This series comprises 10 truly decodable non-fiction books for older readers who are starting to read longer texts. The high-interest non-fiction topics take the reader from alternative vowel and consonant spellings to Latin suffixes, including additional variant spellings.

Book 1: 'ue': u, ue, u-e
Book 2: 'u': u, o, ou
Book 3: 's': s, ss, se, c, ce
Book 4: 'l': l, ll, le, al
Book 5:'j': j, g, ge
Book 6: 'f': f, ff, ph
Book 7: 'cher': ture
Book 8: 'shun': tion
Book 9: 'shul': cial, tial
Book 10: 'zhun': sion

Accompanying photocopiable activities for word building, blending, spelling and comprehension can be found in Phonic Books The Fact Files 5 Activities.

The Fact Files 5 shares the same phonic progression as Phonic Books Titan's Gauntlets and Hidden in Paris and can be used in parallel to consolidate phonemic knowledge and reading skills.