Vayu Naidu-Banfield 
Reading Planet – Ganesh’s Secret Forest – Gold: Galaxy 

Mita and Jyot are celebrating the Ganesh festival in India when they are magically transported to a forest and meet the real-life Ganesh – the elephant-headed deity! Can they work with Ganesh to stop some trappers from capturing a herd of elephants in the forest? Ganesh’s Secret Forest is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 6-7 years