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    The Magic Clog
    Skipper Kipper
    Fantastic Feet
    Kante
    Rashford
    Stan's Glittering Trail
    • Robert Lewandowski is one of the best strikers of his generation - but his journey to the top wasn't always easy. Finding himself without a club at the age of 17, Robert had no choice but to claw his way up through the ranks of Polish football. It led him to the top of one of the world's toughest leagues, the German Bundesliga. Join Robert on his unwavering mission to become one of the greatest players of all time. This biography is one of the titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one football superstar, some players who are still to reach the summit of their career, and others who are the already at the top of their game. These are exhilarating reads about players from all walks of life. Many have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true and have inspirational stories. So meet the footballers behind the iconic tackles and goals, and find out what makes each of these players so special.

      Lewandowski2024
    • Wiegman

      • 128 pages
      • 5 hours of reading
      Wiegman2024
    • Rhyming Pairs. Letters and Sounds Phase 1. Lilac book band. These books have no words. This book links to Aspect 4 of Letters and Sounds Phase 1 - Rhythm and rhyme. In particular it supports the following strands: Turning into sounds (auditory discrimination). Listening and remembering sounds (auditory memory and sequencing). Talking about sounds (developing vocabulary and language comprehension).

      Rhyming Pairs2023
    • Gus Did It

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Gus the purple monster is cleaning his kitchen. Can he get everything clean and tidy? Find out in this low-level phonics reading book.Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Gus Did It is a Phase 2 'Build' book.It introduces the Set 4 letters and sounds (ck, e, u, r) and only uses the following letters, sounds and common exception words: Set 1: s, a, t, pSet 2: i, n, m, dSet 3: g, o, c, kSet 4: ck, e, u, rCommon exception words: theAs well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Phase 2 Build Pack - one of every Phase 2 Build titlePhase 2 Build 6-Pack - six of every Phase 2 Build titleComplete Phase 2 Pack - one of every Phase 2 titleComplete Phase 2 6-Pack - six of every Phase 2 titleComplete RSP Pack (Phases 2-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 2-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 2-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 2-5)Complete RSP Pack (Phases 1-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 1-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)For more information on how our Reading Stars Phonics packs work, head here.For more information on the programme itself, head to our dedicated Reading Stars Phonics section.

      Gus Did It2021
    • What Rhymes With .

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      A Phase 1/Lilac book for children learning to read. This is an exploratory text without words that focuses on developing children's listening skills. Every page has a large picture, surrounded by a number of smaller pictures. Can the children identity the names of the objects that end with the same sound as the main picture? (Train, chain, brain;fox, rocks, socks, etc.)This book is designed for the first stage of teaching children to read, before they begin learning their letters. It is ideal for use at Phase 1 of a phonics programme. It is a wordless book that tells a story through pictures alone. All of Ransom's Phase 1/Lilac Band books are designed to help children develop their speaking and listening skills and improve their vocabulary through creating and telling stories, exploring topics and stimulating discussion.

      What Rhymes With .2021
    • Sid Did It

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      In a walk in the countryside, the walkers come to a river. How can they cross the river? Can Sid the dog get them all across? Find out in this low-level phonics reading book.Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of 133 fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Sid Did It is a Phase 2 'Build' book.It introduces the Set 2 letters and sounds (i, n, m, d) and only uses the following letters and sounds: Set 1: s, a, t, pSet 2: i, n, m, dAs well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Phase 2 Build Pack - one of every Phase 2 Build titlePhase 2 Build 6-Pack - six of every Phase 2 Build titleComplete Phase 2 Pack - one of every Phase 2 titleComplete Phase 2 6-Pack - six of every Phase 2 titleComplete RSP Pack (Phases 2-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 2-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 2-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 2-5)Complete RSP Pack (Phases 1-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 1-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)For more information on how our Reading Stars Phonics packs work, head here.For more information on the programme itself, head to our dedicated Reading Stars Phonics section.

      Sid Did It2021
    • I am a Grown-up

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      A Phase 1/Lilac book for children learning to read. This non-fiction book has no words. It is an exploration of children doing grown-up things, or pretending to be grown-ups. From chef to astronaut, from mowing the lawn to being a police officer, this is an excellent text to help develop children's vocabulary. Who is this person? What are they doing? Would you like to do that when you are a grown-up? This book is designed for the first stage of teaching children to read, before they begin learning their letters. It is ideal for use at Phase 1 of a phonics programme. It is a wordless book that tells a story through pictures alone. All of Ransom's Phase 1/Lilac Band books are designed to help children develop their speaking and listening skills and improve their vocabulary through creating and telling stories, exploring topics and stimulating discussion.

      I am a Grown-up2021
    • Tell the Robots

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Look at the objects on each page and tell the robots what you can see (in "sound-talk") in this beautiful wordless book.Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of 148 fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - The Storm is a Phase 1 book (or a Lilac Band reader, following book bands for guided reading).With inside cover notes containing guidance for adults in sharing the book with children, it is designed to support the first stage of teaching children to read, helping to:tune them into sounds (helping develop their auditory discrimination skills)develop their speaking and listening skills, especially vocabulary and language comprehensiondevelop an early understanding of narrative structuresteach how books work (front cover, reading left to right, front to back, etc.) As well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Complete Phase 1/Lilac Pack - one of every Phase 1/Lilac titleComplete Phase 1/Lilac 6-Pack - six of every Phase 1/Lilac titleComplete RSP Pack (Phases 1-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 1-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 1-5) For more information on how our Reading Stars Phonics packs work, head here.For more information on the programme itself, head to our dedicated Reading Stars Phonics section.

      Tell the Robots2021
    • Bad Bob

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Bad Bob is a spider. He can run and sit and nap. Is nobody scared of him? Find out in this low-level phonics reading book.Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government's Letters and Sounds programme - Bad Bob is a Phase 2 'Build' book.It introduces the Set 5 letters and sounds (h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss) and only uses the following letters, sounds and common exception words: Set 1: s, a, t, pSet 2: i, n, m, dSet 3: g, o, c, kSet 4: ck, e, u, rSet 5: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ssCommon exception words: go, IAs well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Phase 2 Build Pack - one of every Phase 2 Build titlePhase 2 Build 6-Pack - six of every Phase 2 Build titleComplete Phase 2 Pack - one of every Phase 2 titleComplete Phase 2 6-Pack - six of every Phase 2 titleComplete RSP Pack (Phases 2-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 2-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 2-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 2-5)Complete RSP Pack (Phases 1-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 1-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)For more information on how our Reading Stars Phonics packs work, head here.

      Bad Bob2021
    • Time for Bed!

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      A Phase 1/Lilac book for children learning to read. This is a simple story without words. It is time for the young brother and sister to go to bed. Dad asks them to get ready for bed, but each time the little boy protests loudly. It's not time for bed! But when they are at last in bed, he is asleep before dad can even begin reading them their bedtime story!This book is designed for the first stage of teaching children to read, before they begin learning their letters. It is ideal for use at Phase 1 of a phonics programme. It is a wordless book that tells a story through pictures alone. All of Ransom's Phase 1/Lilac Band books are designed to help children develop their speaking and listening skills and improve their vocabulary through creating and telling stories, exploring topics and stimulating discussion.

      Time for Bed!2021
    • Festivals

      • 8 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      A Phase 1/Lilac book for children learning to read. This wordless book is an exploration in pictures of some of the major festivals around the world.The book covers Christmas, Hannukah, Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan), Easter, Passover, the Chinese New Year and Diwali. In a riot of colour and celebration, this book presents plenty of opportunities to extend children's vocabulary and their understanding of the world around them. This book is designed for the first stage of teaching children to read, before they begin learning their letters. It is ideal for use at Phase 1 of a phonics programme. It is a wordless book that tells a story through pictures alone. All of Ransom's Phase 1/Lilac Band books are designed to help children develop their speaking and listening skills and improve their vocabulary through creating and telling stories, exploring topics and stimulating discussion.

      Festivals2021
    • Fantastic Feet is a low level phonics reading book. The purpose of this phase in the programme is to broaden knowledge of graphemes and phonemes for use in reading and spelling. This is one of the final books in the programme and is ideal for providing reading practce for everything learnt up to the end of this phase.Fantastic Feet covers letters and sounds that students meet in the later stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Fantastic Feet2020
    • Skipper Kipper

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Skipper Kipper is a low level phonics reading book. It covers alternative spellings for 2 phonemes plus the graphemes and High Frequency words already covered in this stage of the programme.Skipper Kipper covers letters and sounds that students meet in the later stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Skipper Kipper2020
    • Stan's Glittering Trail is a low level phonics reading book. It introduces CVCC CCVC and some CCVCC words, and the High Frequency words do, when, out.Stan's Glittering Trail covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Stan's Glittering Trail2020
      3.0
    • The Magic Clog

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      The Magic Clog is a low level phonics reading book. It covers alternative spellings for 2 phonemes plus the graphemes and High Frequency words already covered in this stage of the programme.The Magic Clog covers letters and sounds that students meet in the later stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      The Magic Clog2020
    • Kiss! Kiss! is a low level phonics reading book. It is designed for the final week of Level 3 of Reading Stars Phonics and uses all the letters, sounds and high frequency words met in this level. Kiss! Kiss! covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme. This phonics book is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels (covering Letters and Sounds Phases 2 to 5) and six book bands (Pink through to Orange).

      Kiss! Kiss!2020
    • Hot Air Balloons

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Hot Air Balloons is a low level phonics reading book. It introduces CVCC CCVC and some CCVCC words, and the High Frequency words do, when, out, what.Hot Air Balloons covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Hot Air Balloons2020
    • Big Trucks

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Big Trucks is a low level phonics reading book. It introduces CVCC words and the High Frequency words some, come.Big Trucks covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Big Trucks2020
    • Bikes Then and Now

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Bikes Then and Now is a low level phonics reading book. It covers alternative spellings for 2 phonemes plus the graphemes and High Frequency words already covered in this stage of the programme.Bikes Then and Now covers the words that students meet in Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme. It meets the UK Ofsted requirements in only including letters, sounds and words that students have met by this stage of their phonics learning.This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels (covering Letters and Sounds Phases 2 to 5) and six book bands (Pink through to Orange).

      Bikes Then and Now2020
    • Jake the Snake

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Jake the Snake is a low level phonics reading book. The purpose of this phase in the programme is to broaden knowledge of graphemes and phonemes for use in reading and spelling. This is one of the final books in the programme and is ideal for providing reading practce for everything learnt up to the end of this phase.Jake the Snake covers letters and sounds that students meet in the later stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 5 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Jake the Snake2020
    • Moaning Min

      • 12 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      Moaning Min is a low level phonics reading book. It focuses on digraph oa, oo, and is ideal for extra practice for pupils learning their phonics.Moaning Min covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Moaning Min2020
    • Fair Hair, Dark Hair is a low level phonics reading book. It focuses on digraph air, ear, and is ideal for extra practice for pupils learning their phonics.Fair Hair, Dark Hair covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Fair Hair, Dark Hair2020
    • You Cannot Run, Yasin!

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      You Cannot Run, Yasin! is a low level phonics reading book. It covers the consonont diagraphs plus vowels or, ur, and high frequency word you. You Cannot Run, Yasin! covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      You Cannot Run, Yasin!2020
    • The Amazon Rainforest

      • 16 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      The Amazon Rainforest is a low level phonics reading book. It introduces CVCC CCVC and some CCVCC words, and the High Frequency words do, when.The Amazon Rainforest covers the words that students meet in Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics reading programme. It meets the UK Ofsted requirements in only including letters, sounds and words that students have met by this stage of their phonics learning.This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for students learning to read. The series has ten levels: four phonics levels (covering Letters and Sounds Phases 2 to 5) and six book bands (Pink through to Orange).

      The Amazon Rainforest2020
    • A Bigger Fish

      • 12 pages
      • 1 hour of reading

      A Bigger Fish is a low level phonics reading book. It focuses on digraph er, ure, and is ideal for extra practice for pupils learning their phonics.A Bigger Fish covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      A Bigger Fish2020
    • Compost is a low level phonics reading book. It introduces more complex CCVCC, CCVC/CCCVCC words, and the High Frequency words do, when and what. Compost covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Compost2020
    • Kante

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Coaches always thought that N'Golo Kanté was too small and too shy to make it?in the world of football. But with hard work, natural talent, and a true love for the game, N'Golo is now the superstar midfielder who brings victory to every team he's a part of. Discover his journey - from picking up bottles in the streets of Paris to winning trophies on the world stage - proving that no one is ever too small to make it big. N'Golo Kanté plays as a defensive midfielder for Premier League club Chelsea. Born to Malian immigrants in Paris, he plays for the French national team. In his first two seasons in England N'Golo Kanté helped both Leicester and Chelsea win the Premier League and then played a starring role as France won the World Cup in 2018.This biography is one of the new titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. These books offers a fresh take on the familiar football biography format.Each of these fast-moving reads focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, players who are still to reach the summit of their career. From the young Portuguese talent João Felix, to Virgil van Dijk and Raheem Sterling, these biographies cover the full range of European football. The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, to ultimately make their dreams come true.So meet the fresh young talent behind the iconic tackles and goals and find out what makes each of these players so special.

      Kante2020
      2.0
    • Ding Dong! is a low level phonics reading book. It focuses on digraph's or, ar, and is ideal for extra practice for pupils learning their phonics.Ding Dong! covers the first set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in the early stages of a phonics teaching programme. It corresponds to Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government's synthetic phonics programme, but can be used for phonics reading practice to support any phonics programme. This title is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured reading programme for learning to read english. The series starts with a complete range of phonics titles to support any phonics teaching programme, and then provides a range of structured readers following the Book Band system.

      Ding Dong!2020
    • Rashford

      • 120 pages
      • 5 hours of reading

      Now a lethal striker for his boyhood club - and an international superstar - Marcus Rashford is living his dream. But from navigating a ruthless academy to playing under one of the fiercest managers in the game, Marcus's meteoric rise to the top of Manchester United wasn't always easy. This is the story of how a boy from Manchester used his passion and his talent to steer himself on a path to greatness. This fictionalised biography is one of the new titles in Ransom's Tales from the Pitch series. Each book focuses on one up-and-coming football superstar, often players who are still to reach the summit of their career. The players are from all walks of life and have faced failure, injury and rejection, making these moving and inspirational stories. The books are brimming with football banter that will have the knowing fans smiling. And each players story is littered with football tricks and tips, so readers can learn the arts of the glorious game. Tales of the Pitch are easy to read and very fast-paced reads. At only 120 pages long, printed on cream paper with a dyslexia-friendly font, these are ideal books for reluctant and dyslexic readers.

      Rashford2020
      3.8