When friends Lenny and Ted take their bikes off to the woods on a cold, snowy day, Mum warns them to keep away from the icy pond. The trouble is, Lenny just can’t resist it and ends up nearly paying a very high price...

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

Fantastic, original 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.

The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows:

• Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+
• Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+
• Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+
• Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+
• Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+
• Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+
• Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+
• Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+