Bor of the Forest - Band 04/Blue

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 3-5.
When Oskar and his brother Seb are fishing in the woods, they get caught in a storm. In their attempt to hide from the rain they run into a cave, when they see a big monster hiding in the corner! Bor is the biggest, most terrifying monster in the forest. There is just one problem... he's really scared of storms. With some kind and encouraging words, Oskar manages to tempt Bor out to see that the aftermath of the storm is beautiful and not frightening.
Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
The focus sounds in this book are: /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/, and adjacent consonants.
Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

About the author

Abbie Rushton has a degree in English Literature with Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia. She has worked in book publishing for over 10 years – both as an editor and author – and has written over 40 early reading books. She lives near the Norfolk coast with her son and a lazy dog called Nia!

Summary

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 3-5.

Product details

• Authors: Collins Big Cat, Abbie Rushton, Rushton Abbie
• Assisted by: Khoa Le (Illustration), Le Khoa (Illustration)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2021
• EAN: 9780008446321
• ISBN: 978-0-00-844632-1
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 1 mm
• Series: Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds; Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - Age 7+; Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds – Age 7+
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books; Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Adult education class / course materials (language); FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY / Spanish, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching, Spanish, Language teaching & learning material & coursework, Language teaching and learning material and coursework