{"product_id":"marathon-books-tas-or-mata-reading-levels-8-13-years-old-buy-2-get-10-free","title":"Marathon Books | Mata or Tas + Bonus Activities — Reading Levels: 8-13 Years Old | BUY 2 GET 10 FREE","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this packs, you will get 12 Marathon books for the price of two.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003ePick your series — both can be added; one at a time.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e+ Get Activities for no extra cost:\u003cbr\u003e6 title-specific activities per book!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese retail elsewhere for $12 per book, $25 for the activities. \u003cbr\u003eTotal value: $169 per series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMore information about the series:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth Mata and Tas series are aimed at Year 3-9s (8-13 year olds) who think they don’t want to read or have trouble reading.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdventure-based\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeroic acts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKiwi \/ Aussie culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e— Very engaging for young minds!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe 16-page titles in the Mata series include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCardboard Sled\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMata makes a fast trip down the hill – and through a swamp – to rescue Josh \u0026amp; Tas from the path of a truck.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCliff Cave\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShayla gets stuck on a cliff ledge. Mata has to get through the cave to rescue her.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrazy Trolley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the smoke bomb on Mata’s Uncle Jack’s “crazy trolley” malfunctions, Mata has to take over and guide the trolley to victory.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlat Tyre\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen some older boys let their teacher’s tyre down, Mata and Shayla save the day – and get out of doing the dishes.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHelicopter\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMata uses his remote-control helicopter to get help when Shayla is hurt.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMad Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShayla is in a bad mood. She teases her bird, her cat – and then the neighbour’s dog. Mata has to rescue her – again.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOld Dam\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMata’s cousins tease him and Shayla by trapping them in an old reservoir. Mata reverses the trick.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRaft Rescue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMata rescues a boy who is being swept down the river into a whirlpool. Water-safety rules emphasised.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRock Crusher\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMata warns Shayla to keep off the derelict rock crusher. Of course, she climbs on it.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStolen Lunches\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchool lunches are going missing, and Mata is blamed. He finds – and rescues – the real culprit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStuck Lift\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSchool lunches are going missing, and Mata is blamed. He finds – and rescues – the real culprit.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSuper Sandwich\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJosh’s Mum unwisely tells the boys they can use “anything in the fridge” to make their lunch.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe 24-page titles in the Tas series include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCaves of Doom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh come across a mysterious sideshow.  The reader makes decisions that determine the outcome.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCircus\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh sneak into a circus.  They get caught, and have to work for tickets for themselves and their families.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrash\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh call the emergency services and do basic first aid following a car crash.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDigger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere is a fire behind the school.  Tas sets off the fire alarm and saves his uncle’s digger.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHokey Pokey\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh make hokey pokey – a double-double-double batch – to sell at school.  Mum’s not happy.  Nor is the principal.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJunk Mail Run\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas does his brother’s junk mail run.  He and Josh survive grumpy householders, – and problems getting paid.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutside Dog\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas gets Dad to let him adopt the dog he rescued.  The “outside” dog soon becomes an “inside” dog.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRed Wallet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas finds a wallet.  The reader makes decisions for Tas that determine the outcome of the story.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSea Rescue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas alerts the lifeguards when a dog is swept off the rocks.  He goes out and helps with the rescue.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolar Bike\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh are support crew in a solar bike race.  They become the winning riders when Tas’s uncle is injured.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eStretch Limo\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh spend a week on desperate money-raising schemes to get enough to buy tickets to the big match.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTagger\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTas and Josh are on a noho marae.  They help catch a tagger who defaces the marae fence during the night.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNOTE: If you have purchased an Audio Reading Pen from us before. 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