High-interest, low-ability guided reading sets
Our guided reading sets include engaging fiction and non-fiction titles designed for lower ability readers at key stage 2.
How it works
Each set includes 7 copies of a title and comes in a box of 21 books.
You can mix and match with any other topics.
How to order a set
Visit Order a topic or artefact box for more information.
Key stage 2 titles
Find out how book band colours match reading levels on the Oxford Owl website.
Book Banding: Green
The Deadly Monster by Linda Chapman - Accelerated Reading level: 1.7 MY
Book Banding: Orange
The Red Light by Alan Durant - Accelerated Reading level: 2.3 MY
Book Banding: Turquoise
- Formula 1 by Mary Colson - Accelerated Reading level: 3.8 MY
- Snake Hair by Zoe Clarke - Accelerated Reading level: 3.4 MY
Book Banding: Purple
- How do Robots Defuse Bombs? by Yvette La Pierre - Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 MY
- Motocross by Adrian Bradbury - Accelerated Reading level: 4.8 M
- How do Cars Drive Themselves? by Marcia Lusted - Accelerated Reading level: 3.1 MY
Book Banding: Gold
- Superstar Reptiles by Louise Spilsbury - Accelerated Reading level: 5.9 LY
- Beowulf by Anita Ganeri - Accelerated Reading level: 3.6 MY
Book Banding: White
- Monster Hunter by Michael Dahl - Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 MY
- Duel of Dragons (Dragonborn Series) by Michael Dahl - Accelerated Reading level: 2.9 MY
- Sports Illustrated Graphic Novels - Accelerated Reading level: 2.5 to 2.9 MY
Book Banding: Lime
- Snow Leopards by Jen Green
- Save the Tiger or Save the Humpback Whale: Animal SOS series
- Harry Kane: Sporting Heroes series - Accelerated Reading level: 4.2 LY
- The Teeth by Alan Durant
- Blackbeard and the Monster of the Deep by C. Murtagh
Book Banding: Brown
- Hot-Shot Harry by Rob Childs - Accelerated Reading level: 3.8
- Mission Alert series by B. Hulme-Cross - Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 to 4.8 MY
- Greyfields, Lab 101 or Viper Attack by B. Hulme-Cross - Accelerated Reading level: 4.1 to 4.8 MY