Alfie's Great Escape (Reading Ladder Level 2)
Kate Irwin
Subjects
- Animal Tales - bundles of fur, fluff and fun
- Funny Stuff - rib ticklers to make you fall off your chair
Average rating
A funny first experiences story about a baboon who escapes from a safari park to go to his very first birthday party. Great for children learning to read.
Baboons can be so mean! When he falls out with his best friend, Alfie the baboon thinks he’d be better off living with humans. After all, they’re never mean and they never argue. Or do they …?
The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading.
Level 2 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for readers who are growing in confidence and are beginning to enjoy longer stories.
Clear type
Up to 8 lines per page
Bright, appealing pictures for added interest
A variety of sentence structures
A wider range of vocabulary
Strong themes and characters to discuss
Book band: Purple
Reviews
Love the animals in this story
Inspector Bruno Banana 14.08.2025
I loved the way he thought humans do not fight
Empress Peaches Scratchings 19.08.2024
Star Reviewer
It was a fun story to read
Princess Bubbles Hungry-Hippo 24.07.2024
About a baboon and people dressed as animals and they had a party but he did something wrong so he decided to escape. The nice lady I would like to recommend it to
Coach Peaches Bertrand 16.09.2023
This book was a fiction book I liked Alfie best because he had fun at the party and then at the end he became friends with Toby again.
Senor Cornelius Bumblebee 14.08.2023
It is is nice that Toby is nice
Captain River Pinkerton 11.08.2023
The story is about Alfie the Baboon who went to a birthday party but he didn't get the girl a birthday present. He gave her bugs instead. My favourite character is Alfie.
Countess Aspidistra Vampire 26.08.2021
It was a great book Alfie . It was a bit funny . Yes it is a very Good book
Earl Poseidon Sheep-Dip 21.12.2020
I liked this book, because it has a birthday party in it. I love birthday parties.
Sir Sketch Pipistrel 19.07.2020
I liked the part when Alfie went to a party.
Anonymous 27.12.2017
It was about naughty baboons
Anonymous 20.08.2017
