Publisher's Synopsis
Cambridge Reading is a major scheme providing stimulating books and support materials for the teaching of reading throughout the elementary years. Key features include: coherent yet flexible structure for teaching and learning; a variety of attractive picture books; a balance of text types and genres, including stories, poems and information books; an integrated phonics programme; comprehensive support materials. The Preparing to Read books give children a first experience of reading. Five of these, making up a nursery rhyme set, present a familiar rhyme complemented by distinctive full-colour illustrations. Here, the story of Itsy Bitsy Spider is brought entirely up to date.
