Beast Hunter

By Kathryn White

Everyone knows the flooded quarry is a dangerous place. But when Jacob spots the tail of a huge reptile disappearing into the undergrowth, nobody believes him! He needs to get a photo as proof before anyone will take him seriously. And that means hunting the beast himself...

Highly readable, exciting books that take the struggle out of reading, Wired encourages and supports reading practice by providing gripping, age-appropriate stories for struggling and reluctant readers or those with English as an additional language aged 11+, at a manageable length (64 pages) and reading level (8+). Produced in association with reading experts at CatchUp, a charity which aims to address underachievement caused by literacy and numeracy difficulties.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Release date: Feb 2, 2012
• ISBN: 9781408164594

Kathryn White

Kathryn White grew up in the Midlands of England and now lives in Wells with her husband. Inspired by her children and grandchildren, she has written more than thirty children's books, almost all of which feature animals as the main characters.

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Afterwards

Chapter 1

Joker

No one likes to be turned into a joke.

But that happened to me when I saw a crocodile in the old quarry pond near my home.

It was the second week of the holidays. I was already bored and I had another month to go before term started. Then I’d be back to being bored at school again.

Anyway, I was kicking about down at the quarry.

The quarry is very deep, and it’s very dangerous because it’s full of old machines. There’s a sign up saying:

NO SWIMMING

and other signs that say:

DANGER

My mate Ryan once put on his snorkel and went down to have a look.

When he came up I thought he was going to explode, he was so thrilled.

Amazing! he gasped.

What’s in there? I asked.

Everything’s in there! said Ryan. There’s something big. I think it might be a tractor.

No way, I said.

I wanted to get into the murky water and see for myself.

"And