Pocket Sci-Fi is part of Pocket Reads, a superb collection of quality books that really capture children's imaginations! Pocket Reads have fantastic breadth and variety of genre, with Pocket Facts, Pocket Tales and Pocket Chillers making up the rest of the collection of independent readers. The fiction books are beautifully illustrated and are guaranteed to appeal to even the most reluctant of readers. The non-fiction readers are equally as stunning and will captivate and excite children with fascinating facts. The 105 pocket-sized fiction and non-fiction readers have each been carefully levelled to the National Curriculum and Book-Banded to ensure children make progression. You can therefore be assured that every reading experience is one that counts.

 

This book features in the following series: Pocket Readers Science Fiction, Pocket Sci Fi .

This book is at level 3b of the National Curriculum. The National Curriculum sets out the programmes of study and attainment targets for all subjects at all 4 key stages. Each National Curriculum level is divided into sub-levels, where Level C means that a child is working at the lower end of the level, Level B they is working comfortably at that level, and Level A means that they is working at the top end of the level. The Government has suggested a child should achieve the following levels by the end of each school year: (i) Level 1b by end Year 1, Level 2a-c by end Year 2, Level 2a-3b by end Year 3, Level 3 by the end Year 4, Level 3b-4c by the end Year 5, Level 4 by the end Year 6. This book is aimed at children in primary school. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2005 by Pearson Education Limited .

Beverley MacDonald has written novels for children and adults. An acclaimed author, her science fiction was included in the 1977 Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her short fiction and non-fiction have been published in numerous anthologies and magazines. She currently lives in a chaotic household in Melbourne with her partner, children and various animals. Andrew Weldon's cartoons have appeared in newspapers, magazines, on greeting cards and as tattoos. He has written and illustrated two children's books, The Kid with the Amazing Head and Clever Trevor's Stupendous Inventions. Richard Harland has written many comic horror novels. This is Harland's first middle grade fiction book. Meredith Costain rocked through the eighties playing piano and synth in blues and covers bands in grungy inner-city pubs, and met some of the industry's finest while working as a door-bitch at infamous rock venues. A heavy-metal-loving housemate introduced her to the finer points of power chords, big hair, and twenty-minute guitar solos. Her talented friends - who include roadies, drummers, bass players and band managers - helped her nail the inside story for Rock Raps. As well as writing, Meredith reviews books, edits children's magazines, and teaches in a professional writing course. She lives in Melbourne, and enjoys eating, sleeping and sixties music. Meredith has published many books for children, including Musical Harriet, Night of the Voodoo Doll, London Blues , and novelisations of Heartbreak High .