Series:

Usborne Easy Words to Read

12 total works

Cover of Frog on a Log

Frog on a Log

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 26 October 2001
Through the use of phonic repetition this book aims to help children to learn to read. It is a board book with simplified text written to match the shortened story. Other titles in the series include "Big Pig on a Dig", "Fat Cat on a Mat", "Ted in a Red Bed" and "Toad makes a Road".

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Ted's Shed

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 23 February 2001
This is a story about Ted, who, not content with a red bed, decides he needs a red shed too! It is one of a series which has phonics-based text designed to make learning to read easy and fun. Some pages have fold-out flaps to give the reader a chance to guess what will happen next. Inside the back cover is a phonic breakdown of the words in the book.

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Mouse Moves House

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 25 October 2002
Mouse is helping her dad to pack for their big move to a smart new home. But is the fat cat waiting outside going to cause them problems? This entertaining story for beginner readers has simple rhyming text, stylish illustrations and parents' notes on phonics at the back of the book. With free online audio to listen to the story.

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Hen's Pens

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 26 October 2001
This amusing series of early reading books uses phonic repetition to help children learn to read. A phonic breakdown of the text is given by expert Dr Marlynne Grant to help parents and teachers. Other titles in this series: Big Pig on a Dig, Fat Cat on a Mat, Ted in a Red Bed, Toad Makes a Road, Sam Sheep Can't Sleep and Ted's Shed. Frog on a Log is being published in the same month.

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Toad Makes a Road

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 25 March 2000
An enjoyable story with phonics-based text, designed to help children crack the reading code with ease. Some pages have fold-put flaps to give the reader a chance to guess what will happen next. Inside back cover contains a phonic breakdown of the words in the book. The "Easy Words to Read" series for beginner readers blends a phonics-based text with a funny stroy. The illustrations give clues to the words to add to the fun

Cover of Fat Cat on a Mat

Fat Cat on a Mat

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 1 August 1999
Combining a phonics-based text with a funny story, the books in this new series are aimed at beginner readers. The pictures give clues to the words and fold out flaps on some pages give children the chance to guess what will happen next'

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Sam Sheep Can't Sleep

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 26 May 2000
The Easy Words to Read series for beginner readers blends a phonics-based text with a funny story and is designed to help children crack the reading code with ease. Some pages have fold-out flaps, while inside the back cover there is a phonic breakdown of the words in the book.

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Shark in the Park

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 1 June 2002
A story with a phonics-based text, designed to help children learn to read. Some pages have fold-out flaps which give new readers a chance to guess what will happen next. The inside back cover contains a phonic breakdown of the words in the book.

Cover of Goose on the Loose

Cover of Ted in a Red Bed

Ted in a Red Bed

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 12 December 1981
Combining a phonics-based text with a funny story, the books in this new series are aimed at beginner readers. The pictures give clues to the words and fold out flaps on some pages give children the chance to guess what will happen next.'

Cover of Ted and Friends

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Fox on a Box

by Phil Roxbee Cox

Published 28 March 2003
The simple stories in this series use carefully chosen words, to encourage children to become familiar with identifying letter and sound combinations and increase their confidence for reading alone.