Project X Origins

Name: Project X Origins
ISBN: 9780198376545

by Oxford

For children building foundational reading skills, these engaging stories offer phonics practice and adventurous tales with diverse characters.

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About This Book

A parent might reach for this series when their emerging reader is bored by simple stories and craves excitement and adventure. Project X Origins is a reading scheme designed to build foundational skills through a high-interest sci-fi plot. Four friends get a watch that shrinks them, allowing them to pilot a tiny ship on secret missions, exploring the world from a micro-perspective. These books expertly blend systematic phonics practice with themes of teamwork, problem-solving, and resilience. For kids aged 4-7, it's a perfect bridge between learning to decode words and learning to love reading, making it feel more like a fun game than a school lesson.

Adventure Teamwork & Collaboration Resilience & Perseverance Science Fiction Friendship & Loyalty Friendship & Social Curiosity & Wonder Vehicles & Machines

What Parents Should Know

Mild PerilMild

Characters shrink and face challenges like big insects or getting lost. Always resolved safely.

Sensitive Topics

None. The series is focused on external, adventure-based conflict. The primary challenges are mild environmental perils (e.g., being chased by a spider, avoiding a vacuum cleaner) which are always resolved safely and with a focus on clever problem-solving. The approach is entirely secular and action-oriented.