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With a focus on building phonics skills, this collection includes seven fun stories with colourful illustrations. It is ideal for children who are growing in reading confidence. Find out why Tim is in a bad mood, what makes a good pen-pal and learn about different animal tails!Tips for reading together explain the letter patterns that each story focuses on and identify any words children may find tricky, helping you to get the most out of the collection. Former Children's Laureate and author of The Gruffalo, Julia Donaldson, has captivated children all over the world with her lively and engaging stories.Songbirds is a phonics programme carefully created by Julia to support children who are learning to read and is used in schools to inspire a love of reading. There are eight Songbirds story collections for you to enjoy.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!

Far below the waves a little fish called Stanley lived with the rest of his shoal. They were the brightest, sparkliest fish in the whole of the deep, dark sea. One morning Stanley woke up rather late. "Coo-ee! It's me-ee!" he called to his friends as usual. But the reef was strangely quiet...

Pa Lion is not impressed by the animals' laughter as he struggles to find what he does better than the rest. But there is something he is best at and soon nobody laughs at a lion.

Whale spies a friendly face in the porthole of a shipwreck. But when he looks there's no one there. So Whale sets off on a great adventure to find this new friend.

Little Owl is so squashed living with his family that he decides to find a new home. But from Frog's splishy, splashy pond to Hedgehog's sniffly, snuffly nest, nothing is quite right.

Far below the waves a little fish called Stanley lived with the rest of his shoal. They were the brightest, sparkliest fish in the whole of the deep, dark sea. One morning Stanley woke up rather late. "Coo-ee! It's me-ee!" he called to his friends as usual. But the reef was strangely quiet!

Stanley is looking after his cousin Dennis. But little Dennis is determined to have a BIG adventure. "Let's arm-wrestle an octopus!" he cries. Can Stanley keep his mischievous cousin out of trouble?With shimmering, shiny illustrations throughout, this wonderful story is full of sparkle and fun.

Stanley is looking after his cousin Dennis. But little Dennis is determined to have a BIG adventure. "Let's arm-wrestle an octopus!" he cries. Can Stanley keep his mischievous cousin out of trouble?With shimmering, shiny illustrations throughout, this wonderful story is full of sparkle and fun.

A fantastic Bright Stanley carry case containing a jumbo 30 piece jigsaw and a mini-paperback of best-selling Bright Stanley by Matt Buckingham. Join Bright Stanley and his friends on an underwater adventure. Then piece together the double-sided jigsaw puzzle, turn it over and colour in the other side! This fabulous gift set with a sparkly Bright Stanley on the box would make a wonderful birthday present for three to six year olds.

"I'm the King of the Jungle because I'm the best!" says Pa Lion. But each time he shows off his skills, the other animals start to giggle. Don't they know that nobody laughs at a lion?Nobody Laughs At a Lion! is from Level 3 of Ready Steady Read! a fantastic graded reading scheme with four reading levels from Little Tiger Press.  Ready Steady Read! makes learning to read fun. Each book contains games and activities to reinforce learning and test comprehension in a way developing readers will enjoy as well as handy parent notes from Prue Goodwin, Lecturer in Literacy and Children's Books. Level 3 is suitable for more confident readers. The stories will help build their confidence, opening up the world of reading and imagination to them. About Level 3: longer sentences with varied structure wider vocabulary high-interest stories of up to 300 words smaller print for experienced readers