The cowboy and his Deputy Pig see a bright star in the sky and set off across the Wild West to see if they can lasso it. But first they'll have to get the better of somecrafty bandits! Cowboy's Star is one of a fantastic new fiction reading series for children aged 5+ that combines structured phonic progression with great artwork and fun stories. Devised with the help of an expert consultant, it is sure to enable children to achieve reading success. Specially created for use by both parents and teachers, I Love Reading Phonics is a dedicated, comprehensive reading scheme based on Synthetic Phonics and arranged in 7 progressive levels, giving plenty of practice in all the sounds of the English language. Each book includes clear information on Synthetic Phonics, a pronunciation grid and expert advice on how to get the most out of each title. Level 1 titles explore the 26 alphabet sounds and the sounds ff, ll, ss, zz and ck.

 

This book is part of a book series called I Love Reading Phonics .

This book is at level 1 in the I Love Reading Phonics scheme. Level 1 introduces 26 alphabet sounds, focuses on letter pairs that make one sound (e. g. ff), and looks at two syllable compound words that have different sounds (e. g. sandpit). This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2012 by Octopus Publishing Group .

Alex Paterson is a British illustrator living in Shakespeare's town of Stratford-Upon-Avon. (Shakespeare loved a good joke). Alex has illustrated over seventy books including Treasure Island, Oliver Twist and The Faraway Tree. In previous lives he was an army officer and a Jungle leader.