The world is full of different kinds of fantastic animals. Here are some of them - from stingrays to sea dragons. Magical Creatures is a phonics-based reading book, covering the fourth phase of letters and sounds that children learn in school, with the focus on alternative letters and sounds for graphemes and phonemes already met. Illustrated throughout with beautiful photographs, this 359-word non-fiction book features a fully decodable text, suitable for ages 6 - 7. Magical Creatures is part of Ransom Reading Stars, a structured programme for children learning to read. The series has fifteen levels: four phonics levels and eleven book band levels (Pink through to Lime).