Secondhand Early Reader (Age 4-6) Bargain Book Box SP4136
Secondhand Early Reader (Age 4-6) Bargain Book Box SP4136
Fifteen Usborne Phonics Readers in the big square format, from Goat in a Boat and Snail Brings the Mail to Hyena Ballerina and Croc Gets a Shock. Each one drills a single sound through a rhyming story with David Semple or Fred Blunt pictures, and parents’ notes at the back. The complete first-phonics shelf for a child starting to decode.
- Goat in a Boat — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Goat rows across the moat to the castle and the “oa” sound is in every line. Long vowels, first go.
- Snail Brings the Mail — Russell Punter & Fred Blunt — Snail is the slowest postman in the world and the “ai” sound is the whole joke.
- Flamingo Plays Bingo — Russell Punter & David Semple — The “ng” ending, run through a bingo hall full of animals and one cheating elephant.
- Seal at the Wheel — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Seal steals a speedboat; “ee” and “ea” get drilled at high speed.
- Cow Takes a Bow — Russell Punter & Fred Blunt — A cow on stage and the “ow” sound in both its forms, with a curtain call.
- Chimp with a Limp — Lesley Sims & David Semple — “Ch” and “mp” blends, plus a chimp with a stick and a grudge.
- Giraffe in the Bath — Russell Punter & David Semple — Soft “g” and “th”, a giraffe who doesn’t fit, and a lot of bubbles.
- Raccoon on the Moon — Russell Punter & David Semple — Double “oo” all the way to the moon and back.
- Bee Makes Tea — Lesley Sims & Fred Blunt — The long “e” sound at a seaside tea party. Vowel digraphs made edible.
- Spider in a Glider — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Long “i” with a magic-e: spider, glider, wider, higher.
- Hyena Ballerina — Russell Punter & David Semple — A hyena who wants to dance, and the “y” that sounds like “ee” on the end of words.
- Kangaroo at the Zoo — Lesley Sims & David Semple — “Oo” again, this time with a kangaroo who’s visiting and wants to go home.
- Underpants for Ants — Russell Punter & Fred Blunt — “Nt” endings and ants in pants. The funniest in the series by a distance.
- Mole in a Hole — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Long “o” with a digger, and a mole who’s dug too far.
- Croc Gets a Shock — Mairi Mackinnon & Fred Blunt — “Ck” and “sh”, a surprise party and a crocodile who doesn’t like surprises.
Secondhand Early Reader (Age 4-6) Bargain Book Box SP4136
Fifteen Usborne Phonics Readers in the big square format, from Goat in a Boat and Snail Brings the Mail to Hyena Ballerina and Croc Gets a Shock. Each one drills a single sound through a rhyming story with David Semple or Fred Blunt pictures, and parents’ notes at the back. The complete first-phonics shelf for a child starting to decode.
- Goat in a Boat — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Goat rows across the moat to the castle and the “oa” sound is in every line. Long vowels, first go.
- Snail Brings the Mail — Russell Punter & Fred Blunt — Snail is the slowest postman in the world and the “ai” sound is the whole joke.
- Flamingo Plays Bingo — Russell Punter & David Semple — The “ng” ending, run through a bingo hall full of animals and one cheating elephant.
- Seal at the Wheel — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Seal steals a speedboat; “ee” and “ea” get drilled at high speed.
- Cow Takes a Bow — Russell Punter & Fred Blunt — A cow on stage and the “ow” sound in both its forms, with a curtain call.
- Chimp with a Limp — Lesley Sims & David Semple — “Ch” and “mp” blends, plus a chimp with a stick and a grudge.
- Giraffe in the Bath — Russell Punter & David Semple — Soft “g” and “th”, a giraffe who doesn’t fit, and a lot of bubbles.
- Raccoon on the Moon — Russell Punter & David Semple — Double “oo” all the way to the moon and back.
- Bee Makes Tea — Lesley Sims & Fred Blunt — The long “e” sound at a seaside tea party. Vowel digraphs made edible.
- Spider in a Glider — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Long “i” with a magic-e: spider, glider, wider, higher.
- Hyena Ballerina — Russell Punter & David Semple — A hyena who wants to dance, and the “y” that sounds like “ee” on the end of words.
- Kangaroo at the Zoo — Lesley Sims & David Semple — “Oo” again, this time with a kangaroo who’s visiting and wants to go home.
- Underpants for Ants — Russell Punter & Fred Blunt — “Nt” endings and ants in pants. The funniest in the series by a distance.
- Mole in a Hole — Lesley Sims & David Semple — Long “o” with a digger, and a mole who’s dug too far.
- Croc Gets a Shock — Mairi Mackinnon & Fred Blunt — “Ck” and “sh”, a surprise party and a crocodile who doesn’t like surprises.