Race Ahead with Reading are fantastic colour chapter books.

When giant tumbleweeds blow into town, Cactus Joe and his friend Little Bo have lots of fun playing dodgeball. But then Little Bo gets trapped in a tumbleweed and it takes off! Cactus Joe knows he needs help to rescue Little Bo - so he asks his Uncle for some magic cactus juice - the problem is you never know quite what it's going to do!

Race Ahead with Reading is the perfect series to introduce children to longer books, help them gain a sense of achievement at completing each bite-size chapter and really take the driving seat with their reading! A brilliant way to boost confidence of 6-8 year old readers.

This book is part of a book series called Race Ahead With Reading .

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a chapter book. Publishers market early chapter books at readers aged 6-10 years. This book was published 2016 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sam Hay is a talent to watch. She has written titles for Kingfisher's 'I Am Reading' series, and now makes her debut with A&C Black. Donald Budge is a recent graduate from Connecticut College and the winner of the Blue Mesa Reviews 2010 Fiction Contest. Daron Parton has a degree in illustration and has recently won two prestigious illustration awards.