Shredder

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A wonderfully engaging Corgi Pup from the author of The Bottle-Top King Shredder is the class gerbil - and he has an amazing ability to shred his way through anything! Shredder's best friend in the class is Dino, a rather naughty boy who gets blamed for everything. When Shredder escapes from his cage and makes his way into the box where the money for the class trip is being kept, disaster strikes - and Dino gets the blame!

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This is a really funny school story, written in simple language, which is perfect for chidren starting out on reading longer books on their own * BBC Parenting *
Aimed at new readers, kids will love the sense of drama as it unfolds * Belfast Telegraph *
The style is accessibly undemanding, yet captivating at the appropriate level * TES *
The dialogue is concise, with a good balance of simple and challenging vocabulary. The plot is tight but the outcome is not predicatable * Inis *
Shredder . . . stands out from the crowd - a first reader with a good plot, lively dialogue and engaging characters -- Jill Slotover * Financial Times *

Author Bio

Jonathan has been a Play Leader, an English and Drama teacher, and co-Director of a Traveling Children's Theater, taking plays and workshops into schools. He now writes full-time for adults, teenagers and children. He has three lively children, an overgrown allotment and a pet fox called Shonika. baby son.