Russell Punter - Children's Author

Russell’s earliest ambition was to become an artist, well third earliest actually, after dating Marie Osmond and becoming the first 9 year old to play the part of Doctor Who.

He subsequently spent 5 years at art college where he spent his time drawing cartoons and dozing off during art history lectures. All of which accounts for his handiness with a felt tip pen and inability to tell Monet from Manet.

He joined Usborne Publishing as a designer in 1987 but since discovering his literary side in 2003, he has written over twenty books for the company.

He loves writing for children and his biggest fan is his niece, although he’s not letting the fact that she’s not yet old enough to read bother him.

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Featured Books, with extracts by Russell Punter

Chilly Little Penguin
Russell Punter
First Reading: Level Two. A funny tale of a baby penguin who is cold and whatever he tries he can't warm up!. Titles in this level stretch the reader with more advanced storylines, more text and more complicated sentence structure and vocabulary....
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Format: Hardback - Released: 26/09/2008
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Pirate Adventures
Russell Punter
For readers who have just started reading alone, Pirate Adventures combines some swashbuckling stories of the high seas with easy reading large text interspersed with  some very colourful illustrations.
Featured in: 7+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 27/07/2007
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Stories of Pirates
Russell Punter
Young Reading: Series One. Three original high-seas stories for children just beginning to read. This level is perfect for children just starting to read confidently on their own. These are 48 pages in length with 1000-1500 words. They use fairly short, simple sentences...
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Format: Hardback - Released: 31/05/2007
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Percy And The Pirates
Russell Punter
This title is part of four new titles in the fantastic ‘First Reading’ series from Usborne, aimed at children who are beginning to read. The luxurious hardback editions foster pride in book ownership and enthusiasm for reading. Each of these...
Featured in: 5+ readers
Format: Hardback - Released: 27/04/2007
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