Author(s): David Orme

Junior Fiction

The "Trailblazers" series has been written for older children and young adults with a reading age of 5 - 8. The books are suitable for general reading or as part of a more structured reading programme. Each book is on a strong, popular topic, with a colourful, attractive layout, combining fact and fiction. Each book has a non fiction and a fiction section. The fiction story appears in two formats - one with simple texts for poor readers; the facing pages contain an illustrated "speech bubble" version of the same story, for those who are just starting to learn to read. These two levels of entry give access points for children and young adults with different reading ages. The vocabulary of each book is carefully limited, with simple sentences to reinforce reading skills, which make the books suitable for even the poorest readers. "UFOs" asks questions such as 'Are UFOs real?' and 'What do aliens look like?' The fiction story 'The Valley of the Zombies' offers a new variation on the invaders from space stories.