Angie Belcher

Andy Belcher

This photographic non-fiction book tracks the life of a turtle. Initially meeting the mother, we stay with her eggs and follow a hatched baby turtle along the dangerous sands to the sea. A story of survival, the turtle returns to the beach to lay its own eggs. • Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language. • Text type - A non-fiction recount. • A flow-chart on pages 14 and 15 provides an opportunity to recap and discuss the story. • Curriculum links - Science: Life processes and living things; Humans and other animals.

Collins Big Cat – The Baby Turtle: Band 03/Yellow

Collins Big Cat

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. Meet Chaz and his family as he takes you on a tour of his house before everyone sits down for dinner! This non-fiction book was written by Angie Belcher. Pages 14 and 15 contain an "I Spy" feature with a specific phoneme focus, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge. The focus sounds in this book are: /j/ /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ 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.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds - Six of Us: Band 02A/Red A

Looks at underwater wrecks, including the Titanic, the 16th century warship the Mary Rose, and the Rainbow Warrior. Suggested level: primary.

Wreck Trek

In 1925 Maria Concetta and Guiseppe Famularo arrived in New Zealand from the tiny volcanic island of Stromboli. They settled in Island Bay and were soon joined by other family members. As a strong family group they built new homes, new lives and raised young families. Eighty-five years later, Maria Concetta's youngest son Dominic, alone and unwell, moved into a rest home. As if guided by the spirit of her great-aunt, the author arrived at 39 Brighton Street, uncovering its hidden secrets, discovering her history and reflecting on her own life and future

39 Brighton Street

New Zealand. Learning Media

Having no legs didn't stop Tony Christiansen from climbing trees, racing go-karts or being a surf club life saver. His answer? "It's not what happens to you that counts, it's what you do about it." Suggested level: primary.

The Sky's the Limit

Looks at changes in the world caused by volcanoes, earthquakes, landslides and glaciers. Suggested level: primary.

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