Tusks: Band 04/Blue

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds is a series of decodable readers that feature exciting fiction and non-fiction stories to inspire and engage children. The books are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back for support. The Handbooks provide demonstration and modeling, comprehension monitoring, and vocabulary expansion. "Winston the Walrus and Norman the Narwhal" is a sweet friendship story about two animals who learn that friendship is more important than boasting. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. This book focuses on adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes, and pages 14 and 15 allow children to review the content and develop their comprehension, vocabulary, and recall skills. The book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 16 pages
Publication date: 08 December 2017
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds is a captivating collection of decodable readers that captivates and inspires young readers. These readers, fully aligned with Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6, feature exciting fiction and non-fiction stories that engage children's imagination. The Handbooks provide valuable support in demonstration, modeling, monitoring comprehension, and expanding vocabulary.

Winston, the walrus, and Norman, the narwhal, are close friends, but Winston's constant boasting about his tusks irritates Norman. When a storm hits and Winston's tusks become trapped in an iceberg, will he still believe his tusks are superior? This heartwarming friendship story was penned by Jane Clarke.

Blue/Band 4 books feature longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language elements. This book specifically focuses on adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes. Pages 14 and 15 allow children to revisit the book's content, enhancing their comprehension skills, vocabulary growth, and memory retention. Reading notes within the book provide practical guidance for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a comprehensive list of all the sounds and words covered in the book. Notably, this book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader, making it an ideal resource for students seeking to improve their reading proficiency.

Weight: 60g
Dimension: 169 x 113 x 2 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008251628