Highwire Set A 10 Titles

Highwire Set A offers a dynamic collection of ten high-energy, magazine-style books designed to engage even the most reluctant readers aged 9 and up. Featuring a contemporary and edgy visual design, each title in this set includes both fiction and non-fiction content centred around a single, targeted comprehension focus. The thematic topics such as forensic science, digital environments, survival, nutrition, and extreme events ensure relevance and excitement for readers. Titles include: Forensics, First Off the Mark, Stand By Me, Virtual World, Poison, You Are What You Eat, Don’t Try This at Home, That’s Lucky, Escape, and Survivors. This structured yet stimulating series enables students to practise essential comprehension strategies in real-world contexts, encouraging deeper reading engagement. Ideal for group discussion, independent reading, or extension activities in upper primary classrooms.

Educational Benefits:

• Supports comprehension development through targeted instructional focuses.
• Builds student engagement using real-world, high-interest topics.
• Encourages critical thinking and analysis through diverse text forms.
• Enhances vocabulary and text navigation skills with magazine-style layout.

Classroom Ideas:

• Use each title as a thematic prompt for small group discussions.
• Pair fiction and non-fiction texts for compare-and-contrast activities.
• Set up a student-led “magazine club” for peer review and response writing.
• Assign articles for comprehension jigsaws or group presentations.