Tricky Tiger tries to trick Monkey, but Monkey isn't falling for it. Jill Eggleton has carefully sequenced the titles in each level of Key Links. Used in this sequence, each title reinforces the letter-sound relationships, vocabulary, comprehension and processing skills from previous titles. The sequence scaffolds readers so that they are challenged and experience success. Tricky Tiger is a fiction title. The prompts in the Focus Panels for Magenta titles cover a range of Key Targets that are listed in the Teachers' Tool Box (item 7883521).
As tiger tries to entice monkey to come closer, the young reader learns about the language, not just of words, but of gestures and expressions. Should they worry whether monkey is clever enough to figure out what tiger is up to?