Reading Champion: The Penguin Race: Independent Reading Blue 4

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This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

The penguins are having a race! Percy wants to win, but when he sees his friends in trouble, he must decide whether to keep racing, or stop to help ...

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Perfect for 5-6 year olds or those reading book band blue 4.

Author Bio

Katie Woolley (Author)

Katie Woolley is a creative and versatile editor and writer who has worked on children's books for all age levels, from board books, novelty books and picture books to non fiction, licensed publishing and educational books and apps. Katie has more than 10 years' publishing experience; she has written, commissioned, edited and project managed a variety of titles for some of the biggest children's publishers, such as Ladybird Books and Hachette Children's Books.

Hannah McCaffery (Illustrator)

Hannah is a children's book illustrator and storyteller from a small seaside town in North Wales. She has worked with a number of publishers on picture books, educational projects and mid grade fiction and tends to have a soft spot for small details and silliness in her work. Since graduating from Glyndwr University in 2013 with a degree in Illustration for Children's Publishing, she has worked as an in-house illustrator and designer for a number of companies and now works as a full time freelance artist in her cosy home studio alongside her boyfriend and their cheeky cat, Joey!