Monster Eyeballs (Reading Ladder Level 2) - Softcover

Reseña del editor

A brilliant school story explroing themes of bullying and getting along, by award-winning author and former Children's Laureate Jaqueline Wilson. Perfect for children learning to read.

Mark is the class bully. He loves scaring everyone. But has he met his match with Kate and the Monster Eyeballs?

The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.

Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.

Clear type

Up to 8 lines per page

Bright, appealing pictures for added interest

A variety of sentence structures

A wider range of vocabulary

Strong themes and characters to discuss

All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.

Book band: Orange

Biografía del autor

Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath but spent most of her childhood in Kingston-on-Thames where she still lives. As a teenager she started work at a magazine publishing company and then went on to work as a journalist for D.C. Thomson in Scotland where she helped found Jackie magazine before turning to writing novels full time.

One of Jacqueline’s most successful and enduring creations has been the famous Tracy Beaker, who first appeared in 1991 in The Story of Tracy Beaker. This was also the first of her books to be illustrated by Nick Sharratt. Since then Jacqueline has been on countless awards shortlists and has gone on to win many awards.

Jacqueline has been awarded an OBE, was made a Dame in the 2008 Honour's List and was the 2005-2007 Children's Laureute. She has sold more than 35 million books in the UK and has been translated into over 30 languages.

Jacqueline Wilson is one of the world’s most popular children’s authors, with millions of book sales to her name. The Illustrated Mum was chosen as British Children's Book of the Year in 1999 and was winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2000. Jacqueline has won the prestigious Smarties Prize and the Children's Book Award for Double Act, which was also highly commended for the Carnegie Medal. In June 2002 Jacqueline was given an OBE for services to literacy in schools and in 2008 she was made a Dame. She is the creator of beloved series such as Hetty Feather and Tracy Beaker, which was adapted into a CBBC children's television series. 

Series consultant Nikki Gamble is the director of Just Imagine, a specialist resource and training centre for Primary English. She is Associate Consultant at the University of London, Institute of Education.