Legends of L nd nd Sky
for Letters and Sounds Revised5 Jonny W lker M rtin Bust m nte
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Written by Jonny Walker Illustrated by Martin Bustamante Legends
nd Sky Contents Sun and Moon 4 Storm 12 Quakes 16 The legends 22
Thousands of years ago, incredible tales were told to explain things that are tricky to understand.
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These tales helped to explain why the sun shines. They explained the noise of storms and the quaking of the ground.
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Sun and moon
Long ago in Denmark, the existence of the sun and moon were explained with this tale …
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A man boasted of his perfect children to the gods. The gods punished him for bragging.
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From that instant, his children had to heave the sun and moon across the sky …
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… for eternity! 7
Phonemes covered: /e/ ea /ee/ y /f/ ph /igh/ y /j/ g /l/ le /oa/ oe, ow /s/ c, ce /u/ o, o-e /v/ ve /w/ wh /z/ se How did we explain things long ago? Phase 5 Set 3 An information book collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat Legends of L nd nd Sky