Martin Bustamante is an illustrator and painter from Argentina. As a teenager, he found in movies like Star Wars and books from Prince Valiant to Harold Foster, new and fascinating worlds full of colours, shapes and atmospheres that became his inspiration for drawing. He started working as a professional illustrator and has worked for several editorials and magazines, from Argentina to the US to Europe.
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Hi Lo Decodable
Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 3-5. Learn all about football skills in this fun non-fiction book, with step-by-step instructions showing how to do skills from sole rolls to trapping, and profiles of players famous for their amazing skills. Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ ay, ey /ee/ ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ew, ou, u, u-e /ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al, our, augh, aw, au. Pages 30 and 31 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.