Yasuke

Fluency 6 books have a word count of 4560 words with an expected reading rate of 95 words per minute. From servant to samurai. Meet the legendary warrior Yasuke in this exciting graphic novel, and see how he climbed the ranks in Japan and protected the warlord''s castle from destruction, before vanishing from history.

Auteur

Chris Bradford is the multi-million copy selling author of the Young Samurai, Bodyguard and Jake and Jen series. Renowned for his dynamic author events and his 'method writing' technique, Chris is a black belt martial artist, qualified professional bodyguard and former musician. His life goal is #GettingKidsReading

Markia Jenai is an African American illustrator from Detroit, MI. She works in the realm of historical fiction and non-fiction. Markia has illustrated artwork for middle-grade chapter books such as Lena and the Burning of Greenwood, the board book The Story of Juneteenth and the graphic novel It's Her Story: Josephine Baker.

Résumé
Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.