Manga-styled graphic and illustrated novels with exciting sc-fi plots to engage even the most reluctant readers. Each of the three series is split across four ability levels and follows a differnt group of characters as they explore outer space. The teachers' resource book provides guided reading notes and activities on each book and the accompanying CD-ROM provides templates and artwork for writing a new graphic novel together with short one-off writing activities. *Special features:* * Sophisticated, cool characters * High action plots engage even the most reluctant readers * Mixture of boys and girls as the main protagonists * Character profiles and glossaries. *What is on the CD-ROM:* * Short writing tasks * Everything you need to write your own graphic novel: ** Character cards ** Clipart and artwork from the graphic novels ** Graphic novel frame. A portal to another world? Cool. Meeting aliens? Cool. Caught in a flash flood? Not so cool. Molly and James are having a bad day...