Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - Jake and Jen and the Mission to Mars: Band 07/Turquoise

Join Jake and Jen on an exciting adventure to Mars, filled with strange glowing rocks and octopus-like martians – or at least that’s where they think they are… This exciting story was written by award-winning author Chris Bradford and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Korky Paul.

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

The focus sounds for this book are: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ qu, x /zh/ s /sh/ ti, si, ssi

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.