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In this Little Blossom Stories book, Glen and Clem lead the Plant Club on a spring outing to plant flowers in the park. Uses decodable text, a repetition of sight words, and vowel sounds to increase readability. Focuses on the phonics skill of decoding consonant blends. Original illustrations help guide readers through the story. Author/Illustrator biography Original artwork Phonetics Teaching guides The Little Blossom Stories series uses curriculum...

When someone we love dies, it can be very hard to find the words to explain to others, and ourselves, how we feel. After all, feelings are feelings. They're not words. Robbie is a young person who is struggling to voice his feelings. His dad has died, leaving him, his mum and his little sister. It takes a rainy day and some puddles to unlock the overwhelming emotions that Robbie is feeling.

Come along on a walk with Ren! Beginning readers will follow along as Ren sees many things on her walk. Readers will practice their short E sounds and early reading and phonemic skills as they read familiar and new vocabulary in this fun story. With brigh

This book scrutinises 'peace' and 'war' through Australian lenses. It uncovers a deeper understanding of these terms and reflects a desire to bring to light alternative Australian ideas of war and peacemaking. Certain stories have eclipsed others that add importantly to Australia's history. This Quaker initiative considers a plurality of voices and the 'truths' they purport. It unpacks the act of 'memorialising' to discover the marked impact we make...

What happens when Dad wants to nap but San wants to gab and rap? Beginning readers will find out in this charming phonics book that uses bright illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text in a story made up of sight words and short words containing the vowel A. This book is a great resource for teaching phonics to young children. Early readers will enhance their ability to use and recognize short A sounds in familiar vocabulary as well as challenging...

Follow along as Gus reads through a book! Beginning readers will be engaged in this delightful book that uses colorful images and simple text in a story filled with sight words and words with short U sounds. Young children will develop their early reading and phonemic skills as they read and recognize familiar vocabulary as well as challenging new words with the vowel U. This phonics book also includes discussion questions and extension activities...

What happens when Ross, a young boy, is given a big job? Beginning readers will find out in this charming phonics book that uses lively illustrations and simple, easy-to-read text in a story made up of sight words and short words containing the vowel O. This book is a great resource for helping new readers develop phonemic pronunciation and recognition skills. Early readers will enhance their ability to use and recognize short O sounds in familiar...

It's bedtime for Ren and she wants to fill her bed with toys and dolls. Beginning readers will follow along as Ren tries to fill her bed with toys. Readers will practice their short E sounds and early reading and phonemic skills as they make their way through this delightful phonics book containing familiar and new vocabulary. With lively illustrations and simple text, children will read sight words and words using short E sounds. This book also includes...

San wants to know what she can do! Beginning readers will learn all the things that San can do in this delightful phonics book that uses bright images and clear, simple text in a story made up of sight words and words with short A sounds. Young children w

Ross and Gus want to try to top what the other can do! Beginning readers will be entertained with this delightful phonics book that uses bright images and simple text in a story made up of sight words and words with short O sounds. Young children will enh