The frogs cannot decide what they should do They do not know what to eat what to play or when to sleep So they ask Zeus to give them a king The results are not what they expected! The Frogs Want a King is a bookbanded reading book for developing readers carefully levelled at violet Book Band for guided reading Beautifully illustrated throughout this 737-word fiction story is suitable for ages 7 -8 The Frogs Want a King features a more demanding text with an extended vocabulary With a wider vocabulary the characters are more three dimensional & illustrations are less important It encourages more independent reading The Frogs Want a King is part of Ransom Reading Stars a structured programme for children learning to read The series has fifteen levels four phonics levels & eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime)