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Phonic Books Sun Cats

Sounds of the Alphabet
By Phonic Books
Series: Phonic Books Catch-up Decodable Readers
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Phonic Books Sun Cats is a truly decodable and engaging, hi-lo phonics graphic novel designed for older readers. This book is perfect for older readers who have an interest in graphic novels but are still in the early stages of reading. Each story practises the initial... Read More
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Phonic Books Sun Cats is a truly decodable and engaging, hi-lo phonics graphic novel designed for older readers.

This book is perfect for older readers who have an interest in graphic novels but are still in the early stages of reading.

Each story practises the initial sounds of the alphabet at CVC-level text. The book includes eight stories bound into one graphic novel format, following the adventures of a diverse group of teenage friends in a skateboarding team called the Sun Cats.

Phonic Books Sun Cats shares the same phonics progression as Phonic Books Moon Dogs and Phonic Books Moon Dogs Extras Set 1 and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241744703

Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 October 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Phonic Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 4.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 210.0mm

Weight: 155g

Pages: 64

Collections

Children's Books Children's Picture Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Education & Reference Graphic Novels Manga Penguin Books Phonic Books Series: Phonic Books Catch-up Decodable Readers

About the Author

Clair Wilson is a former SEN teacher and co-founder of Phonic Books. She specialises in writing engaging decodable stories for reading catch up. Cynthia Paul is an Indian-American illustrator specialising in storytelling through graphic novel illustrations.

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