Reading Champion: The Lion and the Mouse

Independent Reading Green 5
Brief Description
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE). In this retelling of a traditional tale, a lion catches a mouse but... Read More
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Reading Champion: The Lion and the Mouse

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

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This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).

In this retelling of a traditional tale, a lion catches a mouse but doesn't eat her. Mouse says she might be able to help Lion one day. Lion thinks she is too small to help him, but then he is caught in a net ...

Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.

Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Green 5.

Series: Reading Champion

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781445192956

Publisher: Hachette Children's Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 09 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Franklin Watts Ltd

Contributors:

  • Illustrated by Hannah Jayne Lewin

Audience: Primary and secondary education, EFL / TEFL / TESOL

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 144.0mm

Height: 206.0mm

Weight: 69g

Pages: 24

About the Author

Damian Harvey lives in North Wales with his lovely wife, Vicky. He has three wonderful daughters, one brilliant boy and a cat called Polly. He has written more than 130 books for primary school aged children and is busy writing more. When he isn't writing, Damian loves visiting schools, libraries, bookshops, festivals and anywhere that will have him, where he shares stories, talks about writing and gets people excited about books and reading. You can find out more about Damian by visiting http://www.damianharvey.co.uk and follow him on Twitter @damianjharvey

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