Reading Champion: The Hare and the Tortoise Independent Reading Green 5

<p><b>This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)</b></p><p>In this retelling of a traditional tale, a hare and a tortoise decide to have a race. Hare is confident and stops to rest, but Tortoise keeps going. Who will win?</p><p>Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.</p><p>Fantastic 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. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Green 5.</p>