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 35.Hanako''s family visit a city farm where, unbeknownst to them, a hen lays an egg in Hanakos bag. The egg hatchesand the chick is adored by Hanako, her dad and the cat, Tora. But her mum thinks poor Cheep is a messy waste of space! After a few months of trial and tribulations, Cheep grows into a hen and lays an egg in the same bag she started life in. Hanako uses it to cook a Japanese egg dishand Mum finally starts to accept the hen into the family!Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.The focus sounds in this book are: /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/