Read with Oxford: Stage 6: Hero Academy: Rampage o

Jin and Cam are sent on a mission to rescue Professor Poach who has gone missing on the Chilly Isles.The friends excitedly change into superheroes, Jin has the power to fly very fast and becomes known as Swoop, whilst Cam has the power to turn into different animals and becomes known as Switch.Swoop and Switch head off on their rescue mission but along the way they encounter a huge eagle who is trying to stop them! The eagle gets hold of Swoop, but instead of feathers the eagle has a control panel - it’s a robot!Swoop finds himself in a cave surrounded by huge silver eggs, but that’s not all he finds in the cave, Professor Poach is also there!The Professor is angry that nobody has recognised his past good work and has plans for world domination.The superhero friends must find a way to stop the silver robot eggs from hatching and taking over the world - but they start to hatch and fly after the giant robot eagle, they’re controlled by the giant eagle! What will Swoop and Switch do to save the world and what will happen to Professor Poach!?This is a great book for younger readers. It’s paperback, has bold print and pictures throughout that bring the characters to life. There’s 2 different stories in the book - Operation Poach and The Termite-nator.At the end of each story there’s a page of ‘After Reading Activities’ which has a quiz about the story and characters, it’s a fun way to chat about what’s been read or heard if reading to younger children.The book is aimed at Stage 6 ‘independent readers’I think it’s suitable for ages 5+ starting to read alone but equally as good reading together.

This book is just the thing for children wanting a book to read on their own.It’s a thin, paperback book, just the right length to read, without getting bored.My grandson finds big chunky books a challenge to read on his own, due to they’re shear size.So this book is perfect for him, and a good subject as well, super heroes, and freaky robots 🤖 .The book contains two stories, the text is a good size for early readers, and each page comes with a glossy coloured picture. There is also a quiz page after each story, to help the reader ‘cool down’ with a fun section.This is a stage six book, which means, suitable for someone who can read on their own.I thoroughly recommend this book.

This is a stage 6 book for children who can read independently. My 7 year old son (year 2) managed this book independently. There are two stories within this book, both are reasonably long for newly independent readers. Both books star two different children with superhero powers (flying/turning into animals/super stretchy/control weather)- these are Hero Academy children. I don’t know if this is a series of Hero Academy books- this isn’t mentioned in either story- just a little ‘Hero Academy’ logo on the front cover. After each story there is a one page activities page. This helps to check understanding/inference/vocabulary etc and is often where children who are good readers need to practice to improve. As a parent this page is helpful in knowing what questions to ask.My son didn’t like different plot points and didn’t think they made sense. However he read these happily and said he would recommend it.

My son is in Reception and most of the school books are from "Hero Academy". With the difficulties of reading for a 4.5 years old, he likes them. I thought this book was going to make him happy and so it did.He, obviously, cannot read the book yet as it is a stage 6 book but when it is bedtime he looks forward to reading his book.Nice illustrations also.Good price.Highly recommended.

Over the years my children have read some of the Oxford books as they are staggered for their age. The 'Hero Academy' books are aimed at the levels 5 and 6. This does not mean 5- and 6-year-olds, but more towards 6-8 years, depending on your child's reading level. I know my five-year-old had no chance reading this on their own and instead we have read them as stories. They are longer form than picture books, but short enough that you can read one of the two stories combined in the book.The books are text heavy, so you are going to want to give them to a reader who is a little more confident, less they become overwhelmed. You do get imagery on most pages that helps a child to visualise the story. These illustrations are in the form of a 3D cartoon that makes me think these could be based on a morning TV show. What my kids liked most was that the heroes were two girls. Too often it is boys, or two boys and one girl. The tone is your normal superhero book for kids, and it does not matter if the stars are girls or boys, they can still fight crime!