John knows that he’s lucky to be working up on deck, in the fresh air. He’s still a convict boy, but at least he’s not chained in the ship’s hold, with all the adult convicts. He feels even luckier when he is put in charge of looking after all of the animals on board. But when the convict ship strikes a reef under the water, John doesn’t know if he’ll even be able to keep himself safe – let alone all of the animals. Ruby level titles give readers the variety they need to become confident & successful readers, using a range of characters, topics & text styles keep children engaged & encourage discussion. PM Guided Reading Fiction books are engaging stories that increase in word count & pages in line with progression of children’s reading age, for appropriate literacy skills development. The books represent all the standard text types & include a number of literal, inferential & applied knowledge comprehension questions. pm 19-offer