Books in the STAR INDEPENDENT series

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Blue Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Yellow Level".

Prince Percy is bored of living in the old palace, so he writes to Miss Pumpkin to ask her to help him like she helped Cinderella. She makes him learn how to do housework and help at home and with the animals and sends a friend to help him. In the end he is so busy that he no longer wants to leave the palace Illustrated by Sarah Warburton

Long ago, bears had long tails. One winter's day Bear is very hungry so he steals some fish from Fox. Fox finds out and tells Bear to catch his own fish by dipping his tail into the lake. Bear's tail soon freezes. Today, bears have short tails and are never hungry in winter. Illustrated by Beccy Blake

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Purple Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 2.

Long ago, all elephants had short noses but today they have long trunks because of Little Elephant. Little Elephant never stops asking questions, but one day he asks the crocodile what he eats for dinner. Little Elephant goes close to listen to his answer and the crocodile grabs his nose and stretches it into a trunk. Illustrated by Mike Terry

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Pink Level" titles are aimed at children in Reception.

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Green Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Blue Level".

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Pink Level" titles are aimed at children in Reception.

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Blue Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Yellow Level".

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Yellow Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1.

Levelled independent readers to build on guided reading success

When Cat hunted by day everyone could see her so she went hungry. But when she starts to hunt at night she finds she can see everything - but no one can see her. Illustrated by Simona Dimitri

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Green Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Blue Level".

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Pink Level" titles are aimed at children in Reception.

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Yellow Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1.

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Green Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Blue Level".

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Green Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Blue Level".

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Red Level" titles are aimed at children in Reception and follow on from the "Pink Level".

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Orange Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 2.

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. Each title contains notes specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants, focusing on key reading skills. The "Blue Level" titles are aimed at children in Year 1 and follow on from the "Yellow Level".

Detective Fogtop is on the case to find out who stole Rita Romero's new mystery story. After a lot of painstaking research and false accusations, he finds out that Violet Snippy is the thief. She stole the story because she wanted the publishers to publish her story instead. Illustrated by Beccy Blake

The old wishing well has moss covering his ears, so when people make wishes, they don't always get what they want because he can't hear them properly. Illustrated by Francois Ruyer

Hal's street is flooded and the water is rising fast. But instead of getting in the rescue boat, Hal runs back into his flat to get a lucky dragon. While he is inside he hears a girl crying in the next flat and goes to save her. A helicopter rescues them from the roof. Illustrated by Richard Peterson

King Crab swims down into the deep cold sea and says he is going to meet all the fish but Little Shrimp hears him and thinks he has gone to eat all the fish. He goes to warn them and they hide. When he can't find anyone, King Crab goes home to his rock pool. Illustrated by Sholto Walker

Looking at your body up close is amazing. Can you guess which part of the body this is? Photographic images Includes contents and index