One day, after a storm, Arlo rescues a tiny bird that looks like a hairy green sprout. At first, Arlo finds the bird a bit greedy and annoying. But when it recovers and flies back into the wild, he starts to miss the quirky creature! (Letter-sounds featured: long /oo/ ew / y+oo/ ew / ur/ ir er / ou/ ou / oi/ oy).

Bird Boy is part of the Rocket Phonics teaching and learning programme from Reading Planet. Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success. This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds. The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.

Reading age: 5-6.