October 8, 2025
Important update: Price change to Oxford Reading Tree products
As of 1 October 2025, the prices of Oxford Reading Tree products have increased. The changes are a result of ongoing price increases in the UK, fluctuations in exchange rates, and the rising costs of logistics and materials.
We sincerely apologize for the delay in communicating this change and appreciate your understanding and continued support.
October 28, 2025
New ORT audio added. Listen free!
We're excited to announce that new audio for Oxford Reading Tree: Biff, Chip, and Kipper Stories: Level 1- 9 has been added to our free audio streaming service.
To start listening, simply log in to your My Account and go to the My Audio tab.
If you don't have a My Account, you can create an account here.
May 28, 2025
NEW: Traditional Tales: More Stories
We’re excited to announce the launch of brand new books in the Oxford Reading Tree series, Traditional Tales.
Traditional Tales: More Stories (Level 1+ - 9) features 36 enchanting new stories from around the world and an accompanying Teacher Handbook. All the books are fully decodable and are carefully matched to the phonics progression of the Oxford Reading Levels, enabling children to read the stories independently. There are free teaching notes inside every book to help teachers and parents to support children during reading.
Each level includes 4 beautifully illustrated titles, with free audio recordings available on the ORT Resource Centre.
To access the audio, simply log in or register for a My Account.
Discover more and purchase your set here.
May 10, 2024
Notice of end of sale: Oxford Reading Tree Audio Pen
We regret to inform you that after careful consideration, we have decided to discontinue the production and sale of the following item.
As a result, this item is no longer available for purchase.
| ISBN | Product name |
| 9780193956001 | ORT Audio Pen |
Please click here for more details.
December 5, 2023
ORT Japan Special Packs Explained
Do you know your Tadoku Pack from your Trunk Pack? Or which Branch Pack is best for beginners? Learn about the ORT Japan Special Packs here (Japanese only).
October 10, 2023
Listen to new ORT audio for free!
We are happy to announce that we’ve just added new audio for Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice!
To start listening, simply log in to your My Account and go to the My Audio tab.
If you don't have a My Account, you can create an account here.
Titles with free online audio:
NEW Oxford Reading Tree Floppy's Phonics Decoding Practice: Levels 1+ to 5 (British English only)
Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks: Levels 1 to 11
Oxford Reading Tree Word Sparks: Levels 1 to 12
Oxford Reading Tree: Floppy's Phonics Fiction Levels 1+ to 5
Oxford Reading Tree: Decode and Develop Levels 1+ to 9
Oxford Reading Tree: Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper Levels 1+ to 9
Oxford Reading Tree: inFact Levels 1+ to 5
TreeTops: Time Chronicles Level 11+ to 13+
Listen now!
July 12, 2023
Floppy's Phonics Fiction CD Packs taken Out of Print
Below Floppy's Phonics Fiction CD Packs in Oxford Reading Tree have been taken out of print and will not be available to purchase once remaining copies are sold.
Book-only packs will remain in print, with accompanying audio for the packs below available for free on the ORT Audio Streaming platform in My Account. (Please note that the audio for the previous edition is not available.)
February 16, 2023
Important: Launch of new ORT Audio Streaming Service
Dear Customers,
Thank you for using the audio streaming platform at oupjapan.co.jp
We are happy to announce that from today, anyone with an account can listen to Oxford Reading Tree audio without an access code. Simply log in and go to the My Audio tab.
Titles with online audio:
Oxford Reading Tree: Decode and Develop Level 1+ ～ 9
Oxford Reading Tree: Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper Level 1+ ～ 9
Oxford Reading Tree: inFact Level 1+ ～ 5
TreeTops: Time Chronicles Level 11+ ～ 13+
If you don't have a My Account, you can create an account here.
My Account holders can purchase products on www.oupjapan.co.jp and access exclusive extra content. This is a separate account from Oxford Teachers' Club and Oxford ID.
We thank you again for your continued support.
What’s the Oxford Reading Tree (ORT)?
- Literacy textbooks used at over 80% of the primary schools in the UK.
- Over 200 humorous stories with natural-sounding, authentic language that native-speaker children actually use.
- Divided over 10 stages with repeated vocabulary and sentence structures ideal for English language learners.
- Exciting stories with interesting plot twists based around Kipper and his family’s daily life, giving students a taste of the British home-stay experience without leaving Japan.
Meet the characters...
The Oxford Reading Tree stories are based on a group of characters. Kipper has many adventures with his dog Floppy, his brother Chip, Chip’s twin sister Biff, and their friends. Children love reading about these characters and cannot wait to read what happens to them in the next story!
Level Chart
Useful Materials
- ORT Resource Centre
Teaching Notes for Time Chronicles and audio files for Decode and Develop Stories now available. - Oxford Books for Children Catalogue
- Order Sheet
- All Title Poster
- Progress Chart Poster
- ORT Teacher Overview
- ORT Phonics Teacher Overview
- ORT Word Count
- ORT book chart
Oxford Owl helps parents with thier child's reading at home. Essential free tips, fun activities and eBooks are available.
Oxford Books for Children Catalogue
[PDF approx. 11.4MB]
Important Notice
■Notice of end of sale: Oxford Reading Tree Audio Pen
■Notice of changes to text and illustrations in selected Oxford Reading Tree titles
■There have been changes in the text and illustrations for Oxford Reading Tree Stage 3 More Stories B ‘The Barbecue’ and Stage 5 More Stories C ‘The Adventure Park”. Please see here for details.
- Illustrations of the “sausage version” (before replacement) are available for download. Please click the links below to download the files.
- Audio files (MP3) of the “burger/ chicken leg version” (after replacement) are available for download. Please click the links below to download the files.