Beech Class at Marchwood School are learning about swamps as their special topic, but the class isn't impressed. They think that swamps are smelly and boring. But when one of the class members, Frank, suggests turning the entire classroom into a swamp, everyone gets very excited! Find out how Frank and his classmates transform the room into an atmospheric recreation of a swamp using plants, fairy lights and a special swamp potion! (Letter-sounds featured: /o/ (w)a (qu)a /sh/ -ti ) Swamp Squad is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Thunk! Something falls on Chimp's and Cat's heads. It's a rock chick that makes loud clacking noises. Can Chimp and Cat return the rock chick to its nest? (Letter-sounds featured: ch sh th ng) Rock Chick is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Arlo is fascinated by his grandpa's metal detector and hopes they will find some precious coins with this amazing machine. They soon dig up all sorts of metal things, including a bent fork and an old car gear. Then suddenly, Arlo finds something sparkly deep in the ground. Could it be a shiny gold coin? (Letter-sounds featured: oi /eer/ ear air /y+oor/ -ure) Coin Hunt is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Naz, a member of the River Clean team, discovers something strange in the woods in the middle of summer: an ice river! Join Naz and his friends from the River Clean team as they set out to discover the cause of the frozen river and to find a solution to thaw it out! (Letter-sounds featured: /k/ ch /sh/ ch /j/ -dge ) The River Bear is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Yuck! There is a bad smell in the palace. The dogs and the socks are so stinky! The taps in the bathtub and the sink are stuck. Will washing the pups and socks in the moat do the trick? (Letter-sounds featured: ai ee igh oa) Soap in the Moat is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5/Reception

Sunny and Sanjay are in the countryside collecting things for the school science table. Sunny is convinced that they are on an adventure, but Sanjay does not agree! When they find a crystal in a bird's nest, and a ruined castle, Sanjay starts to change his mind! (Letter-sounds featured: /ch+u/ -ture /i/ -y /s/ sc -st-) This is NOT an Adventure Story! is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Wanda Sky lives on Space Station 4 and is in charge of constellations. When some of the stars go missing in her favourite constellation, will she be able to use her spy skills and solve the mystery? Find out in this exciting comic-strip story! (Letter-sounds featured: /o/ (w)a /sh/ ssi ci ti) Wanda Sky, Space Spy is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Kat is an astronaut. Her rocket has broken down. She needs to fix some of its parts to get it moving again. Will she succeed? Go Kat! 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

Bess hasn't got a pet dog but she would love to have one. She does however have a dot-to-dot pad. Discover what happens when Bess completes a dog in the pad! Dot to Dot Dog 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

Can Gemma bring the old Dance Palace back to life? You (and all of Gemma's friends from her dance class) are invited to find out! (Letter-sounds featured: /s/ c(e) c(i) c(y) se ce /j/ g(e) g(i) g(y) /e/ ea) The Dance Palace is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6/Year 1

Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes Learn how to make a wedding cake with these gorgeous projects and easy-to-follow instructions from award-winning wedding cake designer Zoe Clark. Cake decorating is the perfect way to celebrate a special day, and this book is packed with unique cake designs for you to make at home for weddings and romantic occasions. It features 10 chapters, each with a stunning wedding cake design and two coordinating smaller treats, including cupcakes, mini cakes, cookies, fondant fancies and macaroons. Step-by-step illustrated instructions cover all the essential techniques, such as piping and stencilling, and you will learn how to take inspiration from your own wedding theme: the stationery, the flowers, the venue and, of course, the dress! Inside Chic & Unique Wedding Cakes: Wedding Cake Designs - whether you are looking for a classic floral tiered cake, a colourful macaroon cake, or a contemporary monochrome design, cake decorating expert Zoe Clark has created something just for you. Recipes and Techniques - includes all the cake decorating techniques you need to know to make your own wedding cake, from rolling out sugarpaste to stacking and covering tiered cakes. You will also find baking recipes for sponge cakes, chocolate cakes, fruit cakes and carrot cake, as well as for cupcakes, fondant fancies and other smaller treats, and recipes for fillings and toppings, including buttercream frosting and chocolate ganache.

In this information text, children chase icebergs with an intrepid explorer and blogger. Travelling from the Arctic Circle to Newfoundland, there's lots of wildlife to see along the way including walruses, polar bears and whales! My Arctic Blog 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

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. Take a journey back in time to the ancient world and discover the amazing things that the people of those times created. Packed with fascinating facts, photos, maps and timelines, this is an ideal introduction to the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Rome, and other ancient civilizations. Reading age: 6-7 years

Bella is ready for a good night's sleep, but every time she tries to close her eyes, she sees a scary creature in her bedroom! Are these creatures real or are they all in her imagination? I can See a Bat is part of the Galaxy range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Galaxy offers a rich collection of highly decodable fiction and non-fiction for Pink A to White band. Children will broaden their knowledge and widen vocabulary through a diverse range of books which are ideal for cross-curricular reading. 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

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. Join four adventurous friends in their exciting hunt for silver marked on a map they found! With the map and full kit, they venture into the unknown in search of lost treasure. Will they find it? What silver treasure will it be?

Find out how to make a felt cat by sewing and sticking, in this step-by-step guide. Can you make a cat from a kit? Cat Kit 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

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. Vik the Bug Man visits school but Max and Rav accidentally knock over the box of bugs! With the bugs now all on the loose, can they come up with a clever plan to get them back?

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

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

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. When Shinoy downloads the Chaos Crew app on his phone, a glitch in the system gives him the power to summon his TV heroes into his world. With the team on board, Shinoy can figure out what dastardly plans S.N.A.I.R. has come up with, and save the day. Location: Same place, same time Operative: Everyone! Mission: Release Shinoy from reliving the same scene again and again in an endless loop. This exciting title is part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew series by Chris Callaghan. White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Zigzag is different from the other zebras - while they all have perfect stripes, he has zigzags! Fed up with being teased, Zigzag goes off to hide in the forest. As night falls, he helps two other animals and discovers that being a helpful friend is more important than how you look. Zigzag Zebra 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