Reading Champion: Purple Reading Band 8
- Author Damian Harvey, Amelia Marshall, Katie Dale, Sue Graves
- Narrator Hannah Parker, Jeff Harding
- Publisher Hachette Children's Group
- Publish Date 13 November 2025
- Run Time 1 hours and 49 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes.
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What to expect
From an out-of-control snowball to a runaway foal, exotic world tales to familiar fairy tales, there is a wide range of subject to help ignite a child's passion for reading.
These short, highly accessible stories are perfect for children of five and upwards, or those reading book band purple at school.
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