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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 support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Viv has grown a radish – but it is too big to pull up! Can anyone help her? This fun re-telling of The Enormous Turnip was written by Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler.The sounds in this book are:/j/ /v/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /qu/ zzPages 14 and 15 contain an “I Spy” feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Boys and girls, take a trip deep into the world of Minecraft you love!Will has spent his whole life in the shadow of his older brother, Seth. Sure, his brother’s a master builder who’s known throughout the entire Overworld, but Will knows he could make his own mark in Minecraft if anyone would give him the chance to prove himself.So when Will gets the opportunity to go on his first solo adventure, he jumps at the opportunity. Seth urges Will to stay at home where he’ll be safe, or at least take some time to prepare for the journey, but Will knows he has the courage and strength to face whatever strange biomes or hostile mobs the Overworld has in store for him.Will’s quest gets off to a great start when he meets Mina, a fellow adventurer, and they decide to look for excitement together. But when the two get separated and night starts to fall, Will realizes he’s lost. With spiders and creepers spawning all around him and no shelter in sight, can Will survive the night all on his own?Beginning readers—and gamers—will be on the edge of their seats in this thrilling first installment in the Secrets of an Overworld Survivor chapter book series!

What is more fun than Minecraft? For boys and girls who love the game, not much, except maybe an exciting adventure that takes place within the Minecraft universe!When Will and Mina discover an abandoned mine shaft, they quickly plan a treasure hunt. The two friends dream of the riches they’ll unearth together and can’t wait to get started, but they quickly discover that they very different ideas about what treasure is! Torn between searching for mobs and potion supplies and seeking out the chest at the heart of the mine, the duo is on the verge of splitting up.But then a trio of treasure hunters challenge Will and Mina, and a poorly aimed pickaxe puts everyone in the mine in danger. As the chambers around them fill with lava and their hunt for treasure becomes a fight for survival, can Will and Mina put their differences aside and work together to escape with their lives?Every chapter of this second installment in the Secrets of an Overworld Survivor chapter book series is packed with adventure—perfect for introducing young gamers to reading!Sky Pony Press, with our Good Books, Racehorse and Arcade imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of books for young readers—picture books for small children, chapter books, books for middle grade readers, and novels for young adults. Our list includes bestsellers for children who love to play Minecraft; stories told with LEGO bricks; books that teach lessons about tolerance, patience, and the environment, and much more. In particular, this adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.

What is more fun than Minecraft? For boys and girls who love the game, not much, except maybe an exciting adventure that takes place within the Minecraft universe!With zombie attacks threatening their town, Will’s older brother urges him to act responsible by staying home to protect the villagers. But Will, ever the explorer, is already dreaming of his next destination: the snow-covered forests of the Taiga biome.Despite the danger facing his home, Will sneaks off on his adventure, and he soon finds that the wintery region is everything he hoped it would be—right down to the pack of wild wolves he could try to tame as pets.But when an urgent message from home tells him his brother’s in trouble, Will has to choose: stay in the Taiga biome and tame the wolf he’s always wanted, or return home and rescue his brother?The third book in the Secrets of an Overworld Survivor chapter book series, Wolves vs. Zombies is an epic adventure—perfect for introducing young gamers to reading!This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

Kids love Minecraft. So, they will love going on a new adventure into the world they know and love. Beginning readers and young gamers alike will root for Will and Seth in this installment in the Secrets of an Overworld Survivor series!Will can hardly wait to explore the Nether with his best friend, Mina. But when his perfect older brother insists on coming along, Will’s excitement fades—he is sure he doesn’t need Seth’s protection!To prove it, Will challenges every mob they meet along the way to a fight. Will’s battle skills are improving, but when the trio reaches the Nether, they’re quickly in over their heads—and Will’s showing off puts everyone in danger! Can he learn to work together with his brother in order to survive?This adventure series is created especially for readers who love the fight of good vs. evil, magical academies like Hogwarts in the Harry Potter saga, and games like Minecraft, Terraria, and Pokemon GO.

Creepers abound in Birchtown. So do mysteries! Like, who destroyed the village garden? What’s that strange music coming from the cobblestone well? And who—or what—keeps blowing up the blacksmith shop? Oliver and Audrey investigate in 5-Minute Mysteries for Minecrafters, an all-new series of stories for Minecrafters that can be read in five minutes!In Deciphering the Code, the very first book in this mystery series, Oliver and Audrey learn there’s a reward for tracking creepers and cracking cases. From secrets in the swamp to bungles in the jungle, there are mysterious happenings in every block of the biome. But with Oliver’s eye for detail, Audrey’s courage, and their wolf-dog’s super-sniffing nose, no case is too tough for these twins to crack.Follow twins Oliver and Audrey as they solve mini mysteries in Birchtown—and all around the Overworld in Deciphering the Code. In between mini mysteries are coded messages for you to decipher. You can solve each mystery, too—by searching for clues hidden in the stories and illustrations! Help decipher messages written in the “creeper code.” Hunt for clues and try to solve each mystery before Audrey and Oliver do!

While Audrey yearns for new adventures, her brother Oliver dreams of hidden treasures. When the twins explore different biomes, they find plenty of both in 5-Minute Adventures for Minecrafters, an all-new series of stories for Minecrafters that can be read in 5 minutes! In Extreme Stories from the Extreme Hills, Audrey and Oliver collect many treasures—and mini adventures. For every dangerous hike up a rocky cliff, there’s a waterfall roaring back down. Each dungeon hides a treasure chest—but also a monster spawner! As the mobs get deadlier, the stakes grow higher. The twins hope to make it back to Birchtown with their treasures in hand. Will the next ravine lead to riches or to a river of hot lava? There’s only one way to find out. These five-minute stories promise plenty of twists and turns—and surprise endings. In 5-Minute Adventures for Minecrafters: Extreme Stories from the Extreme Hills, the twins explore one of the Overworld’s most treacherous terrains, one exciting step at a time.

When Will discovers a tattered pair of Elytra wings, he’s determined to repair them. Will’s almost ready to soar toward his next adventure when he realizes something: unless he can find a second set of wings, Mina won’t be able to come with him! There’s only one place to look for Elytra wings for his best friend—and only one way to get there. To get to the End, Will and Mina will have to battle plenty of Endermen. And win. Once there, they’ll have to take on the shulkers that guard the End Cities and End Ships of the outer islands. And when Will and Mina come face to face with the fierce Ender Dragon, they'll need more than a potion of luck to get those Elytra wings—and to make it back home alive!

When Will discovers a tattered pair of Elytra wings, he’s determined to repair them. Will’s almost ready to soar toward his next adventure when he realizes something: unless he can find a second set of wings, Mina won’t be able to come with him! There’s only one place to look for Elytra wings for his best friend—and only one way to get there. To get to the End, Will and Mina will have to battle plenty of Endermen. And win. Once there, they’ll have to take on the shulkers that guard the End Cities and End Ships of the outer islands. And when Will and Mina come face to face with the fierce Ender Dragon, they'll need more than a potion of luck to get those Elytra wings—and to make it back home alive!

Creating anenergetic love of reading that will excite younger children and last alifetime, this playful book shifts from ‘nerdy’ and problematic images ofglasses-wearing bookworms, to create an accessible, colourful companion thatrepresents the incredible connection between a book and child’s imagination. But whathappens when a child, teenager or grown up fall out of love with reading? Theirvery own bookworm vanishes, or glitches! But this book, released in the year ofreading, 2026, gives children all the clues to get their brilliant bookworms back!Along the way, readers will find that a love of books can open doors tofriendship, confidence, and wonderful new worlds.