Slipstream is a new generation of reading resources
specifically designed for struggling and reluctant readers.
Through exciting and carefully levelled texts,
Slipstream enables readers to accelerate their reading experience.

This illustrated story is part of Slipstream LEVEL 1. The 300-word text
is levelled for readers with a reading age of 5-7, but its engaging
content makes it perfect for a wide range of older readers too.

All texts are levelled by reading experts Dee Reid and Diana Bentley.

Simon and Lia are on a hike, but they get lost.
It starts to snow and they can't see the path.
They hear a voice calling. A man
has broken his leg. Simon and Lia must
find a way to get help, before it's too late...

This book features in the following series: Edge-Slipstream Short Fiction Level 1, Slipstream .

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. This book is part of a HiLo reading scheme, combining high interest relative to the required reading skill.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a short story book. This book was published 2012 by Hachette Children's Group .

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was an Anglo-Irish playwright, novelist, poet, and critic. He is regarded as one of the greatest playwrights of the Victorian Era. In his lifetime he wrote nine plays, one novel, and numerous poems, short stories, and essays. Kevin (Kev) Hopgood started his career in British comics in the mid-eighties where he worked on Zoids, Action Force and Doctor Who. Work on 2000AD followed, where he co-created the series Night Zero. In the early 1990s Kev started a three-year stint as the main artist on Iron Man, where he co-created the character War Machine. Paula Hammond has been in love with books since she was old enough to read them for herself. She had her first piece of work published when she was nine and, to date, has written over thirty fiction and non-fiction books, as well as a wide-range of educational resources. Martin Davies, Helen Bird, David Orme, Maureen Lewis and Gareth Price Helen Orme is the author of more than 40 children's books and runs fiction and nonfiction workshops for children.

This book has the following chapters:

• 1: Chapter 1: Lost!
• 2: Chapter 2: Snowfall
• 3: Chapter 3: A call for help
• 4: Chapter 4: Helicopter rescue