Level 5 Books

Skills covered in Level 5

  • This level builds on the skills developed in level 4 and introduces final blends. The books are longer and the comprehension is a little more challenging.
  • Follow-up activities focus heavily on writing skills, especially summarising and “compare and contrast”.

These books are also available digitally in our Comprehendit Resource.

These books are also available digitally in our Comprehendit Resource.

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    Book 5-01 ‘Camping’

    Children reluctantly go camping with Dad, but discover its joys and do not want to go home.

    By Betsy Sewell – 413 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $32.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-02 ‘Me with the Paddles’

    What sort of creature am I? The clues come, and the child must put the clues together to identify the creature.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1265 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-03 ‘Agnes and Mrs. Smith’

    Agnes the spider and Mrs. Smith live in the same house. When both have mothers coming to stay, the conflict begins.

    By Betsy Sewell – 623 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-04 ‘Mumps’

    Gran comes to look after a child in bed with mumps, and explains about being sick in her childhood.

    By Betsy Sewell – 485 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $32.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-05 ‘Under the Bed’

    A girl makes friends with a ghost trapped under her bed.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1006 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-06 ‘The Hut’

    Boys build and furnish a hut in the plum tree, only to have it taken over by a possum.

    By Betsy Sewell – 804 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-07 ‘The Godwits’

    The story of the godwits’ incredible flight to the tundra in Alaska, and back to New Zealand.

    By Betsy Sewell – 938 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-08 ‘The Shag’

    How the shag fishes, how it brings up its young, and how traditional fishermen in Japan trained shags to bring in their catch.

    By Betsy Sewell – 762 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-09 ‘The Chest in the River’

    A chest is found in the river. The children try many ways to retrieve it, expecting riches and treasure. In the end, they find something unexpected.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1005 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-10 ‘Sally Mon’

    The story of a salmon, and her challenge to get past the (hydro) dam in the river to get to the spot where she must lay her eggs.

    By Betsy Sewell – 981 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-11 ‘Mum’s Garden Plan’

    Mum wants a new garden, and begins by taking the rubbish to the dump. But the kids have plans of their own for the garden, and find what they need at the dump.

    By Betsy Sewell – 830 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $36.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-12 ‘The Robins’

    The story of the incredible little New Zealand robin.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1476 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • One Man and a Donkey

    Book 5-13 ‘One Man and a Donkey’

    The true story of Jack Simpson, who used a donkey to bring injured men off the field of battle at Gallipoli to the Red Cross tents on the beach.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1596 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-14 ‘My Days in a Skidder Gang’

    Logging in mid-19th century Canada, its dangers, and using the ice on the tracks to bring the logs down.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1277 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-15 ‘My Days as a River Pig’

    Sequel to My Days in the Skidder Gang. The logs are stacked on a frozen river, and when the ice melts, the river pigs must ride the logs down the river to prevent tangles and log jams.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1645 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • Ndotto The Elephant

    Book 5-16 ‘Ndotto The Elephant’

    Ndotto is a tiny, premature baby elephant orphaned at birth. How the staff at the elephant orphanage care for him, and give him the skills to live as an adult in the wild.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1670 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
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    Book 5-17 ‘River Otter, Sea Otter’

    Otters that have taken to living in the sea must live and raise their young quite differently to their cousins living on the land.

    By Betsy Sewell – 2611 words

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-18 ‘Jin the Otter’

    When Jin the Otter escaped from the (Auckland) zoo, the public, the police, the army were called in to help track her down. Her ability to evade them all gripped the nation.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1576 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-19 ‘A Jar of Jam’

    Mum loses the jar of jam she has just bought, and it is found by one person in need of sustenance after another, until Mum finds it just where she left it, containing nothing but a fat slug with a single red foot. What does Mum think has happened?

    By Betsy Sewell – 1137 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • Book 5-20 ‘Getting to the Summit’

    The story reads as if a man is making his way to the summit of a mountain, negotiating the obstacles. But by the end, the reader realises that interpretation is quite wrong.

    By Betsy Sewell – 1395 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $40.00 + GST
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  • Whiskers Black

    Book 5-21 ‘Whiskers Black’

    Who is this terrifying bearded stranger, and is he really as terrifying as he looks? Why does he choose to live like this, carrying his swag from farm to farm? What do his songs tell us about his life? A glimpse into social history through the story of one man.

    By Betsy Sewell – 2508 words.

    The price is for a class set of 4 copies of this title and includes one copy of the teacher’s comprehension scripted version.

    $44.00 + GST
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  • Level 5 books Composite selection

    Complete set of level 5 titles, in a journal box.

     

    $204.00 + GST
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  • Level 5 senior book selection

    The level 5  Senior book selection comprises 18 titles from the collection. Suitable for 10 – 14 year olds.

     

    $179.00 + GST
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  • Level 5 senior book selection with comprehension booklets

    The level 5 Senior book selection comprises 18 titles from the collection. Suitable for 10 – 14 year olds.

    This includes the set of teacher’s comprehension guides for those titles.

    $269.00 + GST
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  • Level 5 teacher version book set

    Set of level 5  teacher version scripted texts, to compliment the level 5 comprehensive kit.

    Teacher versions include the text of the book with comprehension and vocabulary building scripts.

    These will be sold only with the matching student books.

    These are not available as a separate entity.

    $105.00 + GST
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  • Starter pack level 5 Junior books selection

    Level 5 books
    four copies plus teacher versions of  each the following titles
    suggestions only

    Agnes and Mrs Smith
    Under the Bed
    Mum’s Garden Plan
    Jin the Otter
    A Jar of Jam

    $196.00 + GST
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  • Starter pack level 5 Senior books selection

    Level 5 Senior selection

    Four copies each of the following titles, plus comprehension booklet for each title

    suggestions only
    Me with the Paddles
    One Man and a Donkey
    My Days in the Skidder Gang
    My Days as a River Pig
    Whiskers Black
    $204.00 + GST
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KITS

  • Level 5

    Level 5 Composite kit

    This kit contains:

    • Manual
    • 18 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets
    • Appropriate sliders
    • 21 books – some suitable for Years 4 – 6, others for Years 7 – 10, and some that work for all ages
    • Set of whiteboard markers
    • 60 second sand timer
    • USB with resources for printing.
    • Letter tiles are not routinely included in this kit. You will need either letter tiles, wordchain licences or preferably both.
    • The letter tiles at all levels are identical. Relevant activities are included in the manual.
    • Go to the Extra Components to purchase the letter tiles.
    • for wordchain licences visit https://play.wordchain.co.nz
    $370.00 + GST
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  • Level 5

    Level 5 Junior kit

    This kit contains:

    • Manual
    • 18 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets
    • Appropriate sliders
    • 21 books suitable for Yrs 4 – 6
    • Set of whiteboard markers
    • 60 second sand timer
    • USB with resources for printing.
    • Letter tiles are not routinely included in this kit. You will need either letter tiles, wordchain licences or preferably both.
    • The letter tiles at all levels are identical. Relevant activities are included in the manual.
    • Go to the Extra Components to purchase the letter tiles.
    • for wordchain licences visit https://play.wordchain.co.nz
    $370.00 + GST
    Add to cart Details
  • Level 5

    Level 5 Senior kit

    This kit contains:

    • Manual
    • 18 laminated Fluency and Challenge sheets
    • Appropriate sliders
    • 18 books suitable for Yrs 7 – 10
    • Set of whiteboard markers
    • 60 second sand timer
    • USB with resources for printing.
    • Letter tiles are not routinely included in this kit. You will need either letter tiles, wordchain licences or preferably both.
    • The letter tiles at all levels are identical. Relevant activities are included in the manual.
    • Go to the Extra Components to purchase the letter tiles.
    • for wordchain licences visit https://play.wordchain.co.nz
    $350.00 + GST
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