A look at how animals use their tails and what tails can tell us.

Phonics overview (see Teacher Resources page for more details):

• Consonants, short vowel sounds, long vowel sounds, consonant digraphs, vowel digraphs and vowel trigraphs, r-controlled vowels (this equates to Set 5 of the Sunshine Decodable programme)
• Inside front cover focuses on some of the sounds in the book and gives focus words for the book
• Inside back cover gives suggested discussion points for after reading
• Fully decodable text (with some tricky words)
• Reinforcement and teaching of phonics in a systematic, sequential progression
• Non-fiction themes of interest to upper primary age students
• Full-colour age-appropriate photographs
• 24 pages, approx 800 words
• 148mm x 210mm
• Free teaching notes and student worksheets available from the Teacher Resources page