Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Some reptiles like to surprise us and break all the rules! Discover the three-eyed reptile, the reptile that can grow a new tail and the reptile that can walk on water in this fascinating non-fiction book by Isabel Thomas.

Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

The focus sounds in this book are: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x
/zh/ sion /sh/ ti, ci

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
Isabel Thomas is a science writer and the author of a galaxy of books for young audiences. They include Moth: An Evolution Story, which won the AAAS/Subaru Prize for Excellence in Science Books, and Exploring the Elements, a Waterstones and New York Times Book of 2020. Isabel also writes for science magazines and creates STEM outreach resources for organisations such as the Wellcome Sanger Institute and the BBC.


Book Information
ISBN 9780008357801
Author Isabel Thomas
Format Paperback
Page Count 24
Imprint Collins
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 20g
Dimensions(mm) 210mm * 170mm * 2mm