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Minecraft Young Reader Level 1: Making New Friends

Name: Minecraft Young Reader Level 1: Making New Friends
Brand: Arotahi Agency
SKU: 9780008830045
Price: 14.99 NZD
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By Mojang AB

Series: Minecraft Young Readers

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Join explorer Tim Burr on his next adventure to the sunflower plains! Tim Burr and his sidekick, Truffles the pig, are off to explore more of the Overworld! They end up in the sunflower plains on a farm – where there are plenty of adorable baby... Read More

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Join explorer Tim Burr on his next adventure to the sunflower plains!

Dive into reading with this fiction early reader, perfect for children aged 5 and 6, all new for 2027

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Join explorer Tim Burr on his next adventure to the sunflower plains!

Tim Burr and his sidekick, Truffles the pig, are off to explore more of the Overworld! They end up in the sunflower plains on a farm – where there are plenty of adorable baby mobs! It has been such an exciting day that poor Tim is feeling a little bit sleepy.

Luckily, expert farmer Hayley Bale is on hand to help teach Tim all about animals, shearing sheep and making a bed. But what happens when Hayley Bale’s adorable chicken, Clucky, goes missing? Can Tim and Truffles help?

This Young Reader includes:

Simple sentence structures
Basic vocabulary
High frequency phonics
A Minecraft glossary
Reading comprehension questions
Fun prompts to think about your own Minecraft adventure

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Minecraft Young Reader Level 1: The First Night [ISBN 978-0-00-883003-8]

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Minecraft Young Reader Level 1: Making New Friends

Join explorer Tim Burr on his next adventure to the sunflower plains! Tim Burr and his sidekick, Truffles the pig, are off to explore more of the Overworld! They end up in the sunflower plains on a farm – where there are plenty of adorable baby mobs! It has been such an exciting day that poor Tim is feeling a...

By Mojang AB

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Minecraft Young Reader Level 1: The First Night

Get ready to meet new explorer Tim Burr and go on a brand-new Minecraft adventure in this Level 1 Young Reader! It's Tim Burr’s first day in the world of Minecraft! He can’t wait to learn all about the Overworld. Whilst he walks around a forest biome, he meets a new friend: a pig called Truffles! But as the day...

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Minecraft Young Reader Level 3: The Build Battle

Get ready to say hello to experienced Minecraft explorer Addie Venture, and go on a brand-new adventure in this Level 3 Young Reader! Explorer Addie Venture has achieved so much already, but there’s always something new to do in the world of Minecraft. As a challenge, she decides to write a list of the trickiest and rarest things to find...

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008830045

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 14 January 2027

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Farshore

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 2.0mm

Width: 148.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 270g

Pages: 32

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About the Author

Mojang is a games studio based in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 2009 by Markus Persson and Jakob Porser. Persson is also the creator of Mojang's best-selling game to date: Minecraft. The alpha version of Minecraft was launched in 2009, and the official game went on sale in 2011. Since then, over 350 million copies have been sold, making it the best-selling video game of all time. In 2025, Minecraft hit the big screen in a new movie starring Jason Momoa and Jack Black.

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