Reading & Phonics

It's time for Howard's check-up at the dentist, but he's really scared and doesn't want to go. Sitting in the dentist's chair, he soon starts to relax and discover that a trip to the dentist is not so bad after all. Howard and the Dentist is part of the...

Nothing ever happens in the sleepy village of Bani Rashid, which is why Jamal is so excited when an explorer from Europe takes an interest in his home town. At first, Jamal tries to impress Mr Moneta - until it becomes clear that this visitor wants to do...

After discovering a long-lost pirate treasure map, Jim Hawkins finds himself on a sea-faring adventure. But when Jim overhears Long John Silver's plan to steal the pirate gold for himself, the voyage takes a dangerous turn. Whose side will Jim take when...

Written by award-winning author, poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah, this modern story follows Jaden's first few weeks at his new secondary school. As two rival groups of boys both befriend Jaden, the pressure mounts - who will he choose and does he...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A quirky insight into how to live like an Ancient Greek - in twenty-five easy stages. Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children's...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Plants are amazing, different around the world - and the biggest living things ever. There are leaves twice as long as a bus, flowers that attract insects by smelling...

Yasha is sent to visit wicked Baba Yaga, who lives in the woods. Along the way she helps a gate with a rusty bolt, and a very hungry cat and dog. Will they repay her kindness when Yasha finds herself in trouble? Yasha and Baba is part of the Rocket...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This report with its dramatic photography helps us understand what brown bears look like and the savage, unspoilt, grandeur of their habitat. It persuades us that...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level 'What Happened to the Dinosaurs' investigates why these huge creatures disappeared. The important question, 'How do we know they existed?' is answered with a clear...

Deep in the cold woods, an arctic fox is looking for his supper. He catches a little rat, but decides to let him go. When the rat finds the fox caught in a hunter's trap, will the rat repay the fox's kindness? Little Rat and the Arctic Fox is part of...

Sophie isn't interested in gardening, but one day her mum takes her to the allotment to plant pink runner bean seeds. Sophie's bean vines grow higher and higher and the pods grow bigger and bigger. On the day of the annual allotment contest, will Sophie...

Cities all over the world have an underground network of trains running right beneath our feet, helping the public to travel around quickly and safely. But how did these underground networks begin, and how were they built? Find out the fascinating...

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...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This beautifully illustrated poetry book by Celia Warren focuses on the delights of the natural world - from jellyfish to budgies and stars in the sky. ...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Explore the extraordinary world of fossils! Find out how they're formed, where to find them and how to identify them in this information book. Written by palaeontology...

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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781596730403Author Evan-Moor Educational PublishersFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint Evan-Moor Educational PublishersPublisher Evan-Moor Educational...

Orphaned Mary Lennox doesn't want to live on the moors in a dark and gloomy mansion. The only thing that interests her is the story of the secret garden which her uncle has locked up forever. But then she finds a key ... Will Mary bring the garden back...

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows...

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...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Do you know what it takes to be a top footballer? Can you pick out the best moves? Find out in this guide to football skills. It will help children to understand how...

The Skills Builders Year 6 Teacher's Guide provides essential key subject knowledge for units covering grammar, punctuation, spelling and vocabulary skills. The Teacher's Guide contains step-by-step lesson ideas alongside assessment tasks to monitor...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level An exhilarating ride with one of New Zealand's foremost adventure photographers, Andy Belcher as he takes on the New Zealand Targa Rally against a variety of cars -...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Extreme sportsmen and women go faster, climb higher and compete for longer. No sporting challenge is too great. Find out the great dangers people face when pushing...

An informative picture book that presents a larger-than-life look at the fly and explains that flies can be very useful - despite their capacity to carry germs and cause disease! The humorous cartoons, captivating photographs and informative captions...

The Comet Street Kids are riding in a bike race at the local park. Finn really wants to win, but half-way round, he hits a problem. Will his friends be able to find him and help? The Broken Bike is part of the Comet Street Kids range of books from Rising...

In this delightful retelling of Aesop's well-known fable, children's-book-award winner Melanie Williamson captures the story of the slow and steady tortoise and the overly-confident hare. In this delightful retelling of Aesop's well-known...

The ideal way to try Collins Big Cat, plug gaps and boost your reading resources at unbeatable prices. Collins Big Cat Sets include a 20% discount on the normal price. The Pink B Band Set contains 1 copy of every book available within Band...

Eddie the Elephant was always asking "Who? What? When?" But one day a crocodile gave him an answer he'd never forget! Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied charactersText type: A traditional taleThe story map on...

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...

National Geographic Primary Readers is a high-interest series of beginning reading books that have been developed in consultation with education experts. The books pair magnificent National Geographic photographs with lively text by skilled children's...

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...

"A fascinating piece of writing, presenting ideas that are fresh and exciting." -Katherine Taddie Kelly, Literacy Coach and Reading Interventionist Waco Independent School District, TX "Focuses on enhancing students' metalinguistic awareness and not...

A rhyming text about three funny fish and scary-looking big fish with very sharp teeth. Two of the funny fish are brightly coloured but vane, while the third funny fish is brown. The big fish comes along and eats the two brightly coloured fish, but the...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level What is a tsunami? How do they happen? What effect do they have on people's lives? Learn about how we can predict them by looking at the science behind them and some...

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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book...

Written by expert authors, Schofield & Sims Complete Comprehension equips you with everything you need to teach the comprehension skills identified in the National Curriculum. Each teaching unit targets one comprehension skill, which is introduced...

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...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with fully decodable phonics books matched to Letters and Sounds. Find out what happens to gulls when they get caught in oil spills and how they are looked after in this non-fiction recount. ...