Oxford Reading Tree: Stage 6: Songbirds: Jack and the Giants Paperback

Songbirds is a new Phonics series from Oxford Reading Tree. It comprises real stories written by the best-selling author of The Gruffulo, Julia Donaldson. All the stories are phonic stories that support the latest curriculum developments. Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds provide:

* fully decodeable texts that build on pupils' phonic knowledge as they work through the 36 books over 6 stages

* opportunities for segmenting, blending and matching sounds and letter blends

* lively illustrations by a variety of artists

* flexible activities that can be tailored to your phonic teaching

* an exciting interactive CD-Rom to accompany Stages 4-6

Stage 6 titles practise the long vowel sounds made by these letters:

* Tara's Party - ar a
* Paula the Vet - or au aw ore
* Where Were You Bert? - er ir ur
* Clare and the Fair - air are ear
* The Deer and the Earwig - ear eer ere
* Jack and the Giants - ure our