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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 provide: * fully decodeable 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 * an exciting interactive CD-Rom to accompany Stages 4-6 Stage 4 titles practise the long vowel sounds: * Queen Anneena's Feast - ee ea y e * Spike Says - igh y ie i-e i * The Wrong Kind of Knight - ee ea y e, igh y ie i-e i * Moan, Moan, Moan - oa ow o-e o * The Snake and the Drake - ai ay a-e a * Tadpoles - ee ea y e, i-e i, ow o-e o, ai ay a-e a