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A moving story of friendship, family, and the importance of empathy from award-winning author Nicole Melleby, expertly rendered with vibrant, expressive illustrations from Alexandra Colombo.Sunny does not like cats—especially Oswaldo. He’s cranky and mean.Sunny’s dad loves Oswaldo. She does not understand why.When Oswaldo doesn’t come home one day, Sunny is happy. But her dad is sad.Sunny wants her dad to be happy, so she helps him look for Oswaldo.But can Sunny and Oswaldo ever get along?

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The “almosts” are ruining Abby’s life! She’s almost tall enough. She’s almost a star student. She’s almost first in line... and on and on it goes. So why even bother entering the science competition? The almosts will ruin it anyway. But what if Abby is wrong? Maybe the almosts can actually be a good thing...? Feeling disappointment is a part of life, and Janet Sumner Johnson tackles that feeling with force in this inspirational picture book. In her signature child-friendly text, Johnson highlights the importance of seeing positives in every situation and using a growth mindset to live your best life.

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Deep in the cold woods, an arctic fox is looking for his supper. He catches a little rat, but decides to let him go. When the rat finds the fox caught in a hunter's trap, will the rat repay the fox's kindness? Little Rat and the Arctic Fox is part of the Rocket Phonics range from Rising Stars Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics builds a firm foundation in word reading through fresh and fully decodable phonics books for Pink A to Orange band. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and activities to support reading at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 5-6 years

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He is Ireland’s most famous warrior, a legendary figure who has enchanted children for millennia. But who really was Fionn Mac Cumhaill? And what was he like when he was a child? In this wonderful, modern retelling of an ancient tale, based on a 12th-century manuscript, Ronan Moore brings young Fionn to life in a series of wild adventures. A cheeky kid, constantly trying to outsmart the adults around him, Fionn is on the run from his father’s enemies who want him dead. Travel with him as he journeys throughout Ireland, evading capture, outwitting enemies, and training to become the greatest leader Ireland has ever known. Including the well-known myths of the Salmon of Knowledge and the Dragon of Tara, this book will appeal to all children as they follow Fionn’s life up to the point of his becoming leader of the Fianna. Download the Young Fionn Activity sheet here.

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Ruff the dog loves to run. But his owner, Raff, can't keep up and has to sit down on a rock. Will Ruff be able to get Raff up and back home in time for dinner? (Letter-sounds featured: r h b f ff l) Ruff Runs is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding. Reading age: 4-5.

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Engaging 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. The Wrong Cat allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Summer 1, Week 2 of Essential Letters and Sounds.

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