Books in Livewires series

Stimulating and accessible, the titles in the LIVEWIRE series have been produced in association with The Basic Skills Agency to ensure a non-patronising approach towards the requirements of readers with special needs. They provide teenagers/adult interest level fiction and non-fiction for those with reading ages below 10, or adult students learning English as a second language. Each book is graded at one of the following reading ages: 6--7, 7--8, 8--9 or 9--10. All LIVEWIRE books are written by qualified Special Needs teachers, and are expertly assessed and subtly colour-coded for the appropriate reading age. LIVEWIRE PLAYS is a series of exciting plays about the issues, dramas and challenges of being young. In DOING MACBETH, Ben, Tom, Alice and Kirsty decide to update the witches' spell. After all, who wants to read about newts' eyes?

The texts in this series are aimed at teenagers and adults with reading ages below ten, or adult students learning English as a foreign language. They are assessed by the Basic Skills Agency for content, structure and layout, and are designed specifically to sustain students' interest with storylines and illustrations. Written by special needs teachers, the Investigates books offer accounts of careers, hobbies, sports, extreme sports, disasters, mysteries and animals, and are designed for those with reading ages between six and nine years.