Set 2 We Can Be Heroes Supplementary Texts
Year 5/6 Reading Gladiators
Set 2 We Can Be Heroes Supplementary Texts
In addition to the core books, we suggest that you supplement your collection of stories with books from your school library. In this way you can provide for an even wider range of reading interests and attainment. These are our suggestions for supplementary reading. Allow children to respond to the supplementary texts in their Reading Passports but encourage them to extend their knowledge of books and authors by promoting the core Reading Gladiator books.
Remember to encompass different types of heroes, those from history and sport as well as superheroes.
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Book / Book Title and Author / Notes/ Tail End Charlie
Mick Manning / Stories about life as an RAF air gunner during the Second World War told as if straight from the mouth of Mick Manning’s father.
Find out what it was really like to: Put up with food rationing ...Undergo RAF Training...Take off in a bomber...Face enemy fighters...Survive the Battle of the Bulge
/ Hero
Sarah Lean / In his imagination he is a fearsome gladiator, but he wants to be a hero in real life. When the boys at school dare Leo to do something he knows is wrong, he lets everybody down. How can he make things right again? A little dog called Jack Pepper is missing and it will take a true hero to find him and bring him home..
/ Newspaper Boy and Origami Girl
Michael Foreman / When a group of bullies steal a poor newspaper boy's money, his bag suddenly flies into the air and the newspapers transform into Origami Girl. Joey is whisked away on away on a hair-raising chase with his new superhero friend in order to confront the bullies!
/ Darkmouth
Shane Hegarty / A monstrously funny story. THEY'RE COMING! Legends (also known as terrifying, human-eating monsters) have invaded the town of Darkmouth and aim to conquer the world. But don't panic! The last remaining Legend Hunter - Finn - will protect us.
/ I Believe in Unicorns
Michael Morpurgo / Tomas hates school, hates books and hates stories. Forced to visit the library, he stops to listen to magical tales that the Unicorn Lady spins. These tales draw him in and are about to change the course of his life for ever...Set against the backdrop of war-torn Europe, I Believe in Unicorns explores the power of stories to transform lives.
/ David Solomons
My Brother is a SuperHero / Luke is a comic-mad eleven-year old who shares a tree house with his geeky older brother, Zack. Luke' s only mistake is to go for a wee right at the wrong time. While he' s gone, an alien gives his undeserving, never-read-a-comic-in-his-life brother superpowers and then tells him to save the universe.
/ Over the Line
Tom Palmer / It's 1914 and Jack is making his debut as a pro footballer. But his first match is marred by a demonstration demanding that the teams sign up to do their duty in France. Word of the Footballer's Battalion and a cup in Flanders provides a glimmer of hope that Jack can keep his dream of playing for England alive. Dyslexia Friendly format.
/ Monster Slayer
Brian Patten / The legend of Beowulf told in a highly accessible format.The monster Grendel has awoken and the townspeople are terrified. Even the King has abandoned his great Hall. Hero after hero comes to slay the monster, but no one can outwit Grendel.Only Beowulf has a chance.
/ Zlata’s Diary
ZlataFilipovic / ZlataFilipovic was given a diary shortly before her tenth birthday and began to write in it regularly.The distant murmur of war draws closer to her Sarajevo home. Her father starts to wear military uniform and her friends begin to leave the city. One day, school is closed and the next day bombardments begin.
/ Ready Steady Mo!
KesGray / Olympic gold medal winner Mo Farah. A fun and action-packed picture book that will get kids reading - and running too! Includes bright vibrant illustrations and rhyming text.
/ Phil Earle
Superhero Street / Mouse is desperate to be a superhero. To find that power that will make him stand out in the crowd. But his every attempt ends in failure.
/ The Flea
Michael Part / Biography which takes the heart-warming true journey of Barcelona FC legend Lionel Messi and tells it in a captivating story-style perfect for football mad boys and girls. From his first touch aged five in the streets of Rosario, Argentina, to his first goal on the Camp Nou pitch in Barcelona, Spain, The Flea tells the amazing story of a boy who was destined to become the world's greatest football player.
/ Wings:Flyboy
Tom Palmer / Jatinder seems to be living his dream - he's training for his team's youth squad, and his host parents Steve and Esther are really great. But something's holding Jatinder back from being a really great footballer - himself. Steve reckons it's OK to take risks - look at his own hero, Hardit Singh Malik.
/ A Medal for Leroy
Michael Morpurgo / Inspired by Walter Tull’s story. A novel about families, identity and loss. Michael doesn't remember his father, an RAF pilot lost in the war.
But then Auntie Snowdrop gives Michael a medal, followed by a photograph, which begin to reveal a hidden history. A story of love and loss.
/ Traction Man is Here
Mini Grey / With an action outfit for every occasion, Traction Man patrols the house. saving toys. He is the last word in heroic fashion flair - until the day he is presented with an all-in-one knitted green romper suit and matching bonnet by his owner's granny.Can Traction Man overcome the humiliation of his desperately dowdy new look and rediscover the action hero within or will the burden of the knitted green monstrosity be too great?
/ Jessica Ennis
Roy Apps / After injury prevented her from competing in the 2008 Olympic Games, Jessica Ennis fought back to become the 2012 Olympic gold medal winner in the heptathlon. Read her story from her childhood years right up to when she crossed the finish line in her final event in London, 2012.
/ The Bomber Dog
Megan Rix / The Bomber Dog is a gripping and heartwarming story about a brave puppy who joins the paratroopers during the Second World War and becomes a heroic war dog.
/ The Adventures of Robin Hood
Marcia Williams / Told in lively comic-strip style, this book relates eleven colourful action-packed tales about Robin and his merry men.
/ True Stories: World War I
Clive Gifford / World War I includes the stories of flying aces such as the 'Red Baron', the story of Lawrence of Arabia and the stories of brave doctors and nurses such as Edith Cavell in German occupied Belgium.
/ The History Keepers
Damian Dibben / The HISTORY KEEPERS: a secret society which travels through the centuries to prevent evil enemies from meddling with History itself. In his quest to find his parents, Jake is whisked from 21st Century London to 19th century France: HK headquarters where he discovers the truth about his family's disappearance and a plan to destroy the world.