Finally a Book that Makes Reading Their First Choice!

For Kids 5-9 Years Old...

Kids Love the Treasure Chests and Toys

        

“My son has so much fun with this treasure hunt that he doesn’t even realise he’s reading.  It’s more like a game than a book!” Shelley

                                  7 Reasons Why Your Kids will LOVE this Book-Game

1. Kids get to go on a treasure hunt and find real treasure! Kids today dream about finding lost treasure just as much as we did when we were their age!  And with this book-game, they get to find toy gold coins at the end.

2. Toy prizes to be won every time he reads! Toys are the clues kids use to find the treasure. Just imagine how excited your child will be when he gets to open a treasure chest and find a toy surprize with every page he reads! (Toys meet US safety standards)
                                                    

3. Reading time becomes play time.  Kids don’t just read this book, they interact with it. That’s what makes it so much fun! They are opening chests, matching toys to clue drawings and placing toys on the treasure map.  This is no ordinary book!

4. Thousands of ways to find the gold. Reading a book from front to back is boring! The choose your adventure format means that each time your child reads a story, he opens any chest he wants to. The toy inside the chest is the clue to which story he reads next. Your child might find the gold inside the first chest he opens or she may get to open all 8! Kids read-play over and over to see how quickly they can find the gold. 

5. Inviting and easy to read. Kids can feel confronted by pages and pages of text. Not with Treasure Kai! We've designed this book with amazing, bold illustrations and small blocks of text. And we worked with literacy tutors to make sure that the language level is not a barrier for kids who aren't so keen to read for fun. See two sample pages below!

6. So many adventures that kids can’t put it down! – For some kids, the action in books just doesn’t happen fast enough. That’s why Kai’s treasure hunt is made up of 8 short clue stories to keep kids reading. Each clue story is a complete adventure – opening with a riddle about the challenge Kai must overcome and ending with him finding the next clue chest!  

7. Hours of FREE fun online. There’s a fun-filled website with activities, competitions and more, so kids get to keep learning and having fun! And as a bonus, kids can use the toys and treasure map to crack the code word that opens a secret section online.

                          7 Reasons Why Parents LOVE this Book-Game

1. Kids WANT to read it- How many times have you bought books for your kids that they never start, or finish? Not this one! It’s as much a game as it is a book.

2. Hours of fun – Kids love playing over and over to see how quickly they can find the gold treasure. And parents can make it extra fun by hiding a treat in one of the treasure chests. But that’s not all! The FREE Website has both fun and educational activities to keep kids engaged:  quizzes, word searches, mazes, colouring pages, competitions, opportunities to submit their own creations and more... 

3. Eight action-filled short stories keep your child engaged – Each clue story starts with a riddle that poses the challenge Kai faces to find the next chest on Shark Island. The story then quickly moves to the adventure and solution. So your child doesn’t have to read a whole book to find out what happens -- he gets the immediate gratification with each clue story he reads.  He doesn’t have a chance to get bored!  

4. A book kids are able to read – Did you know that if kids find more than about 5% of words in a book difficult, they’ll often stop reading. We wanted to make sure that language is not a barrier to reading this book so we worked with literacy professionals to ensure readability (reading level is late year 1/early year 2). It’s all about making reading fun!

5. A place to put the pieces so no mess! How many toys or games have you thrown away because the little pieces were lost? We’ve designed this book so that the toys are stored on the book itself, so no more lost toys! And if you want to buy an extra set of toys to play with, you can, without having to buy another book!

6. Amazing value for money – I know it seems crazy but this book delivers 8 great stories, 8 treasure chests, 8 terrific toys plus FREE online fun for the price you’d usually pay for a hardback book.  Why do we sell it at this price instead of at board game prices? Because we are passionate about kids reading - especially those kids who don't usually read for fun!

7. The book that gives back – We believe so strongly in the need for kids to read that we are donating a percentage of the revenue we make from this book to literacy causes.

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Order by March 31, 2009 to Save on Shipping & Handling

Order now to save approx $5 AUD on shipping and handling in Australia and $3 USD in the US.

These book-games are not available in bookstores so save on shipping and handling while you can!

Thank you and may you always Treasure Reading!

Karen Guinn Robertson

Author of Treasure Kai and the Lost Gold of Shark Island
Creator of the new book-game format