This non-fiction text takes a look at some of the animals that live in the Sahara Desert, including the dromedary camel, addax antelope, jerboa, fennec fox and monitor lizard. How can all these animals survive in the desert? In the Desert is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

Captain Gunn and the rest of his pirate crew are sailing in search of treasure. On an island in the middle of the ocean, they begin to dig where X marks the spot, but all they find is a rusty chain. What will happen when Bad Harry decides to give it a tug? Pirate Gold is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band.Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

When a merchant picks a rose at a grand castle, a Beast accuses him of stealing. As punishment, the merchant must send his daughter, Bella, to live with the Beast. Bella and the Beast dislike each other when they meet, but can they learn to see the best in one another and become friends? Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

In this book of poetry, children explore the four seasons; Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, through a range of classic poetry techniques. Each poem provides opportunity for discussion of how the children experience that season through the different senses. All Year Long is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

Every time Bal puts his shoes on the weather changes and he has to change them! Which shoes will Bal stick with in the end? Bal Puts His Shoes On is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years

Excite your children and give them a firm foundation in phonics. Part of the Bug Club family, Bug Club Phonics aims to help children learn to read by the age of six in a fun and accessible way. Following the order of Letters and Sounds, the Bug Club Phonics programme matches the National Curriculum and Early Learning Goals and ensures children read from books with the sounds they know as they are learning to read. Ideal for home learning. Yak is on a quest to jump the canyon! Will he make it? What could go wrong? Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception) Book band: Red A Phonics phase: 3

The funny antics of twelve lovable animal characters are brought together in this marvellous collection - a brilliant way to introduce phonics to young readers. Why won't Fat Cat move from his mat? Who can stop the goose on the loose? And is there really a SHARK in the park? Accompanied by a listen-along CD, the collection contains the following titles: Fat Cat on a mat, Ted in a red bed, Big Pig on a dig, Hen's pens, Fox on a box, Frog on a log, Ted's shed, Sam Sheep can't sleep, Shark in the park, Toad makes a road, Goose on the loose and Mouse moves house.

Let's sort the rubbish ready for the rubbish trucks! In this photographic information book, children explore the idea of recycling different types of rubbish. The Rubbish Truck is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years

Vanya the Viking doesn't want to farm, sail or cook like all the other Vikings - she wants to paint! When she finds out robbers are on their way to steal all the sheep, Vanya puts a painty plan into action to scare them off. Will her plan work? Vanya the Viking is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

I Can Pat A toy cat is fun to pat. But what about a real pet cat? Mum Sat, Dad Sat How long can you play in the garden before you get tired? And does someone have more energy than everyone else?

An owl has stolen Asuka's coin. She and Yuki go to the wood to get it back. But the owl isn't all they find there.

When seagulls rip the top of Big Red Ed's map he chases after them. He huffs and puffs his way through the muck and up the hill. Will he still be able to find the cod bun hut? Big Red Ed is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years

The choir are singing sweetly when Jack and the rest of the class decide to join in. They each take a different instrument and start playing very noisily, until Miss Hicks begs them to stop! Crash, Bag, Boom! is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band.Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years

Sniff Sniff Kim, Rod, Meg and Ben meet up to have a picnic, but another special guest would like some of it too! Hal Is BIg Ava and her robot dog Rick, go to the park to play fetch and get themselves into a pickle.

Fran and Dot Meet Fran and Dot. A little girl and her dragon best friend. Fran wants nothing more than to be like Dot. Trolls on the Hill When two trolls, Russ and Bill, meet on the hill, trouble is in the air. What will happen when Russ notices that Bill has a doll and he does not?

With a focus on building phonics skills, this Read with Oxford Stages 1-2: Songbirds Story Collection contains 12 fun phonics stories to provide perfect practice for beginner readers. Read what life is like being small with Bob Bug, find out who is top cat and much more! The kit also contains colourful stickers, and an alphabet chart to reward, motivate and build confidence. Tips for reading together explain the sounds that each story focuses on and identify any words children may find tricky, helping you to get the most out of the collection. Former Children's Laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging stories. Songbirds is a phonics programme carefully created by Julia to support children who are learning to read and is used in schools to inspire a love of reading. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading resources to build your child's reading confidence. Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

Learn with Peppa phonics reading books provide decodable stories to take young readers from first letter sounds to phonics fluency, through five expertly graded levels. - Peppa and her friends take centre stage in this brand-new series of 70 phonics readers - Five levels of stories introduce letters and sounds in the order they are taught at school - Fun activities provide extra phonics practice and check understanding of the story - Each Learn with Peppa phonics book has been developed by educational experts - Access online audio, phonics resources and additional guidance on the Learn with Peppa website Let Peppa support your little ones on their early learning adventure in Learn with Peppa. Level 2 Book 3 includes two stories and practises known letter sounds, as well as: ee long oo short oo ar er oi The Queen wants to jump in muddy puddles. Can Peppa Pig and George tidy up their mess?

Eco-homes are houses that are environmentally friendly with features that reduce their carbon footprint - for example, by using solar panels to heat water and provide heating. Maybe this book will inspire you to live more sustainably and even build your own eco-home in the future! How to Build an Eco-Home is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy provides captivating fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. The rich collection of highly decodable books immerses children in a range of cross-curricular topics and genres. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 6-7 years

The youngest Marvel fans can learn short vowel sounds with Spider Man! This introduction to short vowel sounds is perfect for beginning readers who know and love Spider-Man!Beloved characters, familiar stories, and simple text will motivate and inspire early learners to practice sounding out words. This collection includes five Spider-Man stories written specifically to help children learn short vowel sounds. It includes fun practice activities for sharpening phonics skills!

The Kumon My Book of Reading Skills series will introduce your child to early literacy concepts such as vowel and consonant sounds, sight words, and more. The first two books, My Book of Reading Skills: Easy Phonics and My Book of Reading Skills: Phonics, will help your child develop phonics skills such as recognizing consonant letter sounds, short and long vowel sounds, and consonant combination sounds like “ch.” The goal for this series is to teach children to identify the most common phoneme sounds and their sound–letter relationships, so they can easily sound out or decode new words as they read. Developing phonics skills is essential for your child to build a strong foundation in literacy.

Get the Hat Pat loves his hat. But so does the rat. Can pat get the hat back from the rat? Tap Tap Tap Anna loves to tap. She will tap on this, and she will tap on that. But, what will she tap on next?

While Pam naps in her rocking chair, her cats cause havoc around her - but will their noise be enough to wake her up? This lovely story is wonderfully illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic. Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. Text type: A simple story with a familiar setting Children can discuss the different events that happen around a sleeping Pam in the illustrated kitchen scene on pages 14-15. Curriculum links: Knowledge and Understanding of the World

Kat and her friend go to a tennis lesson together. Kat's brought her big backpack and shiny red racket, but who will become a tennis champion? Tennis is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5 years