At the Emergent stage, children show a real interest in reading and develop an awareness that print carries a message. They match the spoken word with written text and understand that text is read from left to right.

The Emergent stage books include:

- simple sentence books with repeated, predictable patterns

- simple texts with a single concept/topic

- strong picture/text cues

- texts built on the natural oral patterns of children

- simple nonfiction features – labels, picture glossaries, calendars and graphic symbols.

A unique feature of this exciting new series is the maths reading books. Students are introduced to mathematical concepts in a visually stimulating way. Layers of complexity are introduced gradually, as the series progresses, covering maths outcomes comprehensively in Number, Measurement, Space and Chance and Data. Problem-solving is integrated throughout the series.