THE BOOKS Learning to read is fun with Tippie the elephant! Learn to Read Level 6 introduces readers to r-controlled vowels as well as to final syllables with a consonant and -le. The level 5 books are progressive and encourage the learning of these two syllable types and the rules surrounding it. The next ten Tippie adventures are proudly South African and build on the skills acquired in the previous books 1-10. Longer sentences and paragraphs, as well as inference and problem-solving encourage comprehension and higher-order thinking skills. Titels in die Learn to Read Tippie Level 6 Boxset: LTR (Level 6)11: Tippie's special day LTR (Level 6)12: Tippie's first game LTR (Level 6)13: Tippie's holiday LTR (Level 6)14: Tippie asks questions LTR (Level 6)15: Tippie and the legend LTR (Level 6)16: Tippie experiments LTR (Level 6)17: Tippie learns to dance LTR (Level 6)18: Tippie performs LTR (Level 6)19: Tippie travels LTR (Level 6)20: Tippie dreams

THE AUTHORS José Palmer and Reinette Lombard have years of experience teaching children who struggle with reading and spelling. The LEER MY LEES / LEARN TO READ series with its colourful illustrations is not only fun to read but also promotes vocabulary and comprehension. Lori-Ann Preston lives in East- London with her husband and child. She's been writing since she was eight years old and says that she gets her inspiration from other books, TV and movies but also from listening to, talking to and watching other people. She has won a Golden Boabab for Early Chapter Prize for her book The Ama-zings!, as well as the South African Writer's Circle award for New Writer of the Year.