Story Phonics - making letters come to life!

We are delighted to announce the publication of the brand new Far Beyond ABC - completing a very special trilogy! Together with ABC and Beyond ABC, these three books now cover all the major spellings in the English language*. Learning to read and write has never been so much fun!

Far Beyond ABC (New)

Far Beyond ABC completes an invaluable set of three books, which together hold the key to learning to read. Beautifully illustrated, it opens up the secrets of 20 more major English spelling patterns. The best of it is that the child-friendly story logic draws on children's thinking skills and their imaginations, so they easily remember the phonic facts that the stories carry.
Available June 2011

CONTENTS:
Silent Magic e: e/aeiou, a_e, e_e, i_e, o_e, u_e
R-controlled vowels: wr, ar, or, er, ir, ur, air, ear
Variant vowels: oy, oi, oo/oo
Final y as a vowel (e and i)

Beyond ABC (New Edition)

Bright illustrations and super stories make this sequel to the ABC Book ideal for young children moving beyond a-z. Featuring 22 essential letter combinations, it provides memorable reasons to explain why many letters change their sounds when they meet each other in a word.

CONTENTS:
Digraphs with h: ch, sh, ph, th/th, wh/wh, igh
W-controlled vowels: aw/au, ew, ow/ou, ow
Vowels out walking: aeiou, ai, ay, ea, ee, ie, oa, ue

Got the old edition? Find out how the new edition has been improved.

ABC

The famous best-selling ABC Book is an essential addition to any child's book shelf. Each page depicts a Letterland character surrounded by objects beginning with the target sound, so there's plenty of opportunity for young learners to practise their growing phonics skills.

CONTENTS:
Upper & lower case alphabet: Aa, Bb, Cc, Dd, Ee, Ff, Gg, Hh, Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn, Oo, Pp, Qq, Rr, Ss, Tt, Uu, Vv, Ww, Xx, Yy, Zz.

* For a full list of the Letterland teaching scope, click here.