Reading & Phonics

Heidi is only five years old when her aunt takes her to live with her grandmother in the Alps. It doesn't take long for the little girl to melt the lonely old man's heart and as the years pass, Heidi grows to love her mountain life. But one terrible day...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Take a look at the Himalayan mountain range - from the jungle valleys at the bottom right up to the icy peaks at the very top. Find out about the climate, the...

From dogs and cats to stick insects and sea monkeys, there are many types of pet. Which one is right for you? Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type - information book.This...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level I'm Conn, and I work in Macbeth's castle. I fetch and I carry, and I see everything. Sometimes I see things I shouldn't; things so dreadful I'll never forget them. ...

On a school trip to the International Space Station, Max thinks that there is an alien on board, but no one believes him. When Max and his friends nearly get sucked out into space, a mysterious caretaker saves them. But is he really a caretaker? Could he...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

Comet Street Kids reading books follow the adventures of Rav, Asha, Tess and Finn, four of the residents of Comet Street. There are 144 exciting stories in the series that children won't be able to put down.The Comet Street Kids find themselves on an...

What on earth are phonics? Are they from the planet Mars? What are mathematics? Do they buzz around the classroom and tangle in our hair? There are so many questions when we first start school! Will the teacher be able to help us understand all these...

Follow cabin boy Bill on his journey to becoming a pirate as he and Blackbeard battle a terrifying sea monster. This adventure story is wonderfully written by Ciaran Murtagh and illustrated by Nathan Aardvark. Collins Big Cat Progress books...

Another captivating title written and photographed by BBC Big Cat Diaries presenters, Jonathan and Angela Scott; authors of the Collins Big Cat titles Antartica: Land of the Penguins and Big Cat Babies. This time they look at the lives of Africa's three...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338828726Author Julia LindseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 160Imprint Scholastic ProfessionalPublisher Scholastic ProfessionalWeight(grams)...

Ash and Tabby are hiding out in Aunt Emmy's lighthouse and spying on the alien invaders who have taken over Finney Island. When an opportunity arises to find the robot-making machine which has transformed their parents, there's only one thing to do -...

Getting to Grips with English Grammar is a flexible resource for teaching grammar in primary schools. It provides complete coverage of the grammar and punctuation Programmes of Study for the National Curriculum for England. Grammar and punctuation rules...

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 that...

Developing Reading Comprehension "In recent years the debate about teaching young children to read has tended to focus upon equipping them with the crucially important knowledge and skills they need to read words accurately in and out of context, that is...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Over 4000 years ago, people started making things from bronze. Take a world tour and discover some of the brilliant Bronze-Age wonders they created. ...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level You probably know that bees and butterflies help to pollinate flowers. But did you also know that beetles, lizards and small mammals are also good pollinators? Read...

There's a storm outside and Josh is scared, but Emma knows just what to do to help him face his fears. This lovely fiction story was written by Simon Mugford. There's a storm outside and Josh is scared, but Emma knows just what to do to help...

Everyone looks forward to their holidays. In this book you can learn how holidays began, and what they are like today. Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Text type: An information...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level We use oil every day - whether on the bus to school or writing with a pen. But where does it come from? What impact is our use of it having on the environment? What...

Hot-air balloons, gliders, solar-powered planes ... Climb board and find out about the world of aircraft. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.Text type - An information...

What could be more thrilling than going on a journey to discover the centre of the Earth? Axel's eccentric uncle can't wait to get started, but Axel isn't so sure. What dangers will they meet far beneath the surface? How will they survive if one of them...

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 that...

Ted and Nell are in the music room but they both want to play the same instrument! Will they learn that sharing and taking turns is the only way to make great music together? My Turn is part of the Galaxy range of books from Rising Stars Reading Planet...

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...

Join Sam as she goes to her first ever football game. This exciting narrative by Tom Palmer follows Sam's day from beginning to end, describing her journey to the stadium, the football songs she hears and the goals! Collins Big Cat Phonics...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

Far away across the stars, there is an alien school, where tiny little aliens go to learn the alien rules ... Find out what young aliens get up to at school in this humorous rhyming story. How aliens get to school, what they learn, and what they have for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781036003845Author Abigail SteelFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Rising Stars UK LtdPublisher Rising Stars UK LtdWeight(grams) 47gDimensions(mm) 206mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781036003746Author Abigail SteelFormat PaperbackPage Count 12Imprint Rising Stars UK LtdPublisher Rising Stars UK LtdWeight(grams) 47gDimensions(mm) 208mm *...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

Collins Primary Focus: Comprehension Pupil Book 3 is aimed at ages 9+. Using a variety of well-known authors, the book is designed to encourage children to read and understand every essential fiction and non-fiction text type. Follow-up activities...

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 that...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Follow the life of a little boy called Oliver as he goes from being a workhouse orphan to a life with a group of young pickpockets. Will he ever manage to escape his...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide...

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...

Here is everything you need to know about being a knight, from from being a young page to being knighted. This humorous non-fiction book explains all the tasks, training, outfits and privileges that came with the job. Gold/Band 9 fiction books...

Learn to: Increase your reading speed and comprehensionUse speed techniques for any type of reading materialImprove your silent reading skillsRecall more of what you read The fun and easy way (R) to become a more efficient, effective reader! Want to...

Now in a new format Speaking Frames: How to Teaching Talk for Writing: Ages 8-10 brings together material from Sue Palmer's popular Speaking Frames books for years 3 and 4. Providing an innovative and effective answer to the problem of teaching speaking...

Comet Street Kids reading books follow the adventures of Rav, Asha, Tess and Finn, four of the residents of Comet Street. There are 144 exciting stories in the series that children won't be able to put down.The Comet Street Kids are enjoying watching the...