Tim loved drawing tigers, he drew them whenever he could… and one day he and his sister Lucy realised the chalk he had been using was very special indeed! This rhyming story was written by Celia Warren.

Tim loved drawing tigers, he drew them whenever he could… and one day he and his sister Lucy realised the chalk he had been using was very special indeed! This rhyming story was written by Celia Warren.

Turquoise/Band 7 offers literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar and challenging vocabulary. Illustrations provide a lower level of support.

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

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.

Celia’s children’s poems and stories have appeared in numerous anthologies; been broadcast on BBC Schools TV and Radio; used in verse-speaking festivals and some have been set to music. Celia has titles with a number of educational publishers.