Green Band 5
The Elf and the Bootmaker
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Letters and Sounds Phase 5
Phonemes covered: /igh/ i-e, i, /ai/ a-e, ay, ey, /e/, ea, /ar/ a, /or/ aw, al, /ow/ ou, /ee/ ea, /oo/ ue, ui, u-e, ew, /oa/ o, o-e, /ur/ ir, or, ear, /i/ y, /oi/ oy, /air/ are, ere, /u/ o-e
The Elf and the Bootmaker
One night, an elf crept into a bootmaker’s shop ‌
ISBN 978-0-00-825166-6
9 780008 251666
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A story
Alison Milford
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Once upon a time there was a bootmaker. He was hard up.
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One night, he spread out his last scrap of leather to make a pair of boots. With a yawn, he went to bed.
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At midnight, an elf crept into the shop and set to work.
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How can we help the bootmaker? Tap the bag to see what’s been packed.
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Inside the bag were feathers, hooks, cord ‌
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beads and pearls. Pat each one to finish the boots.
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