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Where do you see stripes around you? This non-fiction picture book looks at all sorts of stripes. Do you see them on a zebra’s fur, or as shadows on the pavement, or on a bright, woolly jumper? Alongside each photograph is a close-up snapshot that magnifies the various textiles and materials in detail. Lilac/Band 0 – wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.Text type – Non-FictionA simple pictoral summary at the end of the book provides an oppportunity to recap and discuss the information in the book.This book is ideal for supporting early work on patterns and art.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

How do different animals carry their babies? In this book readers will discover, through a series of photographs, that some animals carry their young by the teeth, some on their backs and others in a special pouch. Lilac/Band 0 – wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.Text type – Non-FictionPhotographs of all the animal babies (and a human baby!) included in the book are repeated on pages 14 and 15 to encourage speaking and listening.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

This simple picture book with a familiar theme, looks at the different thigns that a family take on a picnic; the rug, the basket, the sandwiches, the cakes and the drinks. The scene is set for a perfect picnic, until the wasps arrive! Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type – A story with a predictable structure and patterned languageA labelled illustration on pages 14 and 15 gives children the chance to recount and discuss the story.This story is paired with an information book with a similar theme: Minibeasts by Siobhan Hardy.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

The colourful photographs in this non-fiction recount demonstrates different ways of pushing and pulling through photographs taken in a children’s playground, using swings, roundabouts and climbing frames and simple captions. Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type – A simple non-fiction recount.The photographs are repeated on pages 14 and 15 under the headings pushing and pulling providing an oppportunity to recap and discuss the information in the book.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

What’s inside a nut? What’s inside a pod? What’s inside you and me? The clear photos in this book will show children what’s inside all sorts of things, from a pea inside a peapod to the skeletons inside us. Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable texts with famliar objects and actions, combined with simple story development or information development.Text type – A simple information book.Pages 14 and 15 provide an opportunity for children to recap and discuss the text.This book has been levelled for Reading RecoveryThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

This book helps children identify different types of car by colour using simple, repetitive text which reinforces common colour words. Cars are shown both in close-up and in action in its surroundings, driving in the city, off the road or tearing around a Grand Prix circuit. Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type – A non-fiction reportPages 14 and 15 give children the opportunting to recap the information and discuss the text.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

What can the wind blow? A collection of colourful photographs show how the wind can blow a kite, boats, leaves, seeds, windmills,sand, snow and sea. The report also shows how strong wind can be destructive blowing trees and even houses down. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text types – A non-chronological report.A chart on pages 14 and 15 draw a comparison between light and strong winds giving children the opportunity to discuss wind and its effects.Curriculum links – Science: pushes and pulls; Geography: our local area.This book is paired with a story on the same theme: The New Kite by Julie Sykes.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children’s authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Text type – An information text.A wordless flow-chart on pages 22 and 23 summarises the process and helps children remember the sequence of events.Curriculum links – Design and Technology: Investigating and using materials, different joining techniques; Science: Structures; RE: Celebrations.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book is paired with a story on a similar theme: Arthur’s Fantastic Party by Joseph Theobald.

An old man tugs on a giant turnip, but cannot move it at all. With help from the old lady, the boy and girl, and a whole host of other characters, will he able to pull it out of the ground?The structure of this wordless text shows how a story is built up through a series of events. Lilac/Band 0 – wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.Text type – Fiction, a wordless traditional story.A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 shows the sequence of events in six numbered stages.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This simple non-fiction book introduces and explores the circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, stars and hexagons which can be found in everyday objects. Each labelled shape is accompanied by a photograph showing the shape in an environmental context, for example a rectangular brick in a wall or a hexagon in a honeycomb. Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type – A simple non-fiction book.All six shapes and photographs of where they are found are repeated on pages 14 and 15 to consolidate understanding of the book.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This book with beautiful illustrations captures the qualities of each kind of light, from sunlight to moonlight to electric light, the way it illuminates and the relationship between darkness and light. Yellow level/ Band 3 books offer early readers varied sentence structure and natural language.Text type – A non-fiction recount.A selection of the illustrations on pages 14 and 15 give children a chance to recap and discuss the textCurriculum links – Science: light and darkThis book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

This gentle non-fiction book examines a range of feelings through the characters of a little boy and his dog. Red / Band 2B – A simple non-fiction recountText type – Non-fictionThe focus phonemes in this book are ou (out), ee, ie (lie) and or. Other phonemes practised are ar, er, ou, th (this), ng, w, oo (look), and y (happy).The final spread offers children the opportunity to recap and discuss the boy’s feelings.This story is paired with a non-fiction title that shares the same theme: Red 2B We are Not Fond of Rat! by Emma Chicester Clark.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Find out about different foods and the different ways that they are eaten in this photographic non-fiction book. Pink/1A – A simple non-fiction bookText type: Non-fiction.Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d.Pictures of all the different foods on pages 14-15 helps children to recap and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.

Join the countdown as one boy describes the events in his life in the past month, from moving house a month ago to preparing for school and making friends today. Accompanied by snapshots of each event, this illustrated non-fiction recount is written by Monica Hughes. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.Children can re-cap the events of the book on pages 14–15.Text type: A simple non-fiction recountCurriculum links: Geography: Weather around the world.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Take a look at different climates and landscapes from around the globe. Explore climates that are wet, dry, hot and cold using simple explanations and vibrant pictures in this photographic non-fiction book by Monica Hughes. Take a look at different climates and landscapes from around the globe. Explore climates that are wet, dry, hot and cold using simple explanations and vibrant pictures in this photographic non-fiction book by Monica Hughes.Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.A world map on pages 14–15 shows where each of the countries featured in the photographs are located to give children context and to help them recap information in the book.Text type: A simple information bookCurriculum links: Geography

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 children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.Level 4 books are for children who are ready to start to read stories with simple single words or non-verbal sentences with 2 or 3 words, and with total support through illustrations and extensive use of repetition. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends, and with the focus on reading core words.Shapes are all around us, and this simple non-fiction text explores the circles, squares, rectangles, triangles, stars and hexagons which can be found in familiar objects and animals.Pages 14-15 provide a summary of the shapes and where they can be found, to consolidate understanding of the book.

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 children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.Level 8 books are becoming more complex, although still strongly patterned but to a lesser extent than level 7. Although the focus remains on vowelling to aid the flow of reading with verbal sentences of up to 8-10 words, level 8 books have more events and episodes, fewer repeated patterns, and more complex vocabulary. Non-fiction titles use non-fiction tools – including signs, labels, captions and diagrams – where necessary. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends.Take a look at different climates and landscapes from around the globe. Explore climates that are wet, dry, hot and cold using simple explanations and vibrant pictures in this photographic non-fiction book by Monica Hughes.A world map on pages 14–15 shows where each of the countries featured in the photographs are located to give children context and to help them recap information in the book.

This Read with Oxford Stage 2 story collection contains four traditional tales: The King and his Wish; The Tortoise and the Hare; The Greedy Dog; and The Magic Porridge Pot. This beautifully-illustrated book with clear phonics progression is ideal for children who are developing early reading skills.These well-loved traditional tales from around the world have been rewritten so that children can read them for themselves. They are expertly levelled and in line with children's phonics learning at school. In additional to the stories, the collection offers tips for reading the stories together, extended story texts that parents can read aloud to their child and story maps that children can use to help retell the story in their own words.Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

This Read with Oxford Stage 3 story collection contains four traditional tales: Stone Soup; Hans in Luck; The Moon in the Pond; and Lazy Jack. This beautifully-illustrated book with clear phonics progression is ideal for children who are growing in reading confidence.These well-loved traditional tales from around the world have been rewritten so that children can read them for themselves. They are expertly levelled and in line with children's phonics learning at school. In additional to the stories, the collection offers tips for reading the stories together, extended story texts that parents can read aloud to their child and story maps that children can use to help retell the story in their own words.Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence.Find practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress on oxfordowl.co.uk. Let's get them flying!

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.Project X Origins guided reading notes offer step-by-step teaching support for each book with guidance about phonics, comprehension, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, grammar, punctuation and writing. Each set of notes has in-built assessment and is fully correlated to all UK curricula. This pack contains 1 set of guided reading notes and 5 reading books, 1 of each of: Pickles' New Home, My Cat Moggy, A Dog's Day, Paco's Pet, My Pet.

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. This non-fiction book, Yum!, explores where our favourite ingredients comes from and the different meals that you can make from them. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales Handbook has been designed to help you get then most from this selection of best-loved stories. It contains valuable advice and resources to make these timeless tales fun, engaging and easily integrated into your children's phonics practice.It includes:*40 photocopiable activity sheets to support comprehension, storytelling and writing. One sheet per story at Levels 1-9.*24 photocopiable extended stories to develop rich language and storytelling skills. For all stories at Levels 1-5.*Homework ideas for every story.*Advice on independent reading and the language of traditional tales.*Support for storytelling.*Information for parents to help you achieve successful home-school links.*Background information on the tales and the authors and illustrators.Find inspirational support for teachers - professional development plus storyteller videos, story maps, teaching notes and eBooks on www.oxfordprimary.co.uk

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Level 3:Cook, Pot, Cook! (based on The Magic Porridge Pot)Chicken LickenRight for Me (based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears)Boxer and the Fish (based on The Greedy Dog).Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 3 titles listed above. The Class Packs include six of each of the Level 3 titles listed above.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Level 3:Cook, Pot, Cook! (based on The Magic Porridge Pot)Chicken LickenRight for Me (based on Goldilocks and the Three Bears)Boxer and the Fish (based on The Greedy Dog).Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 3 titles listed above. The Class Packs include six of each of the Level 3 titles listed above.

Boxer and the Fish is based on Aesop's fable of The Greedy Dog. Boxer is very pleased with the fish he has for his dinner, until he spies a dog with what he thinks is an even bigger fish ...This popular story written by Monica Hughes and beautifully illustrated by Ann Ruozhu Sun will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are useful tips for parents and an engaging story map inside the book to help you and your child retell the story together.The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds enabling your children to read the stories independently.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Level 4:Tom, Dad and Colin (based on A Man, A Boy and A Donkey)Hans in LuckThe Foolish FoxThree Rocks (based on Stone Soup).Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 4 titles listed above. The Class Packs include six of each of the Level 4 titles listed above.

The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. There are four Traditional Tales titles available at Level 4:Tom, Dad and Colin (based on A Man, A Boy and A Donkey)Hans in LuckThe Foolish FoxThree Rocks (based on Stone Soup). Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.Each Mixed Pack includes one of each of the Level 4 titles listed above. The Class Packs include six of each of the Level 4 titles listed above.

Three Rocks is based on the traditional tale Stone Soup. A poor man arrives in town with three magic rocks, promising that he can use them to make dinner for everyone - how will he manage it? This humorous story written by Monica Hughes and charmingly illustrated by Mark Beech will capture your child's imagination! It has been sensitively rewritten to enable your child to read it with confidence whilst capturing the magic of the original tale. There are useful tips for parents and an engaging story map inside the book to help you and your child retell the story together.The Oxford Reading Tree Traditional Tales series includes 40 of the best known stories from all over the world, which have been passed down for generations. They are a perfect introduction to different cultures, traditions and morals. All the stories are carefully levelled to Oxford Reading Tree levels and matched to the phonics progression in Letters and Sounds, enabling your children to read the stories independently. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with childrens reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.