Fusion Reader

A combination of written word with graphic novel/comic-style illustrations
Author Jamie Hex
Illustrator Vincent Batignole
Format 15x21cm, 32pg, SB
Publication Date 03/09/2025
AR Rating
Bic/CBMC Code YQCR/B3M79
ISBN: 9781848869899 RRP £6.99

Nebula League: Nightbloom

Description

Jupiter and his best friend Nova go to Nebula League, a school for space explorers! Except the latest planet to explore is SUPER boring. All the plants are dried up and it’s chilly, even with two suns in the sky! But when the sky turns dark, the planet comes to life… and Jupiter and Nova seem to be on the menu.

Features

Gold Band Structure

  • No specific phonic structure to these books, as children should be able to work out most reasonably common words without difficulty.
  • Vocab choices are appropriate to this young readership and not too complex or demanding
  • More scope for complex inference creeping in – e.g. sometimes the reader may need to read between the lines, or may know something the characters do not, or the author may set up unusual twist or surprise ending.
  • Stories are slightly longer and more complex than before and bring in knowledge from outside the story in order to understand it.
  • As above, though stories are becoming more varied in plot as well as sentence structure, sometimes including some more literary or stylised language where appropriate.