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A quirky, fun series of levelled early reading books, featuring the coolest superhero canine around.
- 36 titles
- 16 pages
- 3 text types: Narrative, Recount, and Procedure
- Guided reading notes included in each book.
A hit with beginning readers:
- struggling young readers (especially boys) immediately engage with this cool superhero, and are keen to read more Top Dog books.
- the funky Manga-style illustrations catch and hold kids’ attention.
- graphic novel elements like speech bubbles, thought bubbles and sound effects add to the ‘cool’ factor, and give kids the chance to make a lot of noise!
A hit with teachers:
- the books have been sequentially levelled, following Reading Recovery guidelines.
- a variety of text types are introduced at the upper levels.
the inclusion of phonemic sound effects means the books blend high frequency and phonemic words.
- each book is supported by a page of guided reading notes.
- the books have been trialled in classrooms and overseen by an experienced Early Years consultant.
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Reading Recovery
Levels
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Title
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1.
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Top Dog and Flea
Top Dog and Mouse
Top Dog Rides
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2.
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Top Dog and His Motorbike
Top Dog Makes a Go-Cart
Top Dog Washes Zig
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3.
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Go, Top Dog, Go!
Top Dog and the Robot
Top Dog’s Rainy Day
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4.
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Top Dog and the Car
Top Dog and His Planet
Top Dog Dresses Up
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5.
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Top Dog and the Machine
Top Dog and the Octoput
Top Dog Can Help!
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6.
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Top Dog and the Big Rock
Top Dog and the Lost Ball
Top Dog Stays in Bed
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Reading Recovery
Levels
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Title
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Top Dog and the Baby
Top Dog and the Big Fish
Top Dog at the Fun Park
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8.
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Top Dog and the Fire
Top Dog Finds a Frog
Top Dog Rides Hoppy
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9.
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Top Dog and the Clown
Top Dog Goes Shopping
Top Dog Went Up a Tower
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10.
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Top Dog at the Movies
Top Dog in Space
Top Dog Makes Fruit Fizz
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11.
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Top Dog and the Skate Ramp
Top Dog and the Treasure
Top Dog Grows Strawberries
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12.
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Top Dog Gets Mail
Top Dog is Lost
Top Dog Plants a Tree
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Available in:
Australia: Pearson Education Australia
Canada: Scholastic Canada Ltd
Rights available: World ex ANZ, Canada
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