# Reading Champion: Sam and the Yam

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- Book: [Reading Champion: Sam and the Yam](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-bryant/reading-champion-sam-and-the-yam) ([Reading Champion: Sam and the Yam.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-bryant/reading-champion-sam-and-the-yam.md))
- Authors: [Ann Bryant](https://www.bookquiver.com/ann-bryant)
- Publisher: Franklin Watts
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4519-277-2
- Published: 2025-02-27
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

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) In this retelling of a traditional tale from Africa, a farmer named Sam is shocked to discover a yam that talks! Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills. Fantastic 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. This retelling of the original traditional tale is suitable for children aged 5-7, or those reading at book band Blue.