Collins Big Cat Phonics - Hansel and Gretel: Band 04/Blue

• Blue / Band 4 – A traditional story
• Text type – Fiction
• The focus phonemes in this book are oy, ir, au (Paul), al, aw and air.
• Use the story map on the final spread to discuss Hansel and Gretel’s route home.
• This title is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Birds by Jilly MacLeod.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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