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 Japan)

• 8 book set (a～h) / size: 18.2 x 14.8 cm / Full color
• Pages per book: 16 pages
• Words per book: about 120 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.

◆7-a　 The Kite Day

Frank and Mike go kite flying with their Dad.

Word Count: 120
Text type: Narrative – Realistic fiction

◆7-b　 The Bike Ride

Su Ling and Matt are trying to catch up with their friend on her bike – will they do it?

Word Count: 118
Text type: Narrative – Realistic fiction

â—†7-c　 June’s New Car　

June wants to buy a new car…but will she find one that’s just right?

Word Count: 119
Text type: Narrative – Realistic ficion

◆7-d　 Kangaroos

Discover things you didn’t know about different types of kangaroos in this informative text.

Word Count: 111
Text type: Factual description

â—†7-e　 Beaver’s Photo

Beaver and Bronte go to the circus to see their friend perform.

Word Count: 120
Text type: Narrative – Fantasy

◆7-f　 The Zoo Trip

This book describes the animals that Cory and Sally see when they visit the zoo with their mum.

Word Count: 115
Text type: Factual recount

◆7-g　 Pete and Katy Go Skiing

What adventures Pete, the platypus, and Katie, the kangaroo, get up to when they go skiing!

Word Count: 118
Text type: Literary Recount –

◆7-h　 Hot-Air Balloon Day

This book looks at different types of hot-air balloons.

Word Count: 115
Text type: Information report

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