SnakeAmazing Tales (Level 4 Reader)

The Enormous Turnip and Other Stories

The four levels of Jolly Phonics Readers have been designed to give confidence and enjoyment to young readers so that they can develop independent reading skills and gradually move onto more complex texts. With three lively series in each level, the books enable children to practise phonic skills and develop their reading comprehension.

The Enormous Turnip and Other Stories contains six engaging fiction stories and provides text comprehension questions, discussion activities and guidance for parents. The text in the book uses only fully decodable regular words (words that are made up from the 42 letter sounds taught in the first stage of Jolly Phonics) and a small number of ‘tricky’ words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage). At every stage the words are within the reach of children as they use their letter sound knowledge and tricky words already taught. All the tricky words and letter sounds used in the book are shown on the front inside cover. Light type is used as a guide for any silent letters, such as /b/ in lamb.

Level 4 provides revision of the alternative sound of /y/ used for the /ee/ sound at the end of words like funny and happy, the ‘hop-over /e/’ spellings of the long vowel sounds and introduces spellings of the long vowel sounds, /ay/ as in day, /ea/ as in seat, /y/ and /igh/ as in fly and high, /ow/ as in low and now, /ew/ as in dew, /oy/ as in joy, /ir/ and /ur/ as in bird and turn, and /al/, /au/ and /aw/ as in talk, pause and saw. Also includes a small number of ‘tricky’ words (frequently used words that are not fully decodable at this stage).

Stories included in the book:

• The Enormous Turnip
• Rumpelstilskin
• Puppets
• Many More Monsters
• The Pumpkin Party
• Town Mouse and Country Mouse

Book Contents:

• Say the Sounds
• Tricky Words
• Spot the Story Setting
• Book Review
• Character Review

*The Enormous Turnip and Other Stories is a paperback edition of the popular Jolly Phonics Readers, combining stories previously published as six individual books in the Level 4 General Fiction series*