The Stages 7-9 Easy buy starter kit contains:

• 1 copy of each of the Set A Stage 7 Reading Books
• 1 copy of each of the Set A Stage 8 Reading Books
• 1 copy of each of the Set A Stage 9 Reading Books
• 1 copy of the Stage 7 Assessment Book
• 1 copy of the Stage 8 Assessment Book
• 1 copy of the Stage 9 Assessment Book
• 1 copy of the Stages 7-9 Teaching Guide.

This book is part of a book series called Rapid Plus .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

This book was published 2012 by Pearson Education Limited .

Benjamin Hulme-Cross has written over thirty books. Prior to full time writing Ben worked as English Literature Publisher for an international publishing company, commissioning and editing novels and plays for secondary schools. Alison Hawes is a freelance writer specializing in fiction and non-fiction for children. She has been a school teacher, a classroom assistant, and playgroup helper but now writes full time. She has written over 80 books for schools, stories and articles for BBC Playdays. David Grant is a chartered Psychologist specialising in dyslexia diagnosis and student services. He is a regular speaker at conferences (including BDA International). Julia Golding is a multi-award winning writer for adults and young adults, including the Cat Royal series. Former British diplomat and Oxfam policy adviser, she has now published over fifty books in genres ranging from historical adventure to fantasy. She has a doctorate in English literature from Oxford. Lion Children's is thrilled to publish The Curious Science Quest series and The Curious Crime. Penny Kendal was born in London and is still living on the outskirts of the city. She was a primary school teacher until illness meant she had to leave the profession, so she took up writing. Penny now teaches adults recovering from mental illness, part - time. Her hobbies include ceramics, photography, African drumming and the internet. Jon Blake lives in Cardiff and is a successful Sparks author, he wrote the excellent title Sid's War in the series.