EVERYTHING DYSLEXIE

Hank stars the same Hank as in the bestselling Hank Zipzer series, only this time he’s in 2nd grade! Hank is a kid who doesn’t try to be funny, but he somehow always makes the kids in his class laugh. He’s pretty bad at memorizing stuff, and spelling is his worst subject.

Hank’s class gets to take care of Principal Love’s pet frog while he’s away, and Hank is thrilled when he’s selected to take it home for the weekend. But when he forgets to put the top back on the tank, Hank’s excitement quickly turns to panic–the frog has escaped! The frog hunt is on, but time is running out. Hank needs to find that frog, and fast!

Hank’s sister Emily wants Ralph’s Reptile Show to perform at her birthday party more than anything, but Ralph is booked solid. So Hank comes up with a plan: he’ll disguise himself as a magician called The Westside Wizard and pull a snake from thin air!

With Halloween approaching, Hank and his friends decide to watch a scary movie to get ready for the holiday. But the movie turns out to be a bit too scary for Hank, and suddenly he sees zombies every time he closes his eyes.

When Hank’s class takes a field trip to the zoo, he quickly gets lost after his partner (and nemesis) ditches him. Unable to read the map, Hank wanders and finds himself locked in a habitat with Elsie, an elephant recently rescued and kept isolated.

“We Love Nature Day” is fast approaching, and everyone in Hank’s class gets to write and perform a poem. One problem: Hank has no idea where to start. Luckily his mom has a great idea—the family will go camping.

When Hank goes with his mom to her deli for Take Your Child to Work Day, he learns that he doesn’t have the greatest talent as a deli worker. He messes up all the sandwiches and has to deal with one very unsatisfied customer—his arch-rival, Nick McKelty!

For two years running, Hank’s school has beaten their arch rivals at the annual second grade basketball game. When his friends try out, Hank is determined to play, too. There’s just one problem: Hank is terrible at basketball.

Hank’s school is hosting its first-ever Build-a-Robot competition and Hank is ready to win. There’s just one problem: he completely forgot about the contest! While other kids have been working on their robots for a month, Hank has just two days to create an amazing robot that will wow the judges and win him the trophy.

On the shores of a rusty sea, in the streets of a starving city, a young man named Áed scraps to build a life for himself and the makeshift family he loves. Scarred by a trauma he cannot remember, and haunted by the brutal damage it left behind, he has no idea of the courage his future will demand.

Simple Words Books help struggling readers become better readers, without tears. Our decodable books support improving their reading fluency, comprehension and confidence. In our books, we use decodable, high frequency and basic sight words that early readers can easily decode. Our short sentences and paragraphs make it easier for our readers to flow through the chapters.

It is Matt’s tenth birthday and he gets a lousy old pen from his rich Grandma Deb. But Matt does not like to write. What was Grandma Deb thinking…The pen turns out to be magical and soon Matt will learn that he has to help an elf clan to defeat King Gris before he destroys the entire Elf Land.

Kim is imagining the best summer with a camping adventure planned, but things go awry. Disappointed and frustrated, Kim realises she can still have the Best Summer Ever! by controlling her own happiness.

Imagine watching TV and hearing the news that your classmate’s house has been destroyed by a bushfire. That’s what happened to Kim. Join Kim as she’s determined to help her friend in any way she can.

In brilliant rhyming verse, Wompie The Wombat tells the touching story of a lovable little wombat looking for something to be proud of. “The littlest of the wombats, Wompie was gentle and shy. He didn’t feel at all special, so he asked his parents why…” One by one, his friends came by to cheer Wompie up.

The beloved poems and nursery rhymes featured in this book have been carefully selected so that little readers will not encounter antiquated words or difficult language, ensuring a purely positive introduction to the world of literary arts.