Goat in a Boat (Phonics Readers)

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You have to design, build and test a foil boat which is strong enough to float even the youngest goat safely across a river. A lively story with humorous illustrations, ideal for children who are beginning to read for themselves, or for reading aloud together. The amazing illustrations detail the antics of the characters, with pages turning from horizonal to vertical and deftly capturing the reader's eye and their attention!

Polly Crosby tells ReadingZone about her novel, This Tale is Forbidden (Scholastic), a fractured fairy tale set in a dystopian world. Reading books to children has lots of amazing benefits - even when they're learning to read (or can read) themselves. Simple, find a goat which can be located in the cliffs, mountains or snowy mountains biome, place a boat beside the goat and push it in, finally get in the boat with the goat and the achievement should pop. With simple rhyming text and phonic repetition specially designed to develop essential language and early reading skills.Collect a bunch of things you don’t mind getting wet, and together, make predictions about what you think will float, and what will sink. The larger-format series adds value when your little reader is more independent and can be trusted to handle something less rugged than a board book.

Simple rhyming text helps children develop essential language and early reading skills, and there are guidance notes for parents at the back of the book. Since joining Usborne Publishing, she has written and edited hundreds of books, from funny rhyming stories to an award-winning history book. We send out newsletters infrequently, you can opt out at any time, and we won’t pass your details on to anyone else. This hilarious tale is another by the creators of The Cat and the Rat and the Hat, and offers great opportunity to engage children in rhyme, repetition, creativity and prediction. Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions.

A lively, rhyming story with irresistibly funny illustrations and phonic repetition specially designed to help children learn to read.

Climb aboard for a nonsensical voyage featuring an eclectic collection of embarked animals, awash in rhyme and tongue twisters perfect for reading aloud. However, the skills and processes you practice whilst doing Goat on a Boat, and the areas of science you’re exploring, are similar to the work professional scientists and engineers do.The vibrant neon and expressive illustrations are attention grabbing and it’s hard not to root for Goat until the very end! For Art Prints please allow 5 working days for unframed prints and 15 working days for framed prints/ stretched canvas. The expertly crafted text uses this rhyming pattern along with strong picture cues to help early readers get the reading practice they need.