Olivia is travelling through space when she sees something amazing from the spaceship's window. It is Astron, an alien who has been separated from his family by a meteor storm. Can Astron rescue Olivia from the fierce dark-biters and can she help him find his family? Astron is a bright, beautiful story of friendship set among the stars. Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These 36 original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

 

This book features in the following series: Oxford Reading Tree Stories Sparks, Story Sparks .

This book is at Oxford Level 7. This Oxford leve 7 is equivalent to book band turquoise. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Oxford University Press .

John Dougherty lives in Gloucestershire. A supply teacher with plenty of experience of classroom activities in primary education, he is also a singer-songwriter and has appeared on TV when his living room was designed in a Gothic style by Laurence Llewellyn-Bowen. He has also run the London Marathon to raise funds for a charity to help children in care. Nikki Gamble is a lecturer, writer and directs the Write Away education consultancy. She is an evaluator for the Literature Matters project which aims to promote children's literature in initial teacher training courses. Louise Pigott is an author and illustrator living and working in Cambridge, United Kingdom. She received a First Class Degree in Graphic Design and Illustration from De Montfort University, Leicester, in 2009. Since graduating, Louise has made a strong start in the world of children's publishing, working with authors including Pippa Goodhart and Kay Umansky.