I suppose I ought to put this in books, but I'm not sure anyone ever goes in there. (I'll move the thread over there if its presence here is deeemed offensive.)
Anyway, young Miss B has just turned five and will be starting school next year. If she gets a place at the shool we want her to get into, which is a bilingual state school, she'll be learning to read in English. With phonics and all that.
Her English is very good (she talks like a kind of Chathamese Yoda), but her German is stronger, so we have make an effort to keep up the English side of things. This means I've got to part with some of my hard-earned to Amazon or similar.
What I'm after, basically, is classic stories for kids of that age, non-fiction stuff, and above all, books for teaching kids how to read. She's at the stage where she knows more or less all the letters, but is still having trouble putting them together.
I posted a thread like this a year or so ago, and the suggestions I got turned out to be absolutely spectactular successes. This is one of the many things that OTF is great for. All ideas are most gratefully received.
Anyway, young Miss B has just turned five and will be starting school next year. If she gets a place at the shool we want her to get into, which is a bilingual state school, she'll be learning to read in English. With phonics and all that.
Her English is very good (she talks like a kind of Chathamese Yoda), but her German is stronger, so we have make an effort to keep up the English side of things. This means I've got to part with some of my hard-earned to Amazon or similar.
What I'm after, basically, is classic stories for kids of that age, non-fiction stuff, and above all, books for teaching kids how to read. She's at the stage where she knows more or less all the letters, but is still having trouble putting them together.
I posted a thread like this a year or so ago, and the suggestions I got turned out to be absolutely spectactular successes. This is one of the many things that OTF is great for. All ideas are most gratefully received.
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