Songbirds is a new Phonics series from Oxford Reading Tree. It comprises real stories written by the best-selling author of The Gruffulo, Julia Donaldson. All the stories are phonic stories that support the latest curriculum developments. Oxford Reading Tree: Songbirds provides: fully decodable texts that build on pupils' phonic knowledge as they work through the 36 books over 6 stages; opportunities for segmenting, blending and matching sounds and letter blends; lively illustrations by a variety of artists; flexible activities that can be tailored to your phonic teaching; and an exciting interactive CD-ROM to accompany Stages 1-2. Stage 1+ titles practise the sound made by the following letters: Top Cat - m, c, t, p, a, o; Sam's Pot - s, m, c, t, g, p, a, o; Bob Bug - r, l, d, b, f, h, i, u, s, m, c, t, g, p, a, o; Dig, Dig, Dig - r, l, d, b, h, i, u, s, m, t, g, p, a, o; Zak and the Vet - v, w, y, z, j, n, k, e, r, d, b, h, i, u, s, c, t, g, a, o; and Mum Bug's Bag - w, y, z, j, n, k, e, r, d, b, f, h, i, u, s, m, t, g, p, a, o.