Alien Adventures: Purple

Micro-friends Cat, Ant, Tiger and Max and their new alien friend, Nok, are travelling through space on board the micro-ship Excelsa. Visit the Planet Akwa, explore the deep craters, meet the Akwans and keep away from the Krools. This is a modern scheme loved by all readers but it is undoubtedly popular with boys and whilst each story offers its own conclusion, books can be read in a suggested order to follow a wider space adventure. ‘Max’s Mission Log’ and ‘In our last adventure’ features appear at the start of every new book to help with the story plot and to update readers on the action. As expected Oxford makes excellent use of the inside covers offering tips and ideas to support to teaching staff, parents and the reader at all stages including Before Reading (identification of challenging words), During Reading (tips to parents) and After Reading (comprehension questions). At this stage (Purple Band) young readers are following more difficult plotlines and are really honing their fluency.