Product Description In this cluster, Max, Cat, Ant and Tiger have to face the evil Dr X in a showdown - find out what happens in the two part adventure Revenge of the X-bots! and The X-machine. Then read The Deep - an action-packed adventure story set on board a subterranean research centre. Also, find out moreabout some real life escapes in the two non fiction books, Escaping Slavery and Escape from Colditz.Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in the books, prompt questions and suggest a range of follow-up activities. The Great Escapes Guided Reading Notes provide step-by-step guided reading support for each book in the Great Escapes cluster, together withguidance about comprehension, assessment for learning and vocabulary enrichment. Hands-on follow-up activities and cross-curricular links are also provided for each book. About the Author Tony Bradman has been involved with children's books for nearly thirty years, as a reviewer, editor, poet and writer of stories. He has published more than 200 books for children of all ages, and his work has been translated into more than twenty languages and read all over the world, as wellas being adapted for television. He is probably best known for the Dilly the Dinosaur books, and one of his stories is currently being adapted into a film by Cartoon Network. Tony has three children and two grandchildren, and lives in London.