This graded reader is the second book in the first level. It enriches reading, develops an interest in books and reading and helps learners to develop their vocabulary and reading in Grade R. This reading series is graded from easy-to-read language (Level 1-4) to more difficult reading (Level 5-8). The series comprises forty readers - one reader per teaching week - in which learners are introduced to phonics, initial sounds and sight words. This reader is part of the Early Emergent Reading Level, is a factual book with pictures and is used for Shared Reading. This reading series is used with the New all-in-one Grade R Home Language Learner’s Book, Workbook, Phonics Book and Teacher’s Guide for optimal learning. It can also be used with another teaching programme.

The New all-in-one Graded Reading Series Grade R takes learners on a reading adventure and is compiled to enrich reading, to develop a interest in books and reading and helps learners to improve their vocabulary and language. The visual material in these readers incorporate the race demography in South Africa.

These Big Books introduce a variety of text types to learners. The Big Books include stories, simple factual texts, rhymes, riddles, jokes and graphic texts. It has been developed to introduce a variety of text formats. The level of difficulty in the Big Books increase – the first books have more repetitive texts and it becomes more difficult while stimulating the learner’s increasing visual literacy and language level. The books are suited to the Grade 2 learners’ level of development, frame of reference and humour. This book is suited to the topic in the Home Language (and Life Skills) Learner’s Book and Teacher’s Guide. This book can be used in more than one reading lesson (as described in the Teacher’s Guide). The animals in the aquarium see a child with round legs visiting the aquarium. They've never seen a child with round legs.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

The big books suit the learner's stage of development, life experiences and field of interest; complement and enrich the topics chosen for home language; contain a wide variety of text types, e.g stories, factual texts, rhymes, riddles; are illustrated so that visual literacy is promoted; contain removable pages with resources for the teacher.

Each Reading Book in the Rapid Plus series is finely levelled and trialled with KS3 students, and includes: all-new content, rigorously levelled and trialled with Key Stage 3 students pre-reading pages which introduce the main characters, plots and key concepts, helping to build understanding and confidence a quiz page after each text providing opportunities for discussion and to check comprehension word and spelling activities to extend language knowledge a non-fiction section that helps to build vocabulary and offers a different reading experience.

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. Little Kay wants to go on holiday but first the train is late and then it runs past her stop! She goes to talk to the driver but discovers that he is a gorilla. Kay finds the brake and saves the day! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1) Book band: Blue A Phonics phase: 5