Author(s): Julia Donaldson,Clare Kirtley
Format: Paperback
No. of Pages: 24
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Language: English
Date Published: 2012-07-05
Dimensions: 195 x 221 x 2mm
Publication City/Country: Oxford, United Kingdom
Edition: UK ed.
Illustrations: Colour

In Where Were You, Bert? a bird, a nurse and a mermaid make Bert late for school. Can he ever be early? Level 6 Songbirds Phonics books focus on different spelling patterns for the long vowel sounds ar as in star, au as in August, ur as in fur, air as in hair, ear as in near,
ure as in pure and soft g as in giant. The focus phonics in this book are ur as in fur.
Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics are highly decodable, beautifully illustrated stories written by best-selling author Julia Donaldson. The series contains a variety of storylines, rhyme, rhythm and genre ensuring there is something for every child to enjoy. The rich, patterned language in the stories is decodable making them perfect for children to practise their phonics. Songbirds Phonics can be used as a complete phonics programme, or the individual books can be used
for phonics practice alongside any other phonics programme.
Each book contains inside cover notes to support parents/carers with their children's phonics practice and comprehension.