Learn all about hot air balloons from Sheep, Rooster and Duck - the first three animals to go up in a hot air balloon, in 1783 - in this low-level phonics reader.

Part of Reading Stars Phonics - our structured programme of 133 fully decodable phonics readers to support the teaching of phonics using the UK Government’s Letters and Sounds programme - Hot Air Balloons is a Phase 4 ‘Blend-Max’ book.

It introduces more complex (CCVCC, CCCVC/CCCVCC) words and the high frequency words do, when, out and what, following Letters and Sounds Phase 4.

As well as being available to buy individually, this title appears in the following discounted Reading Stars Phonics (RSP) Packs:

Phase 4 Blend-Max Pack - one of every Phase 4 Blend-Max title Phase 4 Blend-Max 6-Pack - six of every Phase 4 Blend-Max title Complete Phase 4 Pack - one of every Phase 4 title Complete Phase 4 6-Pack - six of every Phase 4 title Complete RSP Pack (Phases 2-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 2-5) Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 2-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 2-5) Complete RSP Pack (Phases 1-5) - one of every RSP title (Phases 1-5) Complete RSP 6-Pack (Phases 1-5) - six of every RSP title (Phases 1-5)

For more information on how our Reading Stars Phonics packs work, head here.

For more information on the programme itself, head to our dedicated Reading Stars Phonics section.