Dark Man: Decodable Editions

Interest Age: 13+

Reading Age: 5 - 7

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With atmospheric illustrations, captivating stories and an innovative design that appeals to (and supports) poor readers, Dark Man has been acclaimed around the world.

The low level series follows a shadowy, brooding loner who has been recruited to play a part in a secret struggle between good and evil.

Each book is a self-contained 100% fully decodable story, while also being part of a greater whole – a kind of ‘Dark Man mythology’.

They’re ideal for teens/adults who’re still practising and consolidating their phonics knowledge (Letters and Sounds Phases 2-5) and need edgy, age-appropriate reading material.

Though rest assured, while these stories look very dark, they only hint at horror – there is actually no ‘tough content’.

NOTE: this series contains the new ‘decodable editions’ of some of our Dark Man titles (where we’ve made the necessary word changes to make the texts 100% fully decodable at Letters and Sounds Phase 5). For the full series of original editions, which are all quizzed for Accelerated Reader, head here.