The Stage 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide humorous storylines to engage and motivate children. The popular characters and familiar settings are brought to life by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. The stories are unchanged from the previous edition but the cover notes have been updated to support adults in sharing the story with the child.

Little Josh is ignored by his sister and her friend as they play, until he interests them in a game he creates.

The Stage 1+ Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories provide humorous storylines to engage and motivate children. The popular characters and familiar settings are brought to life by Roderick Hunt and Alex Brychta. The stories are unchanged from the previous edition but the cover notes have been updated to support adults in sharing the story with the child.

First Phonics is a special new series at the very start of Oxford Reading Tree. It enables children to practise phonics while learning to read.First Phonics:* Promote phonological awareness at Stage 1+ with rhyming stories* Provide more phonically decodable nouns as well as sight-cueable words* Practise Reception and Year 1 sight vocabulary throughout* Include flexible, easy-to-use, FREE Teaching Notes in each Pack* Support your Home-School Agreement with Take-Home Cards for every bookAt Stage 1+, First Phonics books are rhyming stories, with an emphasis on rhythm and rhyme. They have 1-2 sentences per page.

Oxford Reading Tree remains the nation's favourite reading scheme and countless children have learnt to read with Biff, Chip, and Kipper. We are delighted to unveil its fresh new look for today's children, teachers and parents, with lively new covers and fresh artwork.Engaging new artwork and coversAlex Brychta's unique style of artwork enthrals and entertains children, and the fresh new look will heighten their pleasure in reading the stories. With freshly drawn artwork for all the favourite core stories at Stages 2 - 5 and fantastic new covers, Oxford Reading Tree is more appealing thanever!Stories children loveThe Oxford Reading Tree stories have always captivated children's imagination, inspiring them to read - and the stories and characters in the new editions haven't changed at all. Apart, that is, from an exciting new story at Stage 3, The Egg Hunt, which replaces the Dolphin Pool.Simplified structureWe have also simplified the structure of the scheme in response to feedback from you: Owls Storybooks become Stages 6 and 7 Storybooks; Magpies become Stages 8 and 9 Storybooks; Wrens at Stages 2 have become patterned stories at Stages 1+ and Stage 2; and Wrens at Stage 3 are now patterned storiesat Stage 2.New teaching support materialIn addition to the existing guided reading cards, perfect for use in guided reading sessions, we have brought out new teaching materials to reflect the needs of teachers in today's classroom:* Flexible, friendly teacher's notes included FREE with each pack of Oxford Reading Tree books - these are easy to store and will save you hours of preparation!* New Take-Home cards for every Storybook from Stages 1 - 9 to help parents or carers get the most out of reading with their child* Free resources website at www.oup.com/uk/primary with downloadable photocopy masters* New Teacher's Handbook and special edition for Scotland

Stage 1+ More First Sentences Pack A offers another set of six full-sentence stories introducing National Literacy Strategy key words for Reception Year pupils. Together with Stage 1+ First Sentences, the stories provide a bridge between Stage 1 and Stage 2 of the Oxford Reading Tree. The stories are all based on familiar Oxford Reading Tree characters: Biff finds out just what dogs like; Dad has some nice surprises after a nasty accident; Floppy goes to a dog show; Biff has her hands full looking after a little friend; Mum gets very muddy; and Floppy meets his match