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Welcome Back to the Story Street -
A Fictional World of Fun and Adventure!

What makes Story Street Unique?
The only reading series which offers modern and topical P.S.H.E*. Your students learn about themselves and the world as they learn English. A fictional world that all children can relate to because the characters grow up with them in a contemporary multicultural community. Children become enthralled by the plots, which build into developed and realistic storylines. Fantasy, novelty books and two-part cliffhanger books intrigue and motivate your students.

P.S.H.E* = Personal, Social and Health Education. Story Street includes stories like losing a pet, parental separation, school bullying, sibling rivalry, and teen romance.

 

Story Street... what its like? Download the map and find out!
 

 

Meet the characters... who lives in Story Street?

Sam Summerday
Sam is a very active – full of dreams and schemes – she has a great sense of fun!  She is not afraid to take risks.  She longs to have a pet, but she lives in an apartment.  As Sam grows up, she will have to deal with her parents separation.

Jojo MacDonald
Jojo is Mouse’s outgoing twin sister who loves football and horses. Throughout the stories, Jojo shows that she can stand up for herself and her brother. They live with their mum, dad, baby brother Pip, and their pets. 

Mouse MacDonald
Mouse’s real name is Mark, but Mouse suits his character better, so that’s what everyone calls him. He is a bit nervous, but he proves he can be brave when he needs to be. He is fascinated by outer space, and his bedroom is full of planet mobiles and posters. Mouse and his twin sister share everything, but as they grow up, they have to learn to be individuals.

Ben King
Ben is the oldest of the friends. He is thoughtful and perceptive, and often his quick thinking gets the friends out of trouble (usually caused by Sam). He likes playing with computers – like his Dad. His mum, Anna, is a fitness instructor and he has an older sister, Tessa, who he argues with a lot. He is close to his grandparents, who live near Story Street. He has a large cat called Fatcat.

You will meet MORE characters who are quite interesting and unique individuals!

 

Q: What is the target age-group for Story Street?
A: Ranges from kindergarten to above teenageers.

The Story Street series is written for children whose first language is English – as such children will be exposed to natural English expressions and speech. Regardless of age – we recommend this series to foster extensive reading.

Q: How many levels are there?
A: You can choose from twelve levels (Steps).

You can choose the level most appropriate for your child's English level. The levels are color-coded and can easily be identified on the top of the front cover (on the left side of the front cover for Step 7-12) of each title.

Q: What is the word count in each title?
A: The word count is different depending on the Step (level).

At each Step, the amount of words/sentences is controlled so that children can read with ease and independently. So that children can gain confidence and fluency, we recommend the level of the books you choose be a little easier than the child's actual reading level.

 

 # of Pages
& Words
(per book)

Packs &
# of books

Sample page(s)
(click on a image to enlarge)

Step 1

8 pages
10-20 words

Basic
(5 books)
Pack 1
(4 books)
Pack 2
(4 books)
Pack 3
(4 books)

  
 Step 1, Audio Pack 2: Bananas

Step 2

16 pages
30-60 words

Basic
(5 books)
Pack 1
(4 books)
Pack 2
(4 books)
Pack 3
(4 books)

 
 Step 2, Audio Pack 1: Wet! Wet! Wet!

Step 3

16 pages
60-80words

Basic
(5 books)
Pack 1
(4 books)
Pack 2
(4 books)
Pack 3
(4 books)

 
 Step 3, Audio Pack Basic:
 Brave Mouse Part 1

Step 4

24  pages
100-200
words

Basic
(5 books)
Pack 1
(4 books)

 
 Step 4, Audio Pack Basic: Billy's Baby

Step 5

24 pages
250-350
words

Basic
(5 books)
Pack 1
(4 books)

 
 Step 5, Audio Pack Basic: Pirates Ahoy!

Step 6

24 pages
400-600
words

Basic
(5 books)
Pack 1
(4 books)

 
 Step 6, Audio Pack Basic:
 Bad Bert in Trouble

Step 7

24 pages
650-750
words

Audio Pack
(6 books)

  
 Step 7 Audio Pack: Jojo Makes the Team

Step 8

24 pages
750-900
words

Audio Pack
(6 books)

 
 Step 8 Audio Pack: A New School

Step 9

32 pages
900-1,000
words

Audio Pack
(6 books)

 
 Step 9 Audio Pack: Sam's New Flat

Step 10

32 pages
1,000-1,500
words

Step 10 
Pack
(book only)

  
 Step 10 Pack: The Blue Game

Step 11

32 pages
2,000-4,000
words

Step 11 
Pack
(book only)

 
 Step 11 Pack: Taming Tessa

Step 12

48 pages
3,000-5,000
words

Step 12 
Pack
(book only)

 
 Step 12 Pack:
 Mouse and the Bullies Part 1

 

▽ More details about each Step ▽

Story Street: Audio Pack Step 1 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 2 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 3 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 4 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 5 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 6 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 7 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 8 
Story Street: Audio Pack Step 9 

Story Street: Step 10 Pack (book only)  
Story Street: Step 11 Pack (book only)  
Story Street: Step 12 Pack (book only)