Box Set: 12 BooksAges: 3 to 5Stage 1: Starting to Read Many early readers contain words that are too difficult for achild who has just learned the sounds of the alphabet. Not thesebooks! Using only the letters M, A, T and S, children can read theirfirst book. Kids love the stories and funny pictures, and can'twait to read them to everybody they know.This is our bestselling first reader, introduced 35 years agoand used by millions of children. If your child knows the alphabet,Bob Books Set 1 is the book to start them on the path toreading.Inside the box you'll find: 12 easy-to-read books, 12 pages eachConsistent sounds. All letters (except Q) introduced graduallyin this set.Books with only two and three letter wordsAll words can be 'sounded out' (phonics based)Each book introduces a few new lettersLimited sight words7 to 20 words per book ABOUT BOBS BOOKSBob Books is America's no.1, award-winning, learning-to-readseries trusted for over 40 years.Bob Books is a true first reader series, designed to makehelping children learn to read simple and straightforward. Theclean layout, short words, and simple phonics make learning to reada fun and natural step for a child that knows the alphabet. Companionworkbooks extend children's reading journey by allowingthem to practice the skills learned in the books.Bob Books is designed to give young children the toolsto cross from learning letters to reading words. The award-winningbeginning reader book sets start slowly and progress from bookswith three letter words, to books with more than one sentence perpage. By meeting children at the right level, parents are oftenamazed at how quickly their child is able to sound out words whenreading their first Bob Book.Bob Books covers four reading stages... Pre-Readings Skills Recognize shapes, patterns, and otherpre-reading skillsStage 1: Starting to Read From learning the alphabet tosounding out your first wordsStage 2: Emerging Readers Sentences become longer andsight words are introducedStage 3: Developing Readers Words and sentences becomelonger, and new rules are introduced