Alba Series: 12 book set

Aimed at girls and boys, this series has a feisty, resourceful female heroine. Alba steps in to save the day when someone threatens to jeopardise her father's important scientific work.

Starting at CVC level the books progress at a faster pace through adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and alternative vowel spellings. A step-by-step phonic progression within exciting, beautiful full-colour illustrations and age-appropriate stories, with special appeal to older girls.

Includes 12 decodable books starting at CVC & CVCC level:

• Book 1: Lost (CVC, CVCC)
• Book 2: The Plan (CVC, CVCC, CCVC)
• Book 3: Alba Slips Up (CVC, CVCC, CCVC, CCVCC)
• Book 4: Hot Chips for Lunch (sh, ch, th, tch)
• Book 5: A Bit of Luck (ck, ng, qu, wh)
• Book 6: A Brave Escape (ai, ay, a-e, a)
• Book 7: Apple Trees (ee, ea, e, y, ey)
• Book 8: The Long Road Home (o-e, ow, oa, o)
• Book 9: Supper (er, ir, ur)
• Book 10: Howling Wind (ow, ou)
• Book 11: River Flight (igh, i-e, y, i )
• Book 12: The Truth (oo, ew, u-e, u)

This series shares the same phonic progression as the Totem Series and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.