Mel on Mars Series

Catch Up Readers
This series 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 consonant blends, consonant digraphs, and suffixes -ed and -ing.

Features of Catch Up Readers
•Designed for guided or independent reading
•Ideal for practicing specific decoding patterns in the context of a larger narrative
•Text is supported by color pictures on each page
•Each book focuses on a set of sound-spellings for readers to practice
•Action-packed stories in short books (about 300 words each)

Mel on Mars Series

Determined to find her brother, Mel travels to Mars in a space pod. This action-packed quest story takes the reader from CVC and CVCC word text through to consonant blends, consonant digraphs and suffixes -ed and -ing.
Includes 12 decodable books starting at CVC & CVCC level.
•Book 1: CVC and CVCC
•Book 2: CVCC
•Book 3: CVCC
•Book 4: CCVC and -ed
•Book 5: CCVCC
•Book 6: ‘ch’ and ‘tch’
•Book 7: ‘sh’
•Book 8: ‘th’
•Book 9: ‘ck’ and ‘qu’
•Book 10: ‘ng’
•Book 11: ‘wh’ and -ing
•Book 12: ‘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.