Books by Catherine Baker

Book SynopsisW gets stuck in a tree. The others try to help her down. Eventually they make an elephant, who lifts W down and gives everyone a cool shower!

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Book SynopsisH is on a long run. She bumps into S and dashes to the finish. There she bumps into C and together they make a bench and lunch!

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Book SynopsisS gets a chest. In it, there is a chair on a spring. She bounces around happily and then makes more chests full of springy chairs for her friends.

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Book SynopsisS and H are running up a big hill, but S can't get to the top. The Alphablocks make a bus to carry S up the hill.

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Book SynopsisThe Alphablocks get a boat, but it will not go. They make a sail but there is no wind. Their friends come to help and they make a speedboat.

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Book SynopsisP and C are hungry, so they make popcorn, but it will not stop popping! They make a carton to scoop it all up.

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Book SynopsisThe Alphablocks have fun playing in the snow, but then they get chilly and make a stove to warm themselves up.

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Book SynopsisTap It In is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis Starter Pack contains the books in Scholastic Set 7 and 8 fromPhonics Book Bag Readers fiction series. These books arepart of a set of phonically decodable reading books perfectfor very early readers. These expertly levelled storiesare engaging and follow one of the most commonly used validatedSSPs in primary schools.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.What happens during a visit to the hospital? Find out in this wordless non-fiction book.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.A family are on a lovely canal walk until Little Softy gets lost! Will they be able to find him?

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Book SynopsisSee how explorers find their way in Map, Compass, Explore!. The fiction book that accompanies this title is The Treasure Map. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings will develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading across both text types. This book is one of six titles at Oxford Level 5, which are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable topic words to enrich the texts and support language development. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress.

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Book SynopsisNap, Sid! is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisTip Tap is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelled storiesare engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisU thinks everything is unfair, until the Alphablocks make a funfair!

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.It's about to rain! Will Incy Wincy Spider make it up the drainpipe in time? What sounds can you hear in the garden?Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop an understanding of how stories work. They support early practice of reading and exploration of familiar themes to further develop curiosity and inspiration for early readers. Images from within each scene are pulled out along the bottom of the pages to focus and promote discussion. These books support Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds.Pages 14 and 15 contain an I Spy feature, which uses visual support to help children explore the themes and sou

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Join Ana, Eric and Jodie as they give you a tour of their home lives in Brazil, Kenya and Hong Kong in this non-fiction book.Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Disaster Duck is a super hero, ready at all times to save the animal world from disaster the only problem is, he is often causing the disasters himself! Follow this clumsy but adorable character on his adventures in this humorous story by Catherine Baker.Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.

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Book SynopsisThe Toy Box is a bright book packed with pictures. By identifying materials and colours, children sort the toys into categories.Oxford Reading Tree inFact is a series of engaging and imaginative non-fiction books which encourage reading for pleasure and are also phonically decodable.

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Book SynopsisPart of a brand new set of phonically decodable reading books perfectfor very early readers. These expertly levelled non-fictionbooks are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Sounds guidanceused in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Have you just become the owner of a new dragon? Are you wondering how to look after it? This handy guidebook will give you all the information you will need to be a proud owner of a happy dragon! This funny mock instruction book was written by Catherine Baker.Green (Band 5) books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.The focus sounds in this book are: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, a-e /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, ou, u-e /ee/ ie, ea /oi/ oy /ow/ ou /or/ our, al /er/ ir, or, ear /ear/ ere /e/ ea /u/ o-ePages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.R

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.We're going to the beach! Explore the sights and sounds of the seaside, and look at the plants and animals that live there.Pages 14 and 15 contain an I Spy feature, which uses visual support to help children explore the themes and sounds contained within the book.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisIn a Pit is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging and perfectly match the new Letters & Soundsguidance used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThe Fresh Start Readers support the Read Write Inc. Fresh Start programme and are designed for independent reading in class or at home, after students have finished the Modules. The books are aligned to the phonic progression of the Modules to ensure students are confident in reading them independently and that they experience success. This Reader contains two texts which align with the phonic focus of Module 17 and Module 18.Take A Tour of Bikes and find out about stunts, velodromes and races. In My Diary ... Curtis is made to keep a BORING diary about his journey to school.Each book contains two high-interest fiction or non-fiction texts on topics that will appeal to older readers. There is a variety of genres across the series, including stories, graphic texts, narrative non-fiction and quizzes - so there''s something for everyone.The books have a grown-up look and feel that resembles the books their peers are reading. They contain appealing, age-appropriate black and white or two-colour illustrations, and full-colour photos. Crucially, they feel manageable for struggling readers, avoiding large blocks of text and including short chapters and feature words. Independent reading is supported by a page before each text containing the Green Words, Red Words and Challenge Words they will come across in the text.

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Book SynopsisThe Alphablocks go to the moon. They are stuck until they make a boot, which tips the moon and helps them drift safely back down to Earth.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Humpty Dumpty has fallen off the wall! Follow a cast of familiar fairy tale characters as they try to help him.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.Join two boys as they make mud pies in their mud kitchen! This non-fiction book was written by Catherine Baker.Pages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisBig Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.This photographic non-fiction book explores a variety of caves and how they are made. Enjoy fantastic caves and learn what you need to do to become a cave explorer!Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisRapid Phonics is a literacy intervention which can be used with groups or individuals. Developed by Dr Marlynne Grant, Educational Psychologist, following extensive research, Rapid Phonics fiction and non-fiction titles are designed for pupils in Year 1 and above, who are having difficulties with phonics.

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Book SynopsisThis title is part of a brand new set of phonically decodable readingbooks perfect for very early readers. These expertly levelledstories are engaging, and are exactly matched to Little WandleLetters & Sounds Revised, used in schools across the UK.

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Book SynopsisThis collection of poems have been thoughtfully selected to delight and enchant. This illustrated anthology by a range of writers includes themes such as nature, the sea and imagination.This book is a Readerful Book for Sharing. It is for an adult to read aloud to children aged 5 to 6. Readerful is a reading library specially designed to motivate children to read more. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books for children from 4 to 11 years, including: Books for Sharing: picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: - Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. - Then encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful''s Independent Library or from Rise. You''ll

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Book SynopsisEngaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. Teagan at the Playground allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Autumn 1, Week 3 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Join one child on a boat trip, exploring all the wildlife she can see along the way, in this non-fiction book by Catherine Baker.Chant and Chatter books are written especially for the Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds series at Book Band Pink. The narratives and non-fiction texts are formed through three short, rhythmic chants, allowing the demonstration and modelling of fluent reading and supporting children in learning Phase 1 of Letters and Sounds.The focus sounds in this book are: /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ckPages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Learn all about how to do litter picking in your school in this non-fiction book.Pink B/Band 1B offers emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.The focus sounds in this book are: /g/ /o/ /c/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ckPages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Iris the alpaca doesn''t fancy Sports Day. But when she gets bitten by an insect, she discovers that she can run faster than anyone else!Green/Band 5 offers early readers patterned language and varied characters.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-ePages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

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