Finding something strange on the bus leads to a secret egg hatching. What can it be? The story is told entirely in verse. The Secret Egg is a book-banded reading book for developing readers, carefully levelled at Purple Book Band. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this 362-word rhyming story features a more demanding text with an extended vocabulary. It is suitable for ages 7 - 8. The Secret Egg is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).