Extensive reading is essential for improving fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for contemporary, low-level reading material for younger learners. Sherlock Holmes is the world's most famous detective and students will love this modern adaptation of Conan Doyle's much-loved story. Based on the award-winning TV series Sherlock starring Benedict Cumberbatch. LEVEL 3 BOOK ONLY Perfect also for native English speaking children who are struggling with their reading A compelling story updated for a twenty-first century audience. With full-colour stills from the show. A six-page Fact File section section provides a background to the original Sherlock Holmes stories and explores themes from the story including genetic engineering. People and Places section provides a clear visual context before students begin to read. Self-study activities enable students to check their progress as they read. Series Information Secondary ELT Readers is a series of contemporary teenage-focused titles, simplified for students of English as a Foreign Language. The series covers five levels from Starter Level (Beginners) to Level 4 (Upper-Intermediate) and is aimed at students aged twelve to eighteen. Each reader is available in Book Only or Book and CD formats. The CD features an audio recording of the story for reading along. There are also online resource sheets providing extra activities and background information for the teacher.

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. Steve and Hailey look at lots of different weather types to see which they like best. 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 B Phonics phase: 5

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. Jim is bored by his job in the shop, but when he tries a variety of jobs with some disastrous results, he decides that his job is the best after all! 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: Yellow - all levels Phonics phase: 4

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. The Purple Muncher lands in Josh's garden and starts eating everything in sight. Josh and his friend, Ella, must find something that it won't eat, quickly! They give Josh's Uncle's lamb curry to The Purple Muncher and he flees in disgust. 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: Orange A Phonics phase: 5

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. The queen holds a competition to cheer the king up. All the acts fail to impress - apart from Mitch and Stitch, whose act unexpectedly has everyone itching for more! 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: Orange B Phonics phase: 5

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. Sam dares Sid to take the scarecrow's hat, but Sam's sister jumps out at Sid and he falls, tearing his jumper. Sid tricks Sam by telling him the cow behind him is a bull. Sam runs away and falls, tearing his shorts. 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: Green A Phonics phase: 5

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. Mack the cat goes for a walk in the woods and meets a series of scary monsters. But Mack isn't afraid - he knows of a monster who is scarier than any of them... 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: Yellow - all levels Phonics phase: 4

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. Robert has stuck gum in Sid's hair, so both of them go to the barber. While Robert's mum is reading a magazine, Sid gets his revenge by telling the barber to cut Robert's hair shorter and shorter! 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: Yellow - all levels Phonics phase: 4

Help your child progress at home with Bug Club Phonics Our Bug Club Phonics Packs are designed by experts to help your child gain a strong foundation in reading, writing and spelling, and get ready for the Year 1 Phonics Check. Ideal for learning at home, each pack contains: an engaging activity book to practice reading, writing and language skills six carefully levelled Bug Club Phonics stories with clear parent notes to help children grow in reading confidence a parent guide to help you guide your child through their reading journey Aligned to the National Curriculum Fun activities and engaging stories in the Bug Club Phonics pack motivate children and make learning easy. Used in short, regular bursts of practice, they will help your child to make progress while they're having fun. Collect them all! There are five Bug Club Phonics packs to collect, covering phonics phases 2-5 (for Reception and Year 1). Just search for 9781292377650, 9781292377667, 9781292377674 and 9781292377681.

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. Will and Cath think there's a monster in the garden. Mum tells them there isn't, but the children are about to bed proved right... 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: Yellow - all levels Phonics phase: 4

Help your child progress at home with Bug Club Phonics Our Bug Club Phonics Packs are designed by experts to help your child gain a strong foundation in reading, writing and spelling, and get ready for the Year 1 Phonics Check. Ideal for learning at home, each pack contains: an engaging activity book to practice reading, writing and language skills six carefully levelled Bug Club Phonics stories with clear parent notes to help children grow in reading confidence a parent guide to help you guide your child through their reading journey Aligned to the National Curriculum Fun activities and engaging stories in the Bug Club Phonics pack motivate children and make learning easy. Used in short, regular bursts of practice, they will help your child to make progress while they're having fun. Collect them all! There are five Bug Club Phonics packs to collect, covering phonics phases 2-5 (for Reception and Year 1). Just search for 9781292377650, 9781292377667, 9781292377674 and 9781292377698.

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. Panther tries to scare Frog, but Frog has a plan to get the better of him. 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 C Phonics phase: 4

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. A cheeky bug disturbs a hamster, a cat and a dog and a great chase ensues - ended only when the goat catches sight of the bug and is afraid! 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 C Phonics phase: 4

Genre: Modern realistic story with predictable structure and patterned language. Learning objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read a range of familiar and common words and simple sentences independently. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Show an understanding of the elements of stories, such as main character, sequence of events, and openings.

Pearson English Kids Readers bring the joy of reading to young learners of English. Children will love discovering the range stories and topics in this series - adventures, fairy tales, popular characters, the world around us. With more than 70 titles across 6 language levels, there is a book to suit every young reader. Find out more at english.com/readers

Discover the magic of stories: Read and learn with Disney friends With the brand-new Disney Readers series, young learners can build their reading skills with the help of engaging Disney stories and characters they know and enjoy. * Created to be used both at school and at home * Helps young learners expand their reading in a fun and motivating way * Audobook, extra learning content and activities included* * Aligned to the Global Scale of English and Common European Framework * Lexile text measure 530 In a world where people hate rats, it's not easy to be one! Remy isn't like other rats. He loves to cook! In Paris, Remy helps his friend Linguini cook delicious meals. Rats are not welcome in the kitchen, but good food is good food ... does it matter who makes it? * Audiobook accessed via the Pearson English Portal

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. An old man scares Joe and Jade with stories of a Snow Monster. But when the children meet the monster, they find out he is not so scary after all. 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 B Phonics phase: 5

Genre: A play with a familiar setting, patterned language and predictable structure. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the prime approach to reading and spelling unfamiliar words that are not completely decodable. Language Comprehension Strand 4: Act out stories, using voices for characters.

Phonics Bug is a pretty special Phonics programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. It uses research-based teaching methods so it's proven to work, and it joins 100% decodable books with CBeebies videos and an online reading world, so it's the ideal way to get today's little readers started on their journey to reading success. Phonics Bug books are ideal for use at home too, and are a great way to help your child take their first steps towards 'cracking the code' which will enable them to learn to read and spell. Helpful notes on the inside front cover of each book highlight tricky words and give you ideas for before and during reading, and the inside back covers include ideas for delving deeper after reading to check understanding. Phonics Bug Pack 5 is great for encouraging your Foundation Stage early readers. It contains 3 fiction and 1 non-fiction Phase 3 books - Panther and Frog; Eeek! A Bug; My Cushion; Brown Fox Tricks Stork; and A Letter from Dorset - which are perfect for reading before stepping across to the Bug Club Red Level Pack. This pack covers the sounds ar, or, ur, ow, oi, ear, air, uer, er. Panther and Frog: Panther tries to scare Frog, but Frog has a plan to get the better of him! Eeek! A Bug: A cheeky bug disturbs a hamster, a cat and a dog - and a great chase ensues! Brown Fox Tricks Stork: Brown Fox plays a trick on Stork by serving dinner on flat plates that Stork cannot eat from. But Stork gets her revenge... A Letter from Dorset: Lara is on holiday in Dorset. She writes to her Gran about what she does and how her little brother Bert is afraid of everything!

Genre: Modern realistic story with a familiar setting, variable language pattern and dialogue. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read more challenging texts which can be decoded using their acquired phonic knowledge and skills, along with automatic recognition of high frequency words. Language Comprehension Strand 8: Visualise and comment on events, characters and ideas, making imaginative links to their own experiences.

Genre: A modern story with a predictable structure and a familiar theme and setting. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Apply phonic knowledge and skills as the prime approach to reading and spelling unfamiliar words that are not completely decodable. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Make predictions showing an understanding of ideas, events and characters.

Genre: Fantasy story with a predictable structure and patterned language. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read simple words by sounding out blending the phonemes all through the words from left to right (CVC words). Language Comprehension Strand 7: Retell narratives in the correct sequence, drawing on language patterns of stories.

Ideal for home learning Suitable for children age 6 and above who need extra phonics practice Part of the Rapid Phonics intervention series by Pearson Rapid Phonics Step 3.2 (sounds covered: w) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to help children who are behind in their reading to catch up fast. Rapid Phonics is a phonics catch-up intervention scheme that has been proven to help children who have not yet mastered phonics to catch up fast. Each carefully-levelled, fully decodable reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their phonics knowledge and reading skills. Step 1 focuses on alphabet sounds (e.g. s, a, t, p, i, n) Step 2 focuses on common digraphs (e.g. ar, oo, ow) Step 3 focuses on alternative spelling patterns (e.g. 'ee' can be spelled ea, ie, ey, y).

Get ready to blast off! Find out about some real-life astronauts and their true space adventures, including Neil Armstrong and the first Moon landing. On the way you'll discover what were the first living things in space, why it is so easy to jump on the Moon, and why you should never eat a sandwich (or drink a glass of water) in a space craft! True Space Adventures is part of the Reading Planet range of books for Stars (Lime) to Supernova (Red+) band. Children aged 7-11 will love reading the exciting collection of fiction and non-fiction written by top authors. Inspire them to keep reading through gripping stories and fascinating information books packed with rich language and stunning artwork. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 7-8 years

Genre: Fantasy story Learning objectives: Language Comprehension Strand 8: Explain their reactions to text, commenting on important aspects. Writing Opportunities Strand 9: Make adventurous word and language choices appropriate to the style and purpose of the text (e.g. descriptive language for 'monster story').