John knows that he’s lucky to be working up on deck, in the fresh air. He’s still a convict boy, but at least he’s not chained in the ship’s hold, with all the adult convicts. He feels even luckier when he is put in charge of looking after all of the animals on board.But when the convict ship strikes a reef under the water, John doesn’t know if he’ll even be able to keep himself safe – let alone all of the animals. Ruby level titles give readers the variety they need to become confident and successful readers, using a range of characters, topics and text styles keep children engaged and encourage discussion. PM Guided Reading Fiction books are engaging stories that increase in word count and pages in line with progression of children’s reading age, for appropriate literacy skills development. The books represent all the standard text types and include a number of literal, inferential and applied knowledge comprehension questions. #pm19-offer