Phonics Readers: Frog on a Log - Phil Roxbee Cox

This is a story from the set of usbourne's phonic readers, designed to promote phonic knowledge in younger children. I was recommended these books by my child's teacher to support my son in his phonics recognition and to develop his confidence in reading. I bought a set of 12 books from the book people for about £10. Definately worth it in my opinion. The books uses repetition of the initial phonic sounds that the children encounter in everyday reading through similar words such as frog, log, bog, jog. This encourages quick recognition of initial sounds and blending them together to read simple words. It also contains many of the high frequency ...  Read the complete review

Frog on a Log is another book from the Usborne Phonics Readers collection. It costs £4.99 if you buy it individually, but it's much better value to get it as part of the box set. The Book People have this for sale at the moment for £9.99 and it includes 12 Usborne Phonics Readers including this one. I thought this one was going to be a hit with the grandson, who is four, but unfortunately he found it really quite tricky. The font that they've used for the title (as you can see in the picture) is the same font they've used for the text throughout the book. Great for adults looking to read something a little jazzy, but a bit tricky for a small child trying ...  Read the complete review

This book is another one of the great phonic readers series by Usborne books. Frog on a Log is written by by Phil Roxbee Cox and illustrated by Stephen Cartwright. Within this series there are 12 books. They each retail at £4.99 or you can purchase all 12 books in 2 bound books that retail at £9.99 each. This specific book is about Frog who sits on a log and likes to go for a jog. One day there is some frog and whilst frog is sitting on his log along comes Pup. Pup can't see because of the frog and he knocks into the log. Frog falls off the log and into a bog. Big pig also comes along in the fog looking for Pup and he doesn't see the log either. Big pig ...  Read the complete review