"Songbirds" is a new Phonics series from "Oxford Reading Tree". It comprises real stories written by the best-selling author of "The Gruffulo", Julia Donaldson. All the stories are phonic stories that support the latest curriculum developments. "Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds" provide: fully decodeable texts that build on pupils' phonic knowledge as they work through the 36 books over 6 stages; opportunities for segmenting, blending and matching sounds and letter blends; lively illustrations by a variety of artists; flexible activities that can be tailored to your phonic teaching; and an exciting interactive CD-Rom to accompany Stages 1+ - 3.
Stage 3 titles practise the sound made by the following letters: "The Big Match" - ck ng qu x; "The Shopping List" - This book introduces words with consonant clusters at the end; "Gran is Cross" - This book introduces words with consonant clusters at the beginning; "The Trunk and the Skunk" - This book introduces words with consonant clusters at the end and the beginning; "The Scrap Rocket" - This book practises words with consonant clusters at the end and the beginning; and "Splash and Squelch" - This book practices words with consonant clusters at the end and the beginning.
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Julia Donaldson Biography
Julia Donaldson is the highly talented author of some of the best-loved children’s books in the world. Born in London in 1948, she grew up with her younger sister Mary who she loved to create imaginary characters with.
She started her career as a singer-songwriter, writing mainly for children’s television. One of these
