We meet Lee, Pat and their very clever dog Kim. This dog is so clever he can even read and understand what the children write!

This entertaining newly completed series of simplified, illustrated graded readers has been designed to enable children to learn to read by themselves, needing only minimal help from parents or teachers.

This collection contains the first 2 books in the 12-book series.

All the details in the books are revealed in language (words and structure) that has been rigorously selected to be as simple and understandable as possible for young readers. The content of all Word by Word readers is based on extensive, diligent research into the most frequently used English words and structures. The key words and structures are presented gradually and systematically throughout the series.

All the books in the series have been extensively trialed and repeatedly improved over several years and are now proven to be extremely effective in building functional literacy in children of many ages and nationalities.