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Reading Champion: Dick Whittington and his Lizard

Independent Reading Orange 6

Katie Woolley author Angelika Scudamore illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Hachette Children's Group

Published:14th Mar '24

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Reading Champion: Dick Whittington and his Lizard cover

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)


In this story, the tale of Dick Whitington is reimagined in Patna, India and Dick enlists the help of a lizard.


Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds or those reading book band purple 8.

ISBN: 9781445189406

Dimensions: 216mm x 152mm x 8mm

Weight: 180g

24 pages