middle grade fiction titles are designed to keep readers engaged with age-appropriate stories that ease the transition from reading schemes to becoming an independent reader.
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Brilliant First Reads!
MIDDLE GRADE FICTION
SAM’S SUPER-SECRET SURVIVAL GUIDE TO: MOVING HOME
A Four Book Series Pages: 80 Age: 7–11y Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Robin Twiddy
Inside you will find ‘expert’ advice from Sam on how to make the most out of your moving day.
Unfortunately, Sam’s advice isn’t always good, useful or even grounded in reality. In fact, BEWARE any who try to use Sam’s advice... It may be hazardous to your parents’ sanity.
SAM’S SUPER-SECRET SURVIVAL GUIDE TO: GOING SHOPPING
SAM’S SUPER-SECRET SURVIVAL GUIDE TO: GOING ON HOLIDAY
SAM’S SUPER-SECRET SURVIVAL GUIDE TO: SURVIVING SCHOOL
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AGENT OF RADAR: CHASE THE STORM
A Three Book Series
Pages: 80 Age: 7–11y Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Kirsty Holmes For more information: rights@booklife.co.uk
Nathan Chase is a normal 13-year-old boy... until a very strange day (involving some laser ninjas, a man in a bow tie and a very special watch) turns his world upside down. Can Nathan outrun RUIN, avoid the dinner lady and stop the storm in time to save the world? And all in time for tea? Read on to find out!
More AGENT OF RADAR titles...
AGENT OF RADAR: CHASE THE MOLE
AGENT OF RADAR: CHASE THE PAST
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More Middle Grade Fiction Titles...
SILVER MASK SAVES THE DAY
FLORENCE THE ACROBAT AND THE ELEPHANT
A SHORT TALL TALE
LOOK INSIDE!
A BEAR-BRAINED ADVENTURE
LOCK AND HOLMES AND THE CASE OF THE NEW NEIGHBOURS
A PROPER PRINCESS
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GREENLAKE GATEWAYS
A Two Book Series
TINS TROLLS AND VALIANT VIKINGS
Pages: 80
LOOK INSIDE!
Age: 7–11y
Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Shalini Vallepur
Riya can't catch a break. She's being teased by her class rival, needs help with her school work and, to top it all off, she's fallen through a gateway in time to battle giant trolls alongside some Vikings! Can Riya defeat the trolls, help the Vikings and escape back through the Greenlake Gateway? All in a school day's work...
THE SPARTAN SPORTS DAY Pages: 80
Age: 7–11y
Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Shalini Vallepur
Riya returns, but this time she’s not alone. Another day, another battle with Riya’s class rival, Emma. But when they both fall through another gateway in time – all the way back to the Spartan era – they must rely on each other if they’re to ever escape. Keep your friends close, but keep your class rivals closer...
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THE KING OF BEANS
NAN VS THE ROBOTS
THE BALLAD OF ROBYN HOODIE
LOOK INSIDE!
MY NAME IS SALLY COMET
THE UPSIDE OF BEING DOWN
THE OOZE CREW AND THE GIG OF DOOM
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CHARLIE’S PARK A Four Book Series Pages: 32 Age: 6–13y Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Robin Twiddy For more information: rights@booklife.co.uk
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Charlie lives on a nature reserve with his family and a whole load of amazing animals. When a prankster lion gets a taste of his own medicine, Charlie must race to the rescue!
CHARLIE’S PARK: ANT ATTACK
CHARLIE’S PARK: MONKEY BUSINESS
CHARLIE’S PARK: THE KITTY CAPER
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YOU
BRAVE READ
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AFTER DARK FREEDOM READERS are not for the faint of heart. THIS NEW RANGE WILL TAKE YOU TO THE DARKEST PARTS OF YOUR IMAGINATION AND BEYOND.
Pages: 112 Age: 10–12y
Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Robin Twiddy For more info: rights@booklife.co.uk
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Fiction and Non-Fiction!
READ and GROW! Grow your child's love of reading with this fully-decodable reading scheme!
Created by educational experts and leading phonic specialists Read and Grow has been lovingly produced by an award-winning team
of children’s educational publishing experts, creating an engaging and inspiring collection of 100 fiction and non-fiction learning resources for the next generation of budding readers.
EDUCATIONAL PHONICS EXPERT BookLife Publishing have teamed up with esteemed Educational Consultant and Primary Librarian, Jacqueline Harris, who is responsible for delivering multiple validated SSP programmes within UK education.
50 fiction and 50 non-fiction
level 2 16 pages
level 1 16 pages
level 3 16 pages
level 4 24 pages
level 5 32 pages
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The reading level is easily identifiable by a large bubble and unique colour scheme
Each book has an introduction to the new sounds featured in the title
A list of tricky words are featured at the beginning of each book and highlighted throughout the main text
Underlined new sounds to help the learner identify the new graphemes
Double-spacing and single-storey ‘g’s and ‘a’s for legibility
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Fiction and Non-Fiction!
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LEVELS 1-5 AVAILABLE NOW Contact rights@booklife.co.uk
50 BRAND NEW NON-FICTION READ AND GROW TITLES COMING SOON! AVAILABLE SOON AT BOOKLIFEPUBLISHING.CO.UK
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RAPID READERS
BookLife Rapid Readers are Hi-Lo titles designed for children aged 9–12 who have a reading age of 5–6, 6–7 or 7-8. Featuring gripping topics and twisted tales, these appealing titles will grip the attention of the reader whilst helping to improve their reading skills.
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HI-LO
Reading age 5–6y // Interest age 9–12y
POWERFUL PREDATORS A Four Book Series Pages: 24 | Age: 9–12y Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Mignonne Gunasekara Titles in this series: Birds, Fish, Mammals & Reptiles For more information contact rights@booklife.co.uk
More HI-LO SERIES (Reading Age 5-6y)
CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? 4 book series
DANGEROUS EARTH 4 book series
NASTY WAYS TO DIE 4 book series
SHARK FILES 4 book series
WATCHING THE WEATHER 4 book series
WEIRD WORLD 4 book series
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Reading age 6–7y // Interest age 9–12y
A SURVIVOR’S GUIDE TO A Four Book Series Pages: 32 | Age: 9–12y Dimensions: 148 x 210mm Author: Hermione Redshaw Titles in this series: Aliens, Mummies, Vampires & Zombies For more information contact rights@booklife.co.uk
More HI-LO SERIES (Reading Age 6-7y)
AMAZING ADVENTURES 4 book series
DISASTER ZONE 4 book series
HOW THINGS ARE MADE 4 book series
SILLY SCIENCE 4 book series
TOTALLY EXTREME FACTS 4 book series
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HI-LO
Reading age 7–8y // Interest age 9–12y
CREATURES OF MYTH A Four Book Series Pages: 32 | Age: 9–12y Dimensions: 148 x 210mm
Author: Charis Mather Titles in this series: Dragon, Mermaid, Phoenix & Unicorn For more information contact rights@booklife.co.uk
More HI-LO SERIES (Reading Age 7-8y)
A PLANET IN PERIL 4 book series
BIZARRE BEHAVIOUR 4 book series
DEADLIEST CRITTERS 4 book series
HIDEOUS HISTORY 4 book series
PARANORMAL LIFE CYCLES 4 book series
THE GREATEST FEARS ON EARTH 4 book series
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Lexile and AR levelled
Beautiful and diverse illustrations
COMPARISON CHART A USEFUL BOOKBAND COMPARISON CHART TO HELP INTEGRATE BOOKLIFE READERS INTO EXISTING READING SCHEMES
RECEPTION
YEAR 1
YEAR 2
BOOKBAND
OXFORD READING TREE
OXFORD READING TREE
OXFORD READING TREE
COLLINS BIG CAT
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COLLINS BIG CAT
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COLLINS BIG CAT
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PEARSON BUG CLUB
PEARSON BUG CLUB
PEARSON BUG CLUB
LILAC 01
PHASE 1 PHASE 1 PHASE 1 PHASE 1 PHASE 2 PHASE 2 PHASE 2 PHASE 2 PHASE 2 PHASE 3 PHASE 3 PHASE 3
PINK 1 RED 2
YELLOW 3
PHASE 3 PHASE 3 PHASE 3 PHASE 4
PHASE 3
PHASE 4
BLUE 4
PHASE 4 PHASE 4 PHASE 4 PHASE 5 PHASE 5
GREEN 5
PHASE 5 PHASE 5 PHASE 5 PHASE 5
ORANGE 6 TURQUOISE PURPLE 8
PHASE 5 PHASE 5 PHASE 5 PHASE 5
PHASE 5
PHASE 5
PHASE 5 PHASE 5
PHASE 5
PHASE 5 PHASE 5 PHASE 6 PHASE6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6 PHASE 6
GOLD 9
WHITE 10
LIME 11
Fully decodable phased readers
Every book band colour from Lilac to after Lime
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The BookLife Readers begin with the very basics of phonetically phonetically decodable reading. Starting with the earliest step of CVC words - words comprising a consonant, a vowel and a consonant - and building on this combination slowly, the reader follows a prescribed format taken directly from the recognised Letters and Sounds Letters and Sounds educational document. By aligning our books with Letters and Sounds, we offer our readers a consistent approach to learning, whether at home or in the classroom. Books levelled as ‘a’ are an introduction to the band. Readers can advance to ‘b’ where graphemes are consolidated and further graphemes are introduced. The illustrations guide the reader, helping to deliver reading progression through the scheme in a colourful colourful and exciting way. As a reader moves through the book band levels, the page numbers, level of repetition and sentence structure complexity all advance at a rate which encourages encourages development without halting enjoyment.
To find out more about this exciting new reading scheme, please email our Rights Department at rights@booklife.co.uk
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LILAC - Level 0 • 12 pages per story • 2 stories per book • Narrative-lead engaging imagery • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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PINK - Level 1 Aligned with phase 2 of Letters and Sounds. • 12 pages per story • 2 stories per book • 3–5 words per page • Mainly monosyllabic words • Mainly CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) • Repetition level: very high • Parents & teachers downloadable free material A
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RED - Level 2 Aligned with phase 2 and 3 of Letters and Sounds. • 12 pages per story • 2 stories per book • 5–7 words per page • Mainly monosyllabic words • Mainly CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant)
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• Repetition level: high • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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YELLOW - Level 3 Aligned with phase 3 of Letters and Sounds. • 12 pages per story • 2 stories per book • 7–10 words per page • Mainly monosyllabic words but introducing polysyllabic words • CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) with some CVCC/CCVC/CCVCC/CCCVC words • Repetition level: medium • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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BookLife Readers have been specifically created in line with the way that children are taught to read in schools and by working with teachers we know that the leap up to Phase 5 is one of the biggest hurdles developing readers face. This brand-new range of ‘Intro’ books has been created specifically to help developing readers bridge this gap.
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EA
AW
IE
AY
EW
OU
AU
OY
IR
O_E
I_E
A_E
E_E
UE (BLUE)
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In reaction to all the requests we received directly from teachers and educational professionals, we have developed 22 uniquely created books, each focusing on one of the core sounds which feature at this level. By focusing on one sound instead of bombarding new readers with everything
at once you can allow your reader to learn and master the new sound before progressing. We are confident that this levelled approach to learning will build confidence
in your new readers and develop their skills at a far greater pace and with a better level of understanding.
ALLOWING READERS TO MASTER SOUNDS BEFORE PROGRESSING ENABLES
EU (RESCUE)
OW
U_E (CUBE)
PH
WH
U_E (FLUTE)
EW (NEPHEW)
Our ‘Intro to Phase 5 ’ range has a unique focus on the main key sounds that are bought in at this level.
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BLUE - Level 4 Aligned with phase 3 and 4 of Letters and Sounds. • 26 pages per story • 1 story per book • 10–15 words per page • Mainly monosyllabic words but introducing polysyllabic words • CVC words (consonant, vowel, consonant) with some CVCC/CCVC/CCVCC/CCCVC words • Repetition level: medium/low • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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GREEN - Level 5 Aligned with phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. • 26 pages per story • 1 story per book • 15–20 words per page • Move away from monosyllabic words only • Fewer CVC words • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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ORANGE - Level 6 Aligned with phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. • 26 pages per story • 1 story per book • 20–25 words per page • Move away from monosyllabic words • Fewer CVC words • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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TURQUOISE - Level 7 Aligned with phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. • 26 pages per story • 1 story per book • 20–25 words per page • Move away from monosyllabic words
• Fewer CVC words • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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PURPLE - Level 8 Aligned with phase 5 of Letters and Sounds. • 26 pages per story • 1 story per book • 25–30 words per page • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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GOLD - Level 9 Aligned with phase 6 of Letters and Sounds • 32 pages per book • 1 story per book • 1,190–1,530 total word count • Parents & teachers downloadable free material T
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WHITE - Level 10 Aligned with phase 6 of Letters and Sounds • 40 pages per book • 1 chapter story • 1,190–1,530 total word count • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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LIME - Level 11 Aligned with phase 6 of Letters and Sounds • 48 pages per book
• 4/6 books – 1 story per book 2/6 books – 2 stories per book • 1,980–2,640 total word count • Parents & teachers downloadable free material
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BookLife’s Non-Fiction Readers have arrived! Explore the world of non-fiction in fully decodable text and across a range of topics to suite all readers. Our Non-Fiction Decodable Readers have been specifically created in line with the London Institute of Education’s approach to book banding. They are phonetically decodable and ordered to support each phase of the Letters and Sounds document. BookLife’s Non-Fiction Decodable Readers serve the dual function of supporting the development of reading skills alongside feeding the natural curiosity of young minds with high-interest subjects.
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An Introduction to Dyslexia-Friendly Readers… Our ‘really readable’ Accessible Readers have been specifically created to support the reading development of young readers with learning differences, such as dyslexia.
Our aim is to share our love of books with children, providing the same learning and developmental opportunities to every child.
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DIMENSIONS 210mm x 148mm
FORMAT Paperback
Reading Age 6 – Interest Age 7–10
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Reading Age 6 – Interest Age 9–12
ACCESSIBLE READERS: FICTION
Reading Age 7 – Interest Age 7–10
READING AGES: The level the reader is reading at,
regardless of actual age. This dictates the amount of copy on each page and complexity of sentence structure. INTEREST AGES: The actual age of the reader. This dictates the topic choice (more friendly at the lower bands, more edgy at the higher bands) and complexity of vocab choices.
Reading Age 7 – Interest Age 9–12
CURRENT READING AGE PARAMETERS:
• Reading age 6 – up to 30 words per page with simple sentences. • Reading age 7 – up to 40 words per page with simple sentences where possible.
Reading Age 6 – Interest Age 9–12
Reading Age 6 – Interest Age 7–10
ACCESSIBLE READERS: NON-FICTION
Reading Age 7 – Interest Age 7–10
Reading Age 7 – Interest Age 9–12
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