# Reading Champion: Max and the Gladiator

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- Book: [Reading Champion: Max and the Gladiator](https://www.bookquiver.com/damian-harvey/reading-champion-max-and-the-gladiator) ([Reading Champion: Max and the Gladiator.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/damian-harvey/reading-champion-max-and-the-gladiator.md))
- Authors: [Damian Harvey](https://www.bookquiver.com/damian-harvey), [Nigel Baines](https://www.bookquiver.com/nigel-baines)
- Publisher: franklin_watts
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-14-4517-973-5
- Published: 2020-06-18
- 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) Max is on a school trip to Chester to visit some Roman ruins. As he takes a little nap after lunch he is suddenly transported back in time ... and before him stands a fully armed Roman Gladiator! 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. The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows: Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+ Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+ Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+ Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+ Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+