About Innovator's Journey

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Innovator's Journey turns reading into an adventure in creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship for young people aged 8 to 16. Our 21-novel series follows characters who imagine ideas, solve problems and build something real — modelling the mindset of an entrepreneur in a way children can relate to and enjoy. Every novel comes with AI-powered learning tools — flashcards, quizzes, infographics, mind maps and phonetics — generated in the reader's own language and adjustable by difficulty. Children read or listen to each adventure, while parents guide the experience from a home-coaching dashboard that tracks progress and surfaces what their child is learning. Available in seven languages — English, French, Spanish, Chinese, Yoruba, Igbo and Hausa — the platform is built for families, schools and young learners everywhere. A weekly R.I.C.H newsletter gives parents fresh coaching ideas and inspiration every week. We believe every child carries a spark of genius, and our mission is to help it grow — one story, one idea, one adventure at a time.

Why home coaching & reading matter

The evidence behind Innovator's Journey — for ages 8 to 16, worldwide.

1.4M

More words heard by kindergarten when a child is read to daily at home

Source 1
33%

US 4th-graders reading at or above the proficient level (NAEP 2022)

Source 2
25%

Children with fewer than 10 books at home who feel 'very confident' as readers

Source 3
1 in 4

OECD 15-year-olds below baseline reading proficiency (PISA 2022)

Source 4

Reading on track, by region

Share of 15-year-olds at or above baseline reading proficiency (PISA 2022, Level 2+).

UKEuropeAsiaAfricaUS0%25%50%75%100%

Source: OECD, PISA 2022 Results (Volume I) [4] and the England PISA 2022 National Report [5]; Africa figure from OECD PISA for Development [6]. UK and US both at 80%; Asia reflects top-performing systems (Singapore, 89%).

References

  1. [1]When Children Are Not Read to at Home: The Million Word Gap. Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics (Logan et al., 2019). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30908424/
  2. [2]NAEP Reading: National Achievement-Level Results, Grade 4 (2022). U.S. Department of Education, NCES — The Nation's Report Card. https://www.nationsreportcard.gov/reading/nation/achievement/
  3. [3]Reading Facts. The Reading Agency. https://readingagency.org.uk/our-work/our-research/reading-facts/
  4. [4]PISA 2022 Results (Volume I): The State of Learning and Equity in Education. OECD, 2023. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-2022-results-volume-i_53f23881-en.html
  5. [5]PISA 2022: National Report for England. UK Department for Education, 2023. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/656dc3321104cf0013fa742f/PISA_2022_England_National_Report.pdf
  6. [6]PISA for Development. OECD. https://www.oecd.org/en/publications/pisa-for-development_2218567x-en.html