Pixie Makes a Friend: Band 05/Green

by Chitra Soundar, Debasmita Dasgupta (Illustrator)

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.Pixie finds a dull grey lamp and makes friends with Bea, the genie within it. But they can't make any wishes with the lamp until it is clean and shiny! This story was written by Chitra Soundar.Green/Band 5 offers early readers patterned language and varied characters.The focus sounds in this book /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, eaPages 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.

24 pages, Paperback

Published October 14, 2020

About the author

Chitra Soundar is originally from the culturally colourful India where traditions, festivals and mythology are a way of life. After six great years in the island city-state Singapore, Chitra now lives in London.

Chitra's primary interest is in writing picture books and early & emergent readers. She enjoys retelling funny folktales from around the world, especially from India.