Primary Hi-Lo series for struggling readers

This series of eight books see the antics of Emily, Jacob and Frank the hamster as they traverse the perils of Emily’s eccentric grandfather’s magically overambitious theme park.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 9-11

The hugely popular Alien Detective Agency series follow a human/alien crime-fighting duo called Jack Swift and Wanda Darkstar as they meet weird and wonderful aliens.

Reading age: 8-9

Interest age: 8-14

These levelled reader series contain a range of text types and genres including fiction and non-fiction as well as plays and poetry. 

Reading age: 6-7

Interest age: 7-13

The very successful Full Flight series helps reluctant readers get to grips with reading by providing a wide range of engaging and stimulating fiction and non-fiction titles.

Reading age: 7.5-8.5

Interest age: 8-14

These 10 titles feature cool heroines, crazy creatures, and even aliens! From princesses to football, these are by no means ‘traditional’ books for girl readers.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 8-13

These amusing books, set in a school environment, are easy to read but also contain links to moral education and PSHE.

Reading age: 8 - 9

Interest age: 9 - 11

Ignite comprises of two collections of ten books, Ignite I and Ignite II. These Hi-Lo books features a vocabulary page, comprehension questions, simple sentences and line breaks.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 10-14

Epic reluctant reader stories starring a superhero league of fairy tale characters.

Reading age: 6-7

Interest age: 9-12

This series takes six well known and loved fairy tales and twists them in new ways to enchant and amuse reluctant readers, including a princess who prefers frogs to princes.

Reading age: 6-7

Interest age: 10-13

The Runway series has a very low word counts and a reading age of just 6-8, so are perfect for reluctant or struggling readers between 7 and 13 with a short attention span.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 7-13

Fun short stories follow Cole Day, and his chilly superhero alter ego Snow-Man, as they battle ingenious villains such as Ray Burn, Gail Force and Chuck Ingit-Down.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 9-13

Eight stories for struggling readers featuring the exploits of two super sleuth friends and a dog as they uncover the strange goings on in their town.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 9-12

Follow the adventures of Spike and Mia as they travel back in time to stop Dr Darius Dire, from stealing artefacts from historical figures.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 9-12

Each book contains 2-3 short stories of 100-300 words each. The bite-sized nature of the stories means that the reader is more likely to finish them, creating a sense of achievement.

Reading age: 5-8

Interest age: 9-13

WOW! Facts series has its own word count and reading age range, and has been book-banded by respected literacy consultant Dee Reid.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 10-14

Ideal as a quick fiction fix for keen readers and achievable for their less confident peers, the Barrington Stoke 8-12 novels have great potential as class, group or personal reads.

Reading age: 8-12

Interest age: 8-12

Build reading confidence for newly independent readers with fun, big-name author stories in this series, featuring dyslexia-friendly features for a more accessible read.

Reading age: 5-8

Interest age: 5-8

Perfect for struggling readers aged 10-14 with exciting stories from top authors. For a reading age of 8 with a word count of 5000.

Reading age: 8

Interest age: 10-14

Collins Big Cat Progress is designed for struggling Key Stage 2 children to ensure that they develop comprehension and fluency through age-appropriate texts.

Reading age: 4-7

Interest age: 4-7

Books to get children reading with confidence! Exciting fiction specially written to grab the attention of hard-to-reach readers.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 7-10

The first reading intervention programme that embeds systematic synthetic phonics within a highly motivational 3D adventure series.

Reading age: 6-9

Interest age: 6-9

Books in this series use simple, levelled text and vivid images to teach readers about some of the earth's most super-skilled animals.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-10

Carefully-worded text explores each animal's habitat, life cycle, behaviour, and threats. Paired with bold, vibrant photos, young readers will see just why African animals are awesome!

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 6-8

Join intrepid explorer Benjamin Blog and his inquisitive dog Barko Polo as they travel the globe exploring some of the world’s most fascinating countries!

Reading age: 6-9

Interest age: 6-9

Helpful tips for finding inspiration, recording their ideas, and always thinking creatively will help your readers get started in no time!

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-10

Read this series to learn about some of Earth's last frontiers. From snowy mountain tops to deep oceans, the world is still full of surprises for scientists to discover!

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-10

The world’s best known fairy tales are re-told in graphic novel format. With bold illustrations, these timeless tales with a modern edge will attract even the most reluctant readers.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-11

No story is too grim - or gross - for Michael or his readers! Each tale features humourous, doodle-style illustrations, and Michael's own retelling of the original classic tale.

Reading age: 7-8

Interest age: 8-10

Jimmy Sniffles has a superpower - his nose! Read all about Jimmy's crackpot adventures in these zany and quick-witted graphic novels.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-10

Enter the Library of Doom, where the librarian’s exploits merge heart-pounding tales for less-confident readers with high quality illustrations.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-14

Inspire young scientists and engineers with dozens of amazing experiments and activities from the secret files of Axiom Laboratories.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 6-10

Mind Benders makes common subjects like the human body amazing. Crazy, wild facts and a bright, bold design will keep struggling and reluctant readers wanting more!

Reading age: 6-9

Interest age: 7-11

Have you ever wondered what your pets do at home when you’re not around? Well, now you can find out! Meet Henry the Cat, Ted the Dog, Bonnie the Hamster and Jemima the Rabbit.

Reading age: 7-9

Interest age: 7-9

Pirates were once the most feared thing on the seas! Now you can read all about them in Pirates! Learn about their pirate ships, code of conduct, hidden treasure, fearsome gear, and scary history.

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-10

Who will win – the Hunter or the Hunted? These fascinating books explore the features of each animal that makes them particularly suited to catch or evade the other.

Reading age: 5-7

Interest age: 8-10

On her 11th birthday, Halo Nightly receives a mysterious collection of jars of sweets from her Aunt Pandora. The sweet treats inside fuel her with the powers of fire, water, earth & air!

Reading age: 6-8

Interest age: 8-12

With original artwork by DC Comics illustrators, these action-packed, full-colour chapter books will captivate young readers with Wonder Woman's amazing adventures.

Reading age: 7-9

Interest age: 7-12

Packed full of grotesquely delightful characters and fantastical adventures, Xander and the Rainbow-Barfing Unicorns from writer Matthew K. Manning is so epic it'll make you wanna puke.

Reading age: 7-9

Interest age: 7-10

These adventures turn fairy tales upside down (and sideways and backwards). Wave your wand and take charge of these tales, from once upon a time to happily ever after ... or not!

Reading age: 7-9

Interest age: 7-10

A series of powerful and dramatic first-person, second-by-second accounts of jaw-droppingly exciting sports, stunts and missions. Now in new larger format editions.

Reading age: 6-7

Interest age: 8-14

Great for getting boys reading. These books are action-packed comic-style page turners, with plenty of humour. The 'manga' style is really popular with reluctant and struggling readers.

Reading age: 6-7

Interest age: 8-14

These are fresh, inventive stories, written in a first-person diary format. Hilariously funny and ideal for girls who are not in the habit of reading.

Reading age: 8-9

Interest age: 7-12

Ideal for children who are struggling to develop the basics of reading and who need structured, systematic synthetic phonics-based reading books with a higher-interest age.

Reading age: 5-7

Interest age: 6-14

These are affectionate but hilariously funny page-turners, written in ‘handwritten’ first-person diary format. They are best read in sequence, but isn't strictly necessary.

Reading age: 8-9

Interest age: 7-12

Provides a modern, structured range of beautifully illustrated fiction and non-fiction titles that all children will find engaging and enjoyable to read.

Reading age: 4-9

Interest age: 4-9

On dark and stormy nights, when the vampires are being a pain in the neck and hairy horrors are on the prowl, the Spook Squad goes into action.

Reading age: 5-7

Interest age: 7-14

With strong, colourful photographs and illustrations throughout, these books are ideal for engaging older, struggling readers and building their confidence in reading. 

Reading age: 5-7

Interest age: 7-14

From jungles, zombies and swamps to robots, time-travel & space travel, these stand-alone reads offer plenty of danger. These are fast-paced action adventures, with progression over 5 levels.

Reading age: 7-11

Interest age: 9-12