Underwater Rescue
Written by: Jonny Webster | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
ISBN: 9781420241273 |Published: May 2018 | Level: Year 3
Summary: When a submarine cruise ship gets into trouble underwater, the Captain must call upon some special rescuers for help. Will they get there in time?
Available from: Macmillan Education Website
The Trip to Earth
Series: Springboard into Comprehension Assessment 3 | Focus Card
Written by: Janine Scott | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Jan 2018 | Level: Year 3 | Macmillan Education
Summary: Martian children in a spaceship on a school excursion to Earth.
Skyping our Sister School
Series: Springboard into Comprehension Assessment 3 | Focus Card
Written by: Carmel Reilly | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Jan 2018 | Level: Year 3 | Macmillan Education
Text Example:
On Friday our class had a Skype video call with our sister school in Norway.
It was a lot of fun, but hard to organise.
Little Miss Muffet
Title: Big Book 1: Nursery Rhymes and Chants
Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Apr 2018 | Level: Year 1 | Macmillan Education
Text:
Little miss Muffet she sat on her tuffet
Eating her curds eating and whey
Along came a spider who sat down beside her
And frightened miss Muffet away
What Happens After You Flush the Toilet?
Series: Springboard into Comprehension Assessment 6 | Focus Card
Written by: Paul Mason | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Jan 2018 | Level: Year 6 | Macmillan Education
Text: The treatment process starts when you press the flush button.
Exploring the Deep See & How Solar Energy Works
Series: Springboard into Comprehension Assessment 5 | Focus Card
Written by: Cushla Brown & Carmel Reilly | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Jan 2018 | Level: Year 5 | Macmillan Education
Text: Going to the ocean floor in a submersible submarine was something I will never forget.
How Are Fireworks Made?
Series: Springboard into Comprehension Assessment 4 | Focus Card
Written by: Melanie Guile | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Mar 2016 | Level: Year 4 | Macmillan Education
Text: Fireworks can look amazing. But do you know how fireworks rockets are made? To find out, keep reading. Although, be warned, fireworks are dangerous. Do not try this at home!
Learn to Six-Step
Series: Springboard into Comprehension Assessment 5 | Focus Card
Written by: Phillip Simpson | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: Mar 2016 | Level: Year 5 | Macmillan Education
Text: There are many ways to perform a six-step. Here is one way to do this basic move.
Eddie Koiki Mabo, the Man
Series: Macmillan History – Biography Topic Book
Written by: Zita Hilvert-Bruce & Linda Bruce | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: 2015 | Level: Year 6 | Macmillan Education
Black and White Text Illustrations
Captain James Cook: Explorer
Series: Macmillan History – Biography Topic Book
Written by: Cara Torrance | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: 2015 | Level: Year 4 | Macmillan Education
Black and White Text Illustrations
Dr Karl: The People’s Scientist
Series: Macmillan History – Biography Topic Book
Written by: Cara Torrance | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: 2015 | Level: Year 3 | Macmillan Education
Black and White Text Illustrations
Teddy
Title: Teddy | Series: Crackers!
Written by: Morris Lurie | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: 1996 | ISBN: 0 7329 4272 1 | Macmillan Education
Cover & Black and White Text Illustrations
Summary:
Teddy was a skinny, skinny, skinny boy. Even though he ate lots.
His mother and father tried everything. (‘I’m hungry,’ said Teddy.)
But nothing made any difference.
Until Teddy found something amazing to eat.
The Attack on Fort Sunshine
Title: The Attack on Fort Sunshine | Series: Crackers!
Written by: Morris Lurie | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: 1996 | ISBN: 0 7329 3745 0 | Macmillan Education
Cover & Black and White Text Illustrations
Summary:
Shad Sherman’s job was guarding the gold. Tom Cutter and his rapscallion gang wanted it.
Four ferocious foes against one freelance trouble-shooter vigilante scout is fearful odds…
Run for your life! (But read this story first.)
How I Got to Blow Up Our House
Title: How I Got to Blow Up Our House | Series: Crackers!
Written by: Deborah Shand | Illustrated by: Vaughan Duck
Published: 1997 | ISBN: 0 7329 460402 | Macmillan Education
Cover & Black and White Text Illustrations
Summary:
One day I came home from school to find that our house had disappeared. So I went to hire an incredible inflatable House. I’d seen the advertised on TV. But something funny was going on at the factory. It was lucky I had Dad’s Dazzling Dishwashing Detergent with me…
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