From Macmillan Education Australia, the PRIMARY PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 3 years in a row, comes this fantastic literacy program: Springboard. It is designed for children who are considered “at risk” for reading. In order to engage children who may not like to read, the content is varied and interesting, and the language starts very simple, gradually getting harder.

Sold in level packs, each level pack has 8 books: 3 factual and 5 fiction.

â–  Published by: Macmillan Australia
(Printed in Japan)

• 8 book set (a～h) / size: 18.2 x 14.8 cm / Full color
• Pages per book: 16 pages
• Words per book: about 105 words
• Sentences per page: 4 sentences

* The difference between Springboard Series and Apricot Springboard.

1. There is no difference in the contents between them.
2. The book size of Apricot Springboard is a bit smaller than Springboard Series by 5 mm-1 cm.
3. The price of each title of Apricot Springboard is 300 yen higher than Springboard Series.
4. Apricot Springboard is printed in Japan instead of overseas.

◆6-a　 The Surprise

This lovely story is about the surprise Grandma brings for Pip.

Word Count: 101
Text type: Literary Recount – realistic fiction

◆6-b　 Animals That Live in the City

Information about the different types of animals that live in the city.

Word Count: 105
Text type: Information report

◆6-c　 Escape From the Zoo　

An entertaining story on some animals who are friends and escape from the zoo.

Word Count: 108
Text type: Narrative – fantasy

◆6-d　 The Moon Car Race

Two friends go to the moon to race their car.

Word Count: 107
Text type: Literary recount

◆6-e　 After School

Describes the activities a little boy does when he comes home from school.

Word Count: 107
Text type: Factual recount

◆6-f　 Giraffe Goes Skating

An entertaining story about a giraffe who wants to go skating but won’t wear a helmet.

Word Count: 101
Text type: Literary recount

◆6-g　 Make a Fruit Salad

Step by step instructions on how to make a fruit salad.

Word Count: 102
Text type: Procedure

◆6-h　 Lunch in the Park

A lovely, simple story about a man who feeds the birds in the park when he goes to have lunch.

Word Count: 108
Text type: Narrative – realistic fiction

FREE Teaching Guides

You can download free teaching guides for the books. They include reduced-size pages from each book along with detailed instructions for using each book with a class.
The teaching guides also contain 2 worksheets per book! After reading the book, have the students do the fun worksheets which check comprehension and give reading/writing practice.

>>Downloadable Teaching Guides