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asTRO
Target struggling and reluctant
readers with Astro
Series edited by children’s author Tony Bradman ⸀ Astro provides
exciting dual-banded reading level books to improve reading skills
and get children hooked on books ⸀ Lower reading levels are combined
with age-related interest levels to create 昀椀ction and non-昀椀ction that
will be accessible and appealing. Plus, the 昀椀rst 24 books are highly
decodable and ideal for phonics practice and revision ⸀
Non-昀椀ction text features include
maps, captions and diagrams
D na Asher-Sm th
The Fastest Britis
h
Woman in History
Born: 1995
Where: London,
England
Dina was always
fast. She joined the
running club at her
primary school whe
n
she was seven yea
rs old and was soo
n overtaking her
tea
cher.
She started doin
g
cross-country rac
es.
That’s where you
run
long distances out
side.
She did really wel
l,
but it was too cold
and wet so she
decided she
wanted to run
shorter distances.
She joined an ath
letics club where
she
met her coach, Joh
n Blackie. When she
was 13, she ran 300
metres in 39.16 seco
nds,
which was the fast
est time ran by
a 13-year-old eve
r.
Relevant exciting
topics appeal to
children
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A mix of eye-catching and colourful
photography and illustrations are
used across non-昀椀ction
Dina then started
winning loads of
races. She won the
English Schools
Championship ma
ny times. In 2013,
she won the Europe
an Junior
Championships 200
metres title,
and in 2014 she won
the 100 metres
at the World Junior
Championships.
In 2015, she bec
ame the
first British wom
an to
run 100 metres
in less
than 11 second
s!
Dina running the
200m
Whoa, that’s fast
!
In fact, that ma
de
her the fastest
British woman
ever.
Dina started com
peting in profess
ional races and soo
won even more trop
n
hies. She has won
four European
Championships gold
medals. In 2017, she
won a silver
medal in the 4 × 100
metres and a gold
medal in 2019
in the 200 metres
at the World Cha
mpionships.
Dina went from
running
at school to bein
g the
best in the world!
It would take an
average person
well
over a minute to
run 300 metres
!
Dina with her Oly
mpic medals
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Pastel backgrounds and
clear fonts make the
books dyslexia-friendly
Yow!
the
and Zag were in
The next day, Zig
tle.
Dragonville Cas
tunnels under
ll?
What is that sme
sends us
How come Dad
smell?
on the jobs that
Hot!
Hot! Hot!
Genres include
fantasy, adventure,
graphic novels and
humour
said
What smell? He
ortant
he has got imp
market.
stuff to do at the
Yes, I bet.
Wow! I have
never seen a rat
do that before!
I do not like
!
the look of this
You hear
that, Zag?
What can
we do, Zag?
There
That was no rat!
g that can
is just one thin
that!
like
ng
ethi
do som
A wombat?
A shark?
Zombie rabbit?
What? A …what?
No! It was …
Zag?
Highly visual and
impactful design
RUN!
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