Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup)
Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup) by Phonic Books takes about 2.5 minutes to read aloud (280 words, about 1 sentence a page), and it lands best with children aged 4-6.
Measured read-aloud timeabout 2.5 minutes
- Words
- 280our estimate, not a published count
- Sentences a page
- 1
- Re-read tolerance
- 2/5a few readings
- Vocabulary
- 1/5plain words
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The useful verdict
Why Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup) works
Phonic Books is the small independent publisher that phonics tutors and dyslexia specialists actually recommend, because the code is controlled more tightly than any of the big schemes - Stage 1 uses four letters and nothing else. This bindup collects Stages 1 to 7, covering the single-letter sounds of the alphabet, so a child who is genuinely stuck at the beginning gets a book they can read every word of on day one.
Before you buy it
Deliberately plain. There is no plot to speak of at Stage 1 and the illustrations are functional - this is a decoding tool, not a story, and a child who wants a story will say so. Buy alongside a picture book, not instead of one.
Themes: phonics, decodable, alphabet code, bindup.
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Straight answers
Questions parents ask about Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup)
- How long does it take to read Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup) aloud?
- About 2.5 minutes at an unhurried pace, from a word count of 280. Reading it fast shaves perhaps a third off; stopping for questions on every page can double it.
- What age is Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup) actually for?
- Ages 4-6 in our testing, which is narrower than the publisher's range. With 1 sentence a page and vocabulary at 1 out of 5, it asks for that much attention span and no more.
- Does Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup) survive being read on repeat?
- For a while. Expect it to hold up for a handful of readings rather than a season.
- Is Phonic Books Dandelion Launchers Stages 1-7: Sam, Tam, Tim (Bindup) a good book for a child who will not sit still?
- It helps that it has a refrain a child can join in with. Those three features are what keep a wriggling toddler listening, far more than the subject matter does.