Books by Jill Atkins

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)

Puffin wants to be a pop singer, but he needs to find a band. Other birds join in with Puffin''s singing, will it be a good show?

Collins 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.

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series, to provide additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions. In this adventure in the Big Freeze zone, Cat comes face-to-face with the Ice-BITE. Can she skate to safety?

Transdisciplinary theme: How the world works Unit of Inquiry: Where food comes from

It is spring and Frog and Toad are trying to get to the pond. Toad nearly gets run over. Luckily help is at hand; a kind woman comes along and helps Frog and Toad cross the road to the pond. Illustrated by Brian Peacock

Dan and his Grandma plant a seed that grows into a pumpkin. The pumpkin grows bigger and bigger. Dan and his Grandma wonder what they can do with it. Illustrated by Chloe March

Phonics Bug is a pretty special Phonics programme that gives children a firm, fun foundation in phonics. It uses research-based teaching methods so it's proven to work, and it joins 100% decodable books with CBeebies videos and an online reading world, so it's the ideal way to get today's little readers started on their journey to reading success. Phonics Bug books are ideal for use at home too, and are a great way to help your child take their first steps towards 'cracking the code' which will enable them to learn to read and spell. Helpful notes on the inside front cover of each book highlight tricky words and give you ideas for before and during reading, and the inside back covers include ideas for delving deeper after reading to check understanding. Phonics Bug Pack 4 is great for encouraging your Foundation Stage early readers. It contains 3 fiction and 1 non-fiction Phase 3 books ‿ The Queen's Plan; Chick Gets Lost; No Lunch; and Munching Lunch ‿ which are perfect for reading before stepping across to the Bug Club Red Level Pack. This pack covers the sounds ch, sh, th, ng, ai, ee, igh, oa, oo. The Queen's Plan: The King and Queen discover that life is much happier when they swap jobs ‿ the King cooks the meals and the Queen takes over the DIY! Chick Gets Lost: A chick hatches and searches for its mum and after several false starts, they are finally reunited. No Lunch: Sid and Nan go to the fish & chip shop for lunch and their greedy dog Pong steals their food. But all is forgiven when she saves the day... Munching Lunch: We find out about the strange things that animals all around the world munch for their lunch.

Chris and Kate have made a go-kart - but cause chaos when they realise they have forgotten to make the brakes!

Cora and Mark are surprised when Dad's new carpet takes them on a magic adventure. They have to hang on tight when they encounter a shark, but return home safe in the end.

Zinzan arrives in a rocket and has a great time meeting Gus and eating extraordinary foods, until he gets stuck in the bath!

Fox's plan to take some ducks to feed his cubs is foiled when he gets stuck in the mud. The ducks agree to help him, before chasing him away.

A hen lays some eggs - while she is not looking, one rolls away. The chick hatches and searches for its mum - after several false starts, they are reunited.