Dani Binns: Heroic Helicopter Pilot

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When Dani Binns opens her toy box something exciting happens …


Dani Binns is a helicopter pilot! She is part of an air-sea rescue team, who have received a distress call from a boat stuck out on the stormy sea. With the help of her maze puzzle game, Dani steadies her nerves and the helicopter so her teammates can rescue the sailor.


This exciting title in the Dani Binns mini-series is written by Lisa Rajan.


Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.


Text type: An adventure story


Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.