Dandelion Launchers Stages 8-15 USA edition

Learn how to read with Dandelion Launchers decodable books for beginner readers.

Dandelion Launchers Stages 8-15 are first reader books by Phonic Books which introduce children to a few letters and sounds at a time. The pack of 16 books is perfect for children in Pre-K and Kindergarten who are learning to read, teaching different letter patterns through a series of stories. 

Two books for every stage provide phonics practice while offering different stories and encouraging independent reading from the start of their journey. Each stage introduces new letters and sounds while supporting any previously taught phonic letters or sounds and high-frequency words or sight words. 

For example:

Book 8a: Junk (Stage 8: CVCC)

Book 8b: The Gift (Stage 8: CVCC)

Book 9a: Don't Spill (Stage 9: CCVC)

Book 9b: Floss (Stage 9: CCVC)

This beginner reader series features:

- New letters and sounds introduced through each unit (8-15) by sounding them out (sat, s - a - t).

- Reading material aimed at children aged 4-6.

- Consonant and vowel diagraphs (two letters that make up a sound). An example of this is CVCC words (Consonant, Vowel, Consonant, Consonant), like c-a-r-d, card.

This pack of 16 decodable books containing 12 pages features: 

- ‘How to Use This Book’ guidance page with ‘This book introduces’ text box, including information about the new sounds introduced, sounds learned from previous books, high-frequency words and important notes on the sound.

- Story pages (numbers 1-6) with one line of text per page. 

- Game Instructions. 

- Photocopyable game page to reinforce the sounds and letters learned throughout the book.

What is phonics?

Phonics is a way of teaching children to read by understanding the sounds that individual letters make and blending them to make a word. Children can learn to read using this skill to decode new words. Phonic Books specializes in decodable, systematic books supporting this structured literacy instruction.