Books by Stephen Rickard

Explore some of the major festivals around the world, from Christmas to Diwali, in this beautiful wordless 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 - Festivals 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.

Can Jeevan catch the fish he''s spotted in the river? 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 - A Bigger Fish is a Phase 3 ''Focus'' book.It covers everything met in Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, but provides extra focus on the following letters, sounds and high frequency words introduced in this Phase:erure As well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Phase 3 Focus - one of every Phase 3 Focus titlePhase 3 Focus 6-Pack - six of every Phase 3 Focus titleComplete Phase 3 Pack - one of every Phase 3 titleComplete Phase 3 6-Pack - six of every Phase 3 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.

Can Bella the cat get the hush she needs to go to sleep? Find out in this beautiful low-level phonics reader.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 - Down on the Farm is a Phase 3 ''Focus'' book.It covers everything met in Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, but provides extra focus on the following letters, sounds and high frequency words introduced in this Phase:urowoi As well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Phase 3 Focus - one of every Phase 3 Focus titlePhase 3 Focus 6-Pack - six of every Phase 3 Focus titleComplete Phase 3 Pack - one of every Phase 3 titleComplete Phase 3 6-Pack - six of every Phase 3 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.

Why is Yazz the dog acting so nuts? 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 - Yap, Yap, Yazz is a Phase 3 ''Focus'' book.It covers everything met in Phase 3 of Letters and Sounds, but provides extra focus on the following letters, sounds and high frequency words introduced in this Phase:yzzz As well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:Phase 3 Focus - one of every Phase 3 Focus titlePhase 3 Focus 6-Pack - six of every Phase 3 Focus titleComplete Phase 3 Pack - one of every Phase 3 titleComplete Phase 3 6-Pack - six of every Phase 3 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.

You are a reader. You can play the Game.

Find out about the coolest cars...Hot Rods! Hot Rods is a low level phonics reading book. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this nonfiction title features a fully decodable text, suitable for ages 9 - 13. Hot Rods covers the third set of basic letters and sounds that students meet in Phase 4 of Letters and Sounds, the UK Government''s synthetic phonics reading programme. Hot Rods is part of Ransom Reading Stars Plus, 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).

5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>Meet the WW2 soldier who never surrendered. Hiroo Onoda came from a Samurai family, he became a Japanese hero.

The Neutron Stars programme is a structured reading programme with systematic progression, for teens/adults who need low level reading support.

5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana'>This book will show you how to grow flowers and all kinds of plants in your garden.

Are you a leader? Do you look good on TV? Then maybe you should start your own crazy cult...