Cars have changed significantly since they were first developed over 100 years ago. Many types of engines & designs have been trialled over the years. However, the engine used in most cars today is based on a design from the late 1800s. Cars of the future will look very different from cars of the past. Driverless cars are already being developed. These will have a wide range of benefits for many people. The future of the car holds exciting opportunities & challenges for everyone. Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. PM Guided Reading Non-fiction books are fascinating texts 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 & contain literal, inferential & applied knowledge questions to test comprehension & promote discussion. pm 19-offer ...

Rebecca & her cousin John have started snowboarding lessons, & already John is trying to give her advice. Rebecca wishes she was as good as John. But having asthma makes it hard to keep up. The novice competition is only a few days away – can Rebecca overcome her fears & rise to the challenge of the halfpipe? Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. The PM Chapter Books offer a broad range of content, characters, narrative structures & points of view. They have been specifically written for students in the middle to upper years with the needs of guided reading in mind. pm 19-offer ...

Rebecca & her cousin John have started snowboarding lessons, & already John is trying to give her advice. Rebecca wishes she was as good as John. But having asthma makes it hard to keep up. The novice competition is only a few days away – can Rebecca overcome her fears & rise to the challenge of the halfpipe? Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. The PM Chapter Books offer a broad range of content, characters, narrative structures & points of view. They have been specifically written for students in the middle to upper years with the needs of guided reading in mind. pm 19-offer ...

The world around us is made up of colour & light. This book examines many aspects of colour & light, including the colours of the spectrum, how light travels, how we see colour, why people have different coloured skin & eyes, how colour makes us feel & how animals use colour. Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. For children who prefer to read non-fiction texts, the PM Plus Non-fiction titles offer carefully researched information thematically linked to key learning areas. The texts are supported with superb photography & realistic illustrations. pm 19-offer ...

The world around us is made up of colour & light. This book examines many aspects of colour & light, including the colours of the spectrum, how light travels, how we see colour, why people have different coloured skin & eyes, how colour makes us feel & how animals use colour. Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. For children who prefer to read non-fiction texts, the PM Plus Non-fiction titles offer carefully researched information thematically linked to key learning areas. The texts are supported with superb photography & realistic illustrations. pm 19-offer ...

Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. pm 19-offer ...

Melody Hope makes some really cool moves in her wheelchair – & some cool moves on the chessboard too! It’s the final round of the chess competition, but things are looking grim when Melody’s wheelchair mysteriously disappears. Can her friend Carlo get her to the final in time? & will it be ‘checkmate’ for her opponent, Iggie Pike? Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. The PM Chapter Books offer a broad range of content, characters, narrative structures & points of view. They have been specifically written for students in the middle to upper years with the needs of guided reading in mind. pm 19-offer ...

Melody Hope makes some really cool moves in her wheelchair – & some cool moves on the chessboard too! It’s the final round of the chess competition, but things are looking grim when Melody’s wheelchair mysteriously disappears. Can her friend Carlo get her to the final in time? & will it be ‘checkmate’ for her opponent, Iggie Pike? Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. The PM Chapter Books offer a broad range of content, characters, narrative structures & points of view. They have been specifically written for students in the middle to upper years with the needs of guided reading in mind. pm 19-offer ...

Darcy Devlin is an amateur private investigator. One day, he sees a boy acting strangely, & decides to follow him. He discovers the boy, Tai, is living alone while his grandmother is in hospital. Tai does not know which hospital his grandmother is in, & is afraid he will be taken away if the authorities find out he is alone. Darcy uses his investigative skills to track down Tai’s grandmother. Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. PM Plus Chapter Books  (levels 25–30) provide a selection of stories chosen for their broad range of content, characters, topics & points of view. The high-interest topics include adventure, emergencies, natural disasters, risk-taking, historical events & investigation. pm 19-offer ...

Darcy Devlin is an amateur private investigator. One day, he sees a boy acting strangely, & decides to follow him. He discovers the boy, Tai, is living alone while his grandmother is in hospital. Tai does not know which hospital his grandmother is in, & is afraid he will be taken away if the authorities find out he is alone. Darcy uses his investigative skills to track down Tai’s grandmother. Sapphire level titles provide a selection of stories & non-fiction titles chosen for their range of content, narrative & points of view. This level encourages readers to form opinions & discuss their own reading tastes. PM Plus Chapter Books  (levels 25–30) provide a selection of stories chosen for their broad range of content, characters, topics & points of view. The high-interest topics include adventure, emergencies, natural disasters, risk-taking, historical events & investigation. pm 19-offer ...