Richmond Primary Readers

Levels Titles Summary Grammar & VocabularyLevel 1 Callum the

CaterpillarCallum is lonely. He has no-one to play with, so the Tulip Fairy kindly waves her wand to bring him some friends. Suddenly there are caterpillars everywhere and there is no room for Callum any more.

Verb to be, imperatives, adjectives, There is/are, food, prepositions, colours

Mole at the Seaside

Mole’s world changes when Seagull finds a pair of glasses for him. He can see! He goes on holiday to the seaside where he makes new friends and has many adventures.

Verb to be, can/can’t, adjectives, prepositions, numbers (20), places, animals

Level 2 The magic carpet Identical twins, Mike and Spike, move house and discover they have a new carpet. It's a magic carpet and it gives them three wishes. They take part in a magic carpet race and have lots of adventures.

Verb to be, present continuous, present simple, can/can’t, Let’s…, There is/are, imperatives

Level 3 Ozzie and Summer Sun

Ozzie, a little polar bear, loves the North Pole but he loves his friends more. When they hear about summer, Ozzie fetches Summer Sun from the Equator and they all have fun together. However, slowly the environment begins to change and Ozzie’s friends become ill. What will Ozzie do about it?

Present simple, present continuous, adjectives, comparatives & superlatives, seasons, animals

Teamwork Lara and Maya are not friends! On a school trip to the museum, they are sent to reception for fighting. They make friends on the way and play in an old plane. They fall asleep and are left behind when the class goes home. Burglars break into the museum and the girls team up to stop them stealing the biggest diamond in the world.

Present simple, can/can’t, present continuous, imperatives, the time, imperatives, comparatives, places in a town, crime

Richmond Primary Readers

Level 4 The Christmas Mouse

Harry the mouse lives under a wood pile in a farm. He is afraid of the big ginger cat. One day, he sees the sparkly Christmas decorations in the house and goes inside to explore. This is where the adventure really begins.

Present simple, There is/are, the weather, Christmas, adjectives, have got, physical description

Pedro’s Project Pedro has moved to England from Brazil. Everybody likes Pedro except for Luke. Pedro and his friends decide to take part in the science project competition. Luke and his friends also want to win, so they try to sabotage Pedro’s project.

Present simple, school subjects & places, can/can’t, present continuous, rainforest, environment

Level 5 Mystery Island While on holiday by the sea, Star is given a very special old telescope. This telescope reveals a mysterious island. Star and her friends find the island, following the clues that only Star can see through the telescope. They soon learn that the magic power, that keeps the island hidden, is in danger. The people on the island give the children three very special gifts to help them in their quest to save the island.

Present simple, There is/are, present continuous, have got, Let’s…, imperatives, past simple, can/can’t, should, conditional zero, adventure/ pirates/island

Professor Wong and King Arthur

Professor Wong has a magical Chinese Takeaway which travels to different countries and different times. He travels with his friends to the times of King Arthur and meets Guinevere. Together, they set off on a quest to save Arthur who is locked in a dungeon. They encounter the bad knights, the nasty Crazton family and the horrible green Grippies. Can they rescue Arthur so that he can become king?

Present simple, There is/are, can/can’t, present continuous, imperatives, past simple, Knights and Queens

Level 6 Rubbish Rivals Wally Walker and the evil Lady Goff are rivals in the scrap and recycling business. When Specks invents a machine that Lady Goff wants, she and Clott steal it, but it doesn’t work without the password. Meanwhile, Wally’s family have an adventure trying to rescue Specks. Lady Goff won’t release them until Specks gives her the password.

Present simple, present continuous, imperatives, past simple, present perfect, future simple, 1st conditional, pollution, recycling & rubbish