Cassie and Ben are rehearsing for a school band concert, but Ben seems to think he's more musical than others think he is! Band mate Sophie has finally been allowed to get the kitten she's always wanted, but there are a lot of choices that need to be made. Where to get him from? What to look for? Never fear, Cassie and Ben are there to lend a hand.

This New York Times bestseller sure isn't chicken feed!

Lara decides to go to a new gym with Mr and Mrs Cook - she has a bit of a pooch paunch to shift. But she makes a shocking discovery! Harriet Hawk, the evil gym owner, is brainwashing everyone into becoming an army of criminals, robbing banks and raiding jewellers all over the country.

Rabbit just adores his friend Pig. So he is excited to make a list of all the things he loves about Pig. And who better to help him write the list than Pig himself? Rabbit and Pig's clever back-and-forth shows the funny ways friends bounce ideas and feelings off each other. Full color.

Oxford Literacy guided reading texts are carefully levelled to support and develop the strategies required by a reader at each of the stages. Follow the stories of children, their families and their belongings as they journey from all parts of the world to make their new home in Australia, and read a traditional tale from their homeland.