Damian Harvey 
Harry’s Great Escape 
Independent Reading Blue 4

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)Harry the class hamster thinks the children have much more fun than he does. When his cage door is left open one day, he takes his chance to explore. Harry’s Great Escape is a fun and cautionary tale filled with hilarious illustrations to engage the reader. Join Harry on his dangerous journey around the class! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child’s reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.