The Potters and Captain Kev love life on the high seas. One day a ship is sighted full of pirates. They are not as nice as Kev and try to take various things. Dad shows them the pirate code so they have to fight to sort things out. The family outwit the bad pirates and end up befriending them.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: White A
Phonics phase: 6


This book introduces a typical day in the working life of a vet. It focuses on the link between the vet's appointment times and the medical help she gives her sick or hurt animal patients. Also, the vet offers helpful advice to the animals' owners.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
Book band: Green B
Phonics phase: 5

 

Ragbag, Dot and Bob want to save water.They try to collect rainwater in a cup and a hat (an umbrella!) but with little success. Even the fish narrowly escape having water taken from their tank! Eventually, the Apes collect lots of water in a tub - enough to fill their paddling pool!



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
Book band: Red B
Phonics phase: 3

 

Join Robbie and Ella as they share some of their favourite fun science experiments. If you follow their instructions you could do them too!



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: Gold A
Phonics phase: N/A

 

When the school hall leaks, Jay suggests putting on a play to raise money to save the school from closure. But Mr Slime wants to build a hotel on the site so he steals the costumes! Jay and Sniffer chase him to the park where he falls into the pond. The school performs the play in the park.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
Book band: Blue C
Phonics phase: 5


In clear, engaging photographs this book shows all the fun that a girl and her mum have during a day at the beach. There is plenty to talk about in the photos, including sun safety and a range of beach activities.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 8-9 (Year 4)
Book band: Grey B
Phonics phase: N/A

 

This book offers useful information about how our bodies need different sorts of bacteria to function properly. Practical tips are given on how to keep healthy.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: White B
Phonics phase: 6

 

This book explores what makes us laugh and shares some funny facts about laughter as well as some jokes!



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
Book band: Green A
Phonics phase: 5


This book takes the reader on a journey around planet Earth and explains the Earth's position in its solar system. Questions are posed and answered by a helpful alien tour guide.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: Lime A
Phonics phase: 6


This book is about boys and girls who go to a ballet school. It describes the 5 basic positions and emphasises the hard work, dedication and strength needed to be a ballet dancer.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
Book band: Blue A
Phonics phase: 5

 

Ed and Lin fly to New York with their photographer father. They marvel at the sights but when they see a thief grab a handbag, they give chase. Lin manages to rescue the handbag only to discover that it is not a real theft. The scene has been set up for a movie and Lin and Ed end up being film stars!



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: Orange A
Phonics phase: 5


This title is part of Pearson's Bug Club - the first whole-school reading programme that joins books and an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this book: Let's have fun at the fun park! This title is suitable for ages 4-5 (Pink level)

This book is filled with fun physical challenges that you could try anywhere. There are eight body tricks and balances to try and the only equipment you will need is yourself and one piece of paper!



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: Turquoise B
Phonics phase: 6

 

There are two wordless stories about trucks in this comic. Both stories are based on the familiar truck characters from the Lilac Level fiction cluster, Trucktown. The only text that appears in the stories is titles, sound effects and occasionally writing in the artwork.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception)
Book band: Lilac
Phonics phase: 1


Gran's house is too small for all her stuff. She wonders if her grandson Tom would like some of her things. Gran and Tom write each other a series of emails. Gran offers Tom lots of old things. Tom replies that he would like some of them.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
Book band: Green C
Phonics phase: 5

 

On a trip to Egypt with their photographer father, Ed and Lin visit the pyramids. Ed seems to know all about mummies but Lin remembers that she read a scary story about a mummy. The children are chased through a pyramid by a shadowy figure. Luckily, the 'mummy' turns out to be a person. He promises to show them some real Egyptian treasures.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: Orange B
Phonics phase: 5

 

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this Pink-B level Trucktown book: It is a sunny day in Trucktown and Pete is feeling hot. When Dan switches on the fan to cool Pete down, he starts a sand storm. Dan can’t see Pete now – where can he be?

Shopping with Grandpa Fang is NEVER dull, thinks Small Fang. And he is not wrong! On a trip to buy Blood Buns (jam doughnuts) Grandpa Fang loses his fangs, knocks over a huge pile of tins, causes a cake catastrophe and terrifies the local children. Farmer Pickles brings Grandpa's fangs, revealing that he had lost them trying to eat the scarecrow!



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 6-7 (Year 2)
Book band: Gold B
Phonics phase: 6

 

This book explores the underwater world. Come with nature photographer Helen as she takes underwater pictures of a wide variety of sea-life.



Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools
Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence
Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1)
Book band: Green A
Phonics phase: 5


This title is part of Pearson's Bug Club - the first whole-school reading programme that joins books and an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this book: Let's dress up as pirates! This title is suitable for ages 4-5 (Red level)