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NovaStar is an engaging, research-informed reading series designed to support teachers in developing students' language comprehension, knowledge building and reading for enjoyment.
NovaStar supports the explicit instruction of language comprehension, integrating background knowledge, vocabulary and comprehension strategies.
NovaStar can be used across year levels. As a guide, these first 60 titles have been designed for a middle primary reader (ages 8-10 years old).
Save time with explicit teaching resources
Explicit teaching notes within each NovaStar text will save lesson planning time. Each title includes ideas for developing comprehension strategies, background knowledge, vocabulary and fluency.
Engage students with diverse and relatable content
Humorous graphic novels, relatable fiction characters and fascinating non-fiction texts engage students, fostering a love of reading and a deep curiousity about the world.
Supports structured literacy instruction
Detailed lesson plans follow the gradual release of responsibility model and include learning intentions and success criteria. The texts can also be connected to the Australian Curriculum.
Texts address comprehension strategies such as Predicting, Building on Background Knowledge, Inferring, Summarising and Visualising. Teacher Support resources equip teachers to help students apply these skills to broader literacy activities.
NovaStar supports explicit teaching with clearly stated learning objectives and success criteria. Teacher resources provide opportunities for demonstrating, modelling and scaffolding complex literacy skills and knowledge.
NovaStar titles engage and maintain student interest through diverse characters, captivating narratives and artwork, and contemporary and knowledge-rich non-fiction texts.
Both fiction and non-fiction NovaStar titles have links to a wide range of curriculum learning areas, making them a great resource for building knowledge across a variety of topics. NovaStar titles can support students to build new knowledge while using existing knowledge to connect with the text.
Explore our range of NovaStar titles, including their text type, comprehension strategies and the learning areas they relate to.
The Three Little Pigs Build a House
Narrative - Fairy Tale
Sam's First Hike
Realistic Fiction
A Long Wait
Millie Maker and the Clever Concert Plans
The Hover Kids: Sky Pirates
Science Fiction | Fantasy
A World of Drums
Information Report | Procedure
What's News in Zoos?
Information Report
Soccer Stars
Biography
Which Pet Is Best?
Discussion
Why the Dinosaurs Died Out
My Sister, the Superstar
Go, Dev!
Planet Explorers
Race Around the Kingdom
Stars!
Three Easy Magic Tricks
Procedure
The Secret Lives of Plants
Festival Foods from Around the World
Could You Be an Astronaut?
Explanation
A Healthy Body from Head to Toe
Clara's Better-than-Okay Day
Benji's Computer Bug
Yarn Bombers
How to Build a Sky Garden
Will's Winning Ways
Emergency Workers
Draw Yourself at 100 Years Old
From Beans to Chocolate Bars
Explanation | Recount
Things That Live on You
Egg-Laying Animals
The Hover Kids: Robo-Pets
Max's Super-Special Ice Cream Invention
Adventures on Turtle Island
The Prank Sisters
The Hover Kids: Cloud Chasers
Ancient Aquatic Megafauna
Grime, Crime and Convicts: A Trip into the Past
Description
Decomposers: Earth's Clean-Up Crew
Jobs that Make a Difference
Welcome to South America!
Saving Tomato Day
The Teleportation Glitch
World Record Underpants
The Dragon in the Drawer
Graphic Novel | Fantasy
The Goldfields Thief
Historical Fiction
Skyscrapers: Record Breakers
Information Report | Discussion
Cephalopods
What's Beneath Our Cities?
Movement with Gravity, Friction and Magnetism
Information Report | Recount
Wellbeing: It's Up to Us!
Jack and the Giant Moa
If You Feel Blue, Get on Your Ski-doo and Other Poems
Poetry
Stella's Bright Ideas
Mr Fuzzypants: Cyber-Safety Star
Fantasy
Speaking Our Language
Fixing Food Waste
Explanation | Procedure
Secrets of Our Sporting Heroes
Information Report | Biographical Recount
Dazzling Digital Art
Information Report | Response
Classrooms with a Difference
All About Breaking
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