About this ebook
Today it's sports day in the sun.
But do you think that Pete can run?
Ever since Pete tripped over his long legs and enormous feet, he refuses to run races with the other monsters. But what happens when Jamie Lee gets stuck in the mud down the well? It will take a special someone to help rescue her!
The School of Monsters series is cleverly designed to make reading fun for young readers! Start by reading only the last word on every line, and work your way up to reading the whole story. The students at the School of Monsters may be full of mischief, but their infectious sense of humour and kindness always saves the day!
- DR SEUSS MEETS SESAME STREET: The perfect series to engage and encourage emerging readers, with bouncing rhymes, simple vocabulary and a colourful cast of characters.
- GLOBALLY BESTSELLING SERIES: With over two million books in print and available in fifteen languages, School of Monsters has fans all over the world and plenty of titles in the series for hungry new readers!
- FEATURES DECODABLE VOCABULARY: Includes simple text for beginner readers to sound out, helping them learn and master a variety of words.
- STAR AUTHOR/ILLUSTRATOR DUO: Australian Children's Laureate Sally Rippin and much-loved illustrator Chris Kennett have created an enticing monsters' universe together.
- BONUS CONTENT: Every book features a fun phonics-based word game, a guide to fostering early literacy, and a how-to-draw spread for the main character!
Spark your child's love of reading with more stories from the School of Monsters:
- Mary Has the Best Pet
- Hairy Sam Loves Bread and Jam
- Pete's Big Feet
- Jamie Lee's Birthday Treat
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About the author
Sally Rippin is a best-selling and beloved author for children, and the eighth Australian Children's Laureate. Her most popular series include Billie B Brown, Hey Jack! and School of Monsters, and she has over 10 million books in print worldwide. She has also written one book for adults: Wild Things: How We Learn to Read and What Can Happen If We Don’t.
As the Australian Children’s Laureate, Sally promotes the importance and transformational power of reading, creativity and story in the lives of young Australians. She is passionate about literacy and access to stories, and travels across the world speaking with parents, teachers and librarians about how to engage struggling readers.
Chris Kennett has been drawing ever since he could hold a pencil (or so his mum says). But professionally, Chris has been creating quirky characters for just over 20 years. He's best known for drawing weird and wonderful creatures from the Star Wars universe, and his School of Monsters and Cross Bones series.
