Mel on Mars: 12 books

Determined to find her brother, Mel travels to Mars in a space pod. An action-packed Hi-Lo decodable set to captivate older readers.

Phonic Books Mel on Mars comprises 12 decodable books for older readers who can read simple CVC words. This action-packed quest story takes the reader from CVC and CVCC word text through to adjacent consonants, consonant digraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing.

• Book 1: Dom Gets Lost (CVC, CVCC)
• Book 2: Mel Lands on Mars (CVCC)
• Book 3: Lost in the Dust (CVCC)
• Book 4: Hunted at the Dump (CCVC and -ed)
• Book 5: Trust Dr Kim (CCVCC)
• Book 6: Catch that Torch ('ch' and 'tch')
• Book 7: Will the Ship Crash? ('sh')
• Book 8: The Myth of the Earth Planet ('th')
• Book 9: The Quest for Quock Rocks ('ck' and 'qu')
• Book 10: The Winged Thing with Fangs ('ng')
• Book 11: The Whispering Wind ('wh' and -ing)
• Book 12: Out of the Rubble ('le')

This series shares the same phonic progression as the Phonic Books Magic Belt and Phonic Books That Dog! series. The series can be used either independently or in parallel with these series.

Key features:

• Truly decodable books for older readers who can read simple CVC words.
• A twelve book set covers words at CVC and CVCC level, adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, and suffixes -ed and -ing.
• An action-packed quest storyline to engage older readers with age-appropriate illustrations.
• Each book continues Mel’s adventures, encouraging students to continue to read the books and find out how the series ends.
• The set shares the same phonics progression as Magic Belt and That Dog! and can be used independently or in parallel.
• The books can be used with any systematic phonics programme you are using in your classroom.