From Macmillan Education Australia, the PRIMARY PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR 3 years in a row, comes this fantastic literacy program: Springboard. It is designed for children who are considered “at risk” for reading. In order to engage children who may not like to read, the content is varied and interesting, and the language starts very simple, gradually getting harder.

Sold in level packs, each level pack has 8 books: 3 factual and 5 fiction.

*Oct 1, 2023 price revision: ISBN also changed. Click here for details.

â–  Published by: Macmillan Australia
(Printed in Japan)

• 8 book set (a～h) / size: 18.2 x 14.8 cm / Full color
• Pages per book: 16 pages
• Words per book: about 85 words
• Sentences per page: 3 sentences

* The difference between Springboard Series and Apricot Springboard.

1. There is no difference in the contents between them.
2. The book size of Apricot Springboard is a bit smaller than Springboard Series by 5 mm-1 cm.
3. The price of each title of Apricot Springboard is 300 yen higher than Springboard Series.
4. Apricot Springboard is printed in Japan instead of overseas.

Three thirsty little cats get up to plenty of mischief.

Word Count: 98
Text type: Narrative

◆5-b　 Pet Dogs and Working Dogs

Explore the differences between pet dogs and working dogs.

Word Count: 99
Text type: Factual description

◆5-c　 This Little Critter　

This factual text presents simple information on different insects.

Word Count: 98
Text type: Information report

◆5-d　 To the Space Station

A lovely story about some elephant friends making a trip in their rocket to the space station.

Word Count: 89
Text type: Narrative

◆5-e　 Big Greg the Firefighter

Big Greg is a firefighter and works hard all day.

Word Count: 100
Text type: Literary Recount

◆5-f　 Trent and Grace Make a Home

A simple story about two spiders making their home, garden and playground in a yard just like yours.

Word Count: 100
Text type: Literary Recount

◆5-g　 Wally Wombat Goes to the City

Wally Wombat travels to the city and looking to find some other wombats friends

Word Count: 100
Text type: Narrative

◆5-h　 Look in the Tree

This text presents inforamion about different creatures that can be found in trees.

Word Count: 97
Text type: Information report

FREE Teaching Guides

You can download free teaching guides for the books. They include reduced-size pages from each book along with detailed instructions for using each book with a class.
The teaching guides also contain 2 worksheets per book! After reading the book, have the students do the fun worksheets which check comprehension and give reading/writing practice.

>>Downloadable Teaching Guides