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What do monsters eat?The waitress in this restaurant just doesn’t have a clue.Monsters don’t eat broccoli!How could she think we do?In this rollicking picture book written by Barbara Jean Hicks and illustrated by Sue Hendra, monsters insist they don’t like broccoli. They’d rather snack on tractors or a rocket ship or two, or tender trailer tidbits, or a wheely, steely stew. But boy do those trees they’re munching on look an awful lot like broccoli. Maybe vegetables aren’t so bad after all!This hilarious book will have youngsters laughing out loud and craving healthy monster snacks of their own.

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early ReadingBox Set: 12 BooksAges: 3 to 5Pre-Readings Skills Expanding on the foundation sets that have made Bob Bookssuch a success, My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skillsis a introducing Bob Books' proven teaching tools to childrenwho aren't quite ready for Bob Books Set 1.My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offer children andtheir parents simple and satisfying tools that build an importantfoundation for reading readiness. Sally the Circle and her friendsintroduce important skills that prepare your child for reading.Your youngsters will never know that they're learning as theyfollow the adventures of Sally, Seth and Tanner - but you will.My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills introduces theseimportant pre-literacy skills in a story format: Identifying basic shapes in preparation for letter recognitionSorting, classifying and symbol identification to build importantproblem-solving skillsRecognizing simple patterns to create awareness of letter groupsand sight wordsSequencing to strengthen the ability to predict how stories flow Inside the box you'll find: 12 books for you to read to your child, 12 pages eachFour pre-reading skillsLiteracy games and teaching hints on the inside of each bookcover ABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early ReadingBox Set: 10 BooksAges: 5 to 6Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sight words are common words that appear again and again in yourchildren's reading material. Knowing these words 'by sight' isessential for reading fluency. This set provides more practice atthe beginning reading level and introduces some of the most commoneasy sight words.Our method makes the process of learning to recognize sight wordsvery simple for the young reader. Consistent short vowels andsimple stories mean children sound out (decode) the story, and mustmemorize only three sight words per book. With plenty of repetitionand context clues, your young reader will quickly master earlysight words with the Sight Words Year 1 (Kindergarten)box set.Inside the box you'll find: 10 easy-to-read, hilarious small books, 12 pages eachAll stories told in three and four letter words, plus sight wordsConsistent short vowels mean easy decoding in the rest of thestoryThree new sight words introduced in each book30 two-sided, sight words flash cards Sight words introduced:a, as, can, did, do, down, fly, get, go, goes, had, has, home, in,is, jump, look, not, off, on, over, ran, saw, she, some, they,to, was, went, whoABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early ReadingLevel 1 StorybookStage 3: Developing ReadersAppeals to: Ages 3-7Reading Ages: 6 to 7Lexile Level: 300L In this easy-to-read story, Jack and Anna's family goes to a carnival.When Buddy barks at a hot dog vendor, they think he's justhungry. But it turns out that he's spotted a fire! After someexcitement, firefighters put out the fire. To honour the canine hero,Buddy finally gets his hot dog.32 full-colour pages build comprehension and endurance. This bookincludes: sight words,words to sound outsimple sentences. This book is perfect to read alongside Bob Books: Stage 3 DevelopingReaders books, or on its own.ABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early Reading Level 1 StorybookStage 3: Developing ReadersAppeals to: Ages 3-7Reading Ages: 6 to 7Lexile Level: 60L Jack and Anna want to make cupcakes as a surprise for Dad's birthday.Jack and Anna end up being surprised as they mix up the batter.Will the cupcakes end up being a good surprise?28 full-colour pages build comprehension and endurance. This bookincludes: sight words,words to sound outsimple sentences. This book is perfect to read alongside Bob Books: Stage 3 DevelopingReaders books, or on its own.ABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

A delightful—and delicious—Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level H.

Jack and Anna want to bake cupcakes to surprise their dad on his birthday. But surprise! They run out of flour. Surprise! Cookies fall into the batter. Surprise! Some chocolate tips into the bowl. Will the cupcakes turn out delicious? And will Dad be surprised?

Bob Books Stories include:

Words that children can sound out (decode); both short and long vowelsSight wordsSimple sentence structuresSimple, colorful, friendly illustrations that support children’s reading and add fun!Longer stories than the books in the Bob Books box sets, which helps children build reading endurance

Bob Books has been helping children learn to read through simple phonics and playful text and illustrations for more than forty years. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, “I read the whole book!”®

Experience the delight—and hard work—of adopting a pet in this Scholastic Level 1 Reader from the creators of the beloved Bob Books® learn-to-read phonics box sets. Perfect for reading alongside the Stage 3 Bob Books box sets, or for any child reading at Guided Reading Level G.

Jack and Anna want a puppy. A puppy will be fun! They adopt a little brown dog at the animal shelter and name him Buddy. Buddy loves to play . . . and to make mischief! Can Jack and Anna take care of Buddy and have fun, too?

Bob Books Stories include:

Words that children can sound out (decode); both short and long vowelsSight wordsSimple sentence structuresSimple, colorful, friendly illustrations that support children’s reading and add fun!Longer stories than the books in the Bob Books box sets, which helps children build reading endurance

Bob Books has been helping children learn to read through simple phonics and playful text and illustrations for more than forty years. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, “I read the whole book!”®

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early ReadingLevel 1 StorybookStage 3: Developing ReadersAppeals to: Ages 3-7Reading Ages: 6 to 7Lexile Level: 320L Jack's class is going on a field trip to the zoo. What animalswill he meet on his trip? What sounds will he hear?32 full-colour pages build comprehension and endurance. This bookincludes: sight words,words to sound outsimple sentences. This book is perfect to read alongside Bob Books: Stage 3 DevelopingReaders books, or on its own.ABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

AN ADORABLE AND SOOTHING STORY TO GENTLY ENCOURAGE THE BEDTIME WIND-DOWN FROM TWO PICTURE BOOK SUPERSTARS!​It’s bedtime for Little Digger and friends as the sun sets and the stars start to twinkle. As all the other vehicles make their way home, Little Digger isn’t ready to finish work just yet, but even little diggers need to rest so that they can get up bright and early and do their very busy best?A calming, perfectly pitched text by author Smriti Halls, is delightfully complemented by Sue Hendra's (co-creator of blockbuster series Supertato) charming, fun-filled illustrations. First in a new bedtime series from two picture book superstars!Soothing, rhythmic text centred on a childhood favourite to encourage little ones to go to sleep.Fun and appealing illustrations whose colours gradually blend to night-time.The last picture book you'll need before they go to sleep!Selected titles by Smriti Halls (illustrated by Steve Small):I'm Sticking with YouI'm Sticking with You TooLet's Stick TogetherTiny Tiger says Why Can't I?Selected titles by Sue Hendra (co-created with Paul Linnet):Supertato Supertato: Night of the Living VegSupertato: Happy Birthday, Nitwit!Barry the Fish with FingersNorman the Slug with the Silly ShellNo-Bot the Robot with No Bottom​

AN ADORABLE AND SOOTHING STORY TO GENTLY ENCOURAGE THE BEDTIME WIND-DOWN FROM TWO PICTURE BOOK SUPERSTARS!As the sun sets and the stars start to twinkle, it’s bedtime for sleepy dinosaurs – BIG and SMALL. But wait one minute… Where are the little dino babies!? Are they hiding between the swishy grasses, or behind the leafy tree? Join the sleepy dinosaurs and friends on their search and tuck the dino tots into their cosy dino cots!A calming, perfectly pitched text by author Smriti Halls, is delightfully complemented by Sue Hendra's (co-creator of blockbuster series Supertato) charming, fun-filled illustrations. Second in a new bedtime series from two picture book superstars!Soothing, rhythmic text centred on a childhood favourite to encourage little ones to go to sleep.Fun and appealing illustrations whose colours gradually blend to night-time.The last picture book you'll need before they go to sleep!Selected titles by Smriti Halls (illustrated by Steve Small):I'm Sticking with YouI'm Sticking with You TooLet's Stick TogetherTiny Tiger says Why Can't I?Selected titles by Sue Hendra (co-created with Paul Linnet):Supertato Supertato: Night of the Living VegSupertato: Happy Birthday, Nitwit!Barry the Fish with FingersNorman the Slug with the Silly ShellNo-Bot the Robot with No Bottom​

AN ADORABLE AND SOOTHING STORY TO GENTLY ENCOURAGE THE BEDTIME WIND-DOWN FROM TWO PICTURE BOOK SUPERSTARS!​It’s bedtime for Little Digger and friends as the sun sets and the stars start to twinkle. As all the other vehicles make their way home, Little Digger isn’t ready to finish work just yet, but even little diggers need to rest so that they can get up bright and early and do their very busy best?A calming, perfectly pitched text by author Smriti Halls, is delightfully complemented by Sue Hendra's (co-creator of blockbuster series Supertato) charming, fun-filled illustrations. First in a new bedtime series from two picture book superstars!Soothing, rhythmic text centred on a childhood favourite to encourage little ones to go to sleep.Fun and appealing illustrations whose colours gradually blend to night-time.The last picture book you'll need before they go to sleep!Selected titles by Smriti Halls (illustrated by Steve Small):I'm Sticking with YouI'm Sticking with You TooLet's Stick TogetherTiny Tiger says Why Can't I?Selected titles by Sue Hendra (co-created with Paul Linnet):Supertato Supertato: Night of the Living VegSupertato: Happy Birthday, Nitwit!Barry the Fish with FingersNorman the Slug with the Silly ShellNo-Bot the Robot with No Bottom​

Three fun and engaging stories about creatures under the sea, perfect for children learning to read. Jellyfish is very wobbly. She's too wobbly to skip, too wobbly to play hide and seek and too wobbly to swim in cold water. But can she be brave when she needs to be?The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It’s the first step towards a lasting love of reading. Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help. Short, simple sentences Familiar, repeated words Big, clear type 1 – 5 lines per page Bright, fun pictures to help talk about the story All Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in schools and for parents keen to support their children’s reading.Book band: Green

Do come to tea with Max. He has a MONSTER appetite! He eats such yucky, mucky food, his mealtimes are a fright. From fisheye cheese and bug burgers to snail trail sauce and cockroach curry, Max the monster will feast on anything that is crawly, creepy, hairy and sticky. But his favourite snack has to be ... spider sandwiches!Laugh out loud at Max''s monstrous mealtimes in this silly, funny, gloopy, gunky picture book from the bestselling Claire Freedman and Sue Hendra.Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.

TA-DAH! It''s DRAGON JELLY time, A sizzling scrumptious treat. It''s red. It''s wobbly. Best of all, It''s SCARY HOT to eat . . . ! Max is having a MONSTER party. They play all sorts of yucky games then cool down in a fruitbat drool paddling pool! Then it''s tea-time, with termite tarts, ear-wig rolls and eyeball birthday cake. But the REAL treat is the red-hot dragon jelly! Dragon Jelly is monstrously gloopy, gunky fun from the bestselling Claire Freedman and Sue Hendra.Brilliantly read by Lenny Henry. Please note that audio is not supported by all devices, please consult your user manual for confirmation.

Join Max and his monster friends as they head off on holiday for lots of stinky, smelly, gooey, gunky fun in the sun ... All monsters fly with Queasy Jet, Max loves their in-flight meal –­ moth mash with tapeworm sausages, washed down with puréed eel.The hotel is covered with snail trails, there are caterpillar croissants for breakfast and watch out for the shark spaghetti – it might just bite you on the bottom! A super, stinky, holiday-fun follow-up to Spider Sandwiches and Dragon Jelly.

_______________The perfect picture book for Halloween! This delightfully silly and spooky Halloween adventure from bestselling author Mark Sperring will make little ones laugh out loud_______________Meet FOUR SILLY SKELETONS: Fred, Sid, Belle and Bill.They live in a house at the top of a hill.Join the dance as the fun-loving skeletons shimmy and jive . . . all the way to a GREAT BIG DROP!Luckily, Auntie June is there to patch them up. Even if they end up in a bit of a muddle . . .This hilarious, spooky story brings together a rollicking, rhyming text with with bright, bold illustrations by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnett, bestselling creators of Supertato. Perfect for Halloween!

You''re invited to a party.What fun! Hip, hip, hooray!So come along to Monster''s houseat three o''clock today.Raymond the hairdresser is scarily busy. Everyone wants to look their best for Monster''s party. But a series of disasters at Raymond''s hair salon – Oops, too much hair gel! Oops, the dyes have been muddled! – leave his customers disappointed until ... they discover Monster''s party has a very special theme!A very silly, slightly spooky story that is perfect for youngsters at Halloween! From a bestselling author (Aliens Love Underpants) and illustrator (Barry the Fish with Fingers, Supertato).This eBook comes with a gloriously entertaining audio accompaniment, read by CBeebies star Justin Fletcher.

The perfect picture book for Halloween! This delightfully silly and spooky Halloween adventure from bestselling author Mark Sperring will make little ones laugh out loud_______________Meet FOUR SILLY SKELETONS: Fred, Sid, Belle and Bill. They live in a house at the top of a hill. Join the dance as the fun-loving skeletons shimmy and jive . . . all the way to a GREAT BIG DROP!Luckily, Auntie June is there to patch them up. Even if they end up in a bit of a muddle . . . This hilarious, spooky story brings together a rollicking, rhyming text with with bright, bold illustrations by Sue Hendra & Paul Linnett, bestselling creators of Supertato. Perfect for Halloween!

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! Introduce young readers to key sight words with this fun, phonics-based set of easy-to-read stories--now in a sturdy hardcover bind-up.

With playful stories, silly illustrations, and a phonics approach based on Science of Reading research, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"®

Sight words, also known as high frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children’s reading materials. Knowing these words "by sight" is essential for reading fluency. Kids learn to easily recognize 30 of these words in Bob Books Sight Words - Kindergarten. Each story introduces three new sight words commonly taught in kindergarten. The rest of the words in each book can be sounded out. With plenty of repetition within each story, and pictures that support the text, your young reader will quickly master early sight words!

Inside this sturdy hardcover you'll find:

10 easy-to-read, hilarious stories: 12 pages each, 10-27 unique words per storyA parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Each story includes:

30 new sight words: 3 new words per storyDecodable text: Mostly three- and four-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (hid, jet, frog)Simple sentences (The sun goes down.)Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words

Guided Reading Levels: B, C | Lexile Measure: BR0L - 270L | Bob Books Level: Stage 2

Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: Kindergarten, First Grade

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! The fun read-aloud stories in My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills introduce literacy skills to the youngest children. Now in a sturdy hardcover!

My First Bob Books: Pre-Reading Skills offers children and their parents a simple and satisfying structure for getting ready to read. The silly read-aloud stories follow Sally the Circle and her friends to gradually introduce concepts that are the building blocks of reading: shapes, sorting, patterns, and sequencing.

Inside this sturdy hardcover you'll find:

12 small, hilarious books to read aloud to your child: 12 pages each. Friendly, simple illustrations add humor and support the early literacy skills in the stories.A parent guide with tips, games, and activities to build your child's skills

The stories explore these concepts:

Identifying shapes, which prepares kids to recognize lettersSorting, which strengthens symbol identification and problem-solving skillsLearning simple patterns, which builds awareness of letter groups and sight wordsSequencing, which strengthens the ability to predict how stories flow

Bob Books Level: Reading Readiness

Ages: 3-5 | Grade Levels: Pre-K, Kindergarten

Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systematic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"®

Created by a teacher, Bob Books have been helping children learn to read for more than forty years! Introduce developing readers to key sight words with this fun, phonics-based set of easy-to-read stories. Now in a sturdy hardcover!

Sight words, also known as high-frequency words, are common words that appear again and again in children's reading materials, and learning them is essential for reading fluency. Kids learn to easily recognize 30 of these words in Bob Books Sight Words - First Grade. Each simple story introduces three new sight words commonly taught in first grade. Words in this set are more complicated than in Bob Books Sight Words - Kindergarten, but consistent short vowels, repetition, and simple, supportive pictures keep the text decodable and gently advance young readers' skills.

Inside this sturdy hardcover you'll find:

10 small, hilarious, easy-to-read books: 12 pages each, 14-40 unique words per bookA parent guide with tips for helping your child learn to read

Each story includes:

30 new sight words: 3 new words per bookDecodable text: Mostly three- to five-letter words with short vowels that can be sounded out (bug, soft, sled)Simple sentences (Plums are in a tree.)Friendly, simple illustrations that add fun and do not distract from the words

Guided Reading Levels: C, D | Lexile Measure: 30L - 390L | Bob Books Level: Stage 2

Ages: 4-6 | Grade Levels: Kindergarten, First Grade

Bob Books' phonics-based method aligns with the body of research known as the Science of Reading, which proves that systematic phonics instruction is crucial to children's reading success. With simple phonics, playful stories, and silly illustrations, Bob Books keep young readers' confidence high, leading to continued success and a love of reading. Your child will soon join the millions of happy kids who say, "I read the whole book!"®

Award-Winning Bob Books for Every Stage of Early ReadingBox Set: 10 BooksAges: 6 to 7Stage 2: Emerging Readers Sight words are common words that appear again and again in yourchildren's reading material. Knowing these words 'by sight' isessential for reading fluency. This set provides more practice byintroducing another set of sight words.With Sight Words Year 2 (1st Grade) we continue with oureasy method for introducing sight words. Consistent short vowelsand simple stories mean children sound out (decode) the story,and must memorize only three new sight words per book. With plentyof repetition and context clues, your young reader will quicklymaster the next set of 30 sight words.Words and stories in the Sight Words Year 2 (1st Grade)box set are slightly longer and more complex than the Sight WordsYear 1 (Kindergarten) box set. Succeeding reading thesebooks builds confidence in the progressing reader.Inside the box you'll find: 10 easy-to-read, hilarious small books, 12 pages each.Slightly longer and more complex stories.All stories told in one syllable, three-, four- and five-letterwords, plus sight words.Consistent short vowels mean easy decoding in the rest of thestory.Three new sight words introduced in each book.30 two-sided, sight words flash cards. Sight words introduced:a, are, ate, before, bring, come, find, good, he, into, like, little,long, make, my, new, now, old, play, pretty, said, she, than,that, too, under, what, will, with, youABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced

This simple text tells the tale of the sun as it orbits the Earth with the other planets in the galaxy. It includes a pull-out mobile at the back of the book, illustrated with all the planets. Ken Wilson Max is the author of "Night Time & Day Out".