Run, rabbit, run!
Series: Very First Reading: Book 9
By Mairi Mackinnon
Hardback with ribbon marker
£5.99
Currently unavailable on this website
A delightful story to inspire beginner readers. Based on the principles of synthetic phonics, supports the "Letters and Sounds" programme used in thousands of UK primary schools. Child reads with an adult’s support, and gains practice reading different spellings of the same vowel sounds. Fun puzzles test understanding, and provide opportunities for discussion and further reading practice.
Author information
Mairi Mackinnon has lived in England, Scotland, France, Italy and Spain, and worked as an English teacher, translator and tour manager before joining Usborne. Over the years, she has edited Usborne books in English, Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Hebrew, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish and Welsh. She has worked extensively on books for beginner readers, such as Usborne Very First Reading, and developed the Usborne English Readers series for young English language learners. She has also worked on the Usborne Foundation’s popular phonics game, Teach your Monster to Read.
Awards
US Teachers’ Choice Award for the Family 2011
Awarded to the Usborne Very First Reading series. For the Teachers' Choice Award, teachers who are also parents evaluate books, games, websites, electronics, and more — to choose the best tools for at-home learning.
Bronze Award in the 5-7 Educator Awards 2010
Awarded to the Usborne Very First Reading series. The award's aim is to identify and reward excellence in educational products that have been designed for children in Key Stage 1.
