Songbirds is a new Phonics series from Oxford Reading Tree. It comprises real stories written by the best-selling author of The Gruffulo, Julia Donaldson. All the stories are phonic stories that support the latest curriculum developments. Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds provides: fully decode-able texts that build on pupils' phonic knowledge, as they work through the 36 books over 6 stages; opportunities for segmenting, blending and matching sounds and letter blends; lively illustrations by a variety of artists; flexible activities that can be tailored to your phonic teaching; and an exciting interactive CD-Rom to accompany Stages 4-6. Stage 4 titles practice the long vowel sounds: Queen Anneena's Feast - ee ea y e; Spike Says - igh y ie i-e I; The Wrong Kind of Knight - ee ea y e, igh y ie i-e I; Moan, Moan, Moan - oa ow o-e o; The Snake and the Drake - ai ay a-e a; and Tadpoles - ee ea y e, i-e i, ow o-e o, ai ay a-e a.