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New Releases by Franklin Watts

Franklin Watts is the author of Eid-ul-Adha (2026), Celebrate!: Eid-Ul-Adha (2026), Reading Champion: Reading Champion Pink Band Book 4 (2026), Chinese New Year (2026), Celebrate!: Chinese New Year (2026).

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Eid-ul-Adha

release date: Nov 12, 2026
Eid-ul-Adha
Happy Eid-ul-Adha! Eid-ul-Adha is one of the most important Muslim festivals. It teaches the importance of looking after one another. Find out about the food, clothes, prayers and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Diwali, Christmas, Chinese New Year, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Celebrate!: Eid-Ul-Adha

release date: Nov 12, 2026

Reading Champion: Reading Champion Pink Band Book 4

release date: Oct 08, 2026
Reading Champion: Reading Champion Pink Band Book 4
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Litter Pickers follows Class 2B as they clean up the litter on their local beach. They find all kinds of things and work hard to pick everything up! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 4-5 year olds or those reading book band pink 1B.

Chinese New Year

release date: Sep 10, 2026
Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! This festival is held every spring and celebrates the beginning of the Chinese new year. Find out about the food, decorations, stories and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Celebrate!: Chinese New Year

release date: Sep 10, 2026
Celebrate!: Chinese New Year
Happy Chinese New Year! This festival is held every spring and celebrates the beginning of the Chinese new year. Find out about the food, decorations, stories and traditions behind this important festival. The Celebrate series explains how festivals are celebrated around the world for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Christmas, Diwali, Hanukkah, Eid-ul-Adha, Eid-ul-Fitr, Holi, Easter Full-colour photographs show the celebrations in action, covering topics such as clothes, food, places of worship, ceremonies, rituals and traditions.

Celebrate!: Diwali

release date: Aug 13, 2026

Reading Champion: Reading Champion Gold Band Graphic Readers 5

release date: Aug 13, 2026
Reading Champion: Reading Champion Gold Band Graphic Readers 5
Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic book form, perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. The books have been book banded to support children''s reading in the classroom. The Ace Inventors books have all been banded at book band 9 Gold.

Reading Champion: Reading Champion Gold Band Graphic Readers 1

release date: Jul 09, 2026
Reading Champion: Reading Champion Gold Band Graphic Readers 1
In this story the three kid inventors try their luck at making a rocket to travel across space ... but somehow end up in the wrong dimension - how will they get back home? Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic book form, perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. The books have been book banded to support children''s reading in the classroom. The Ace Inventors books have all been banded at book band 9 Gold.

Celebrate!: Eid-Ul-Fitr

release date: May 14, 2026

Poles Apart: Exploring Antarctica

release date: Apr 23, 2026
Poles Apart: Exploring Antarctica
Covered in vast expanses of ice and snow, and battered by gale-force winds, Antarctica is one of Earth''s most isolated and hostile habitats. And yet many amazing animals and plants thrive in these extreme conditions. This book explores Antarctica, showing the plants and animals that survive here in the long dark winters and acute cold. Learn about ice floes and pack ice so heavy and hard they can tear a ship''s hull and read about the amazing Antarctic fish who have anti-freeze in their blood. See the stunning Southern lights rippling across the sky in glowing greens and yellows and find out what sparkling diamond dust is. Because so few humans can live in such cold conditions, this means the region is mostly unspoilt, providing a great environment for scientific research. This book looks at the work that happens in Antarctica as well as exploring some of the problems that affect the region, such as climate change and toxic pollution. Oliver Averill''s atmospheric illustrations provide a visual guide to one of our planet''s extraordinary polar regions. Perfect for children aged 7+

Reading Champion: the Magpie's Nest

release date: Nov 08, 2025
Reading Champion: the Magpie's Nest
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Magpie is the best at building nests and tries to show the other birds how it is done, but they soon grow impatient. One by one they leave before Magpie is finished, explaining why birds nests'' all look different! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. This retelling of an old English fairy tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Orange

The Four Dragons

release date: Jun 12, 2025

Reading Champion: Reading Champion Turquoise Band Graphic Readers 6

release date: May 08, 2025
Reading Champion: Reading Champion Turquoise Band Graphic Readers 6
Follow Kid Pirate and his crew in this graphic novel adventure as they are marooned on a desert island .... In this story Kid Pirate and his crew encounter a pesky parrot - first it flies off with their treasure map, then steals some of their grapes, but what are the shiny things it keeps leaving behind? Could it lead them to an amazing discovery ... Reading Champion Graphic readers is a new strand in the Reading Champion programme. Each story follows the adventures of the same set of characters in exciting comic book form, perfect for encouraging reluctant readers. The books have been book banded to support children''s reading in the classroom. The Kid Pirate books have all been banded at book band 7 Turquoise.

Reading Champion: the Enormous Turnip

release date: Apr 10, 2025

Reading Champion: Reading Champion Turquoise Band Graphic Readers 1

release date: Mar 13, 2025

Reading Champion: Reading Champion Turquoise Band Graphic Readers 2

release date: Mar 13, 2025
Reading Champion: Reading Champion Turquoise Band Graphic Readers 2
First graphic readers levelled at book band Turquoise 7, featuring the same set of characters on six daring adventures.

The Little Red Hen

release date: Feb 13, 2025
The Little Red Hen
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Blue.

Reading Champion: Reading Champion World Tales Orange Band (6)

release date: Sep 08, 2022

Reading Champion: Monkey's Tail

release date: Aug 25, 2022
Reading Champion: Monkey's Tail
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for 5-7 year olds or those reading book band orange.

Reading Champion: Animals That Glow

release date: Jun 14, 2022

Reading Champion: Non Fiction Green 5: Lizards

release date: May 10, 2022
Reading Champion: Non Fiction Green 5: Lizards
This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Rainbow

release date: Oct 14, 2021
Rainbow
Explore all the different colours that make up a rainbow in this early reader information book. See the child progress his painting of a rainbow in the lovely artwork that accompanies the clear, simple non-fiction text. This book is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE) Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original texts are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. Perfect for children aged 3+ just starting to read, or reading at book band Pink.

Discover and Do: Plants

release date: Mar 09, 2021

Reading Champion: Birthday Riddles

release date: Nov 12, 2020

Reading Champion: the New Baby

release date: Mar 26, 2020

Space Pirates

release date: Dec 12, 2019
Space Pirates
Join the intrepid Galaxy Warriors Jet, Tip and Boo Hoo on their quest to save the universe from destructive baddies Lord and Lady Evil and Dr Y. Jet and Tip get a new command from Master Control to intercept some precious cargo. It''s time to become space pirates!

Reading Champion: Ella's School Trip

release date: Nov 14, 2019
Reading Champion: Ella's School Trip
Ella is nervous about her first school trip - to a museum. Where will she sit? Where will she have lunch? There are so many things she feels worried about ... but maybe with the help of her friend, Josh, she will enjoy the trip after all. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.

Why Should I?

release date: Feb 12, 2019
Why Should I?
A gentle picture book that examines the issue of respect in a reassuring way - perfect for young children who struggle with respecting possessions, or other people''s space or opinions. The story offers a way in to talk about what respect is and why it is important, reinforcing good behaviour. At the end of the story, there are notes for parents and teachers with suggestions of ways to help children deal with the big emotions they experience. Arin really struggles with showing respect for his own possessions or those of others. He doesn''t see why he should respect other people''s space or opionions either. But when everyone gets upset with him, Arin feels upset, too. Grandpa helps to explain how being respectful shows care for others, and how treating others how he wishes to be treated himself will make him, and others, feel happier. This book is part of a series, Our Emotions and Behaviour, which is perfect for sharing with children as a gentle means of identifying and discussing their emotions, boosting their confidence and helping social and emotional development. Each book has a fun story which is backed up by suggestions for activities and ideas to talk through together and a wordless storyboard for children to tell a story themselves and reinforce the story''s message. The series supports the Personal, Social and Emotional Development Area of Learning in the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Parrots of the Caribbean

release date: Feb 12, 2019
Parrots of the Caribbean
When there''s trouble deep at sea and a sea monster is terrorising the oceans, only one team can save the day - the Parrots of the Caribbean! This first colour chapter book is a perfectly levelled, accessible text for Key stage 2 readers aged 7-8. Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child''s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure. The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows: Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+ Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+
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