Irving loves to play with his toy dinosaurs and uses his ear defenders when he's in noisy places.When Irving's dad takes him to a summer activity group, he encourages Irving to make a new friend.Diya is also very quiet, but she knows lots about names and what they mean.Soon the two children bond over Iriving's dinosaurs and both are happy to have found a new friend. (Letter-sounds featured: /or/ au aw /ar/ al long /oo/ /oa/ -ou short /oo/ -oul ) Irving's New Friend is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet.Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success.This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds.The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 5-6.