Newton keeps hearing funny noises! So he sets off in the dark, with his bravest toy, to find out what is making the scary sounds.

Newton is from Level 2 of Ready Steady Read! a fantastic graded reading scheme with four reading levels from Little Tiger Press.

Ready Steady Read! makes learning to read fun. Each book contains games and activities to reinforce learning and test comprehension in a way developing readers will enjoy as well as handy parent notes from Prue Goodwin, Lecturer in Literacy and Children's Books. Level 2 is suitable for developing readers. The stories will help build their confidence, opening up the world of reading and imagination to them.

About Level 2:

• longer sentences
• simple vocabulary, introducing new words
• longer stories of up to 200 words
• bold design, to capture readers' interest

This book is part of a book series called Ready Steady Read .

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read. This reading scheme has multiple levels.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2013 by Little Tiger Press Group .

Rory Tyger is the collective name for Richard Greaves, Tracey Simmons and Gabrielle Murphy. Their studio is a converted barn on a farm in Hertfordshire. In this idyllic setting they work on all kinds of projects, from greetings cards and children's books to advertising and product design.