Turquoise Band 7
r o r r i O e w h M l e in t h T
Letters and Sounds Phases 5–6
Phonemes covered: /m/ mb /n/ kn, gn /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /sh/ ti /zh/ s, si /c/ que
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A mystery story
r o r r i O e w h M l in the T Zoë Clarke
Rose Wilkinson 21/04/2021 13:29
Grandad always said, “There’s looking and there’s looking.” The first time I climbed up to the attic, all I noticed was broken chairs and boxes of old letters.
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But when I really looked, there it was, leaning against the brick wall at the back. A huge old mirror.
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The mirror had a large, carved wooden frame. I ran my thumb over the beautiful design.
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Birds and animals wrapped themselves around the glass. Hawks and eagles danced at each corner; deer, wrens and wagtails wrestled for space around the edges.
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Grandad always said the forest by the house used to be full of birdsong, but it wasn’t like that now. I knew there were far fewer birds here now.
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Then, at the edge of my vision, I saw something move. When I really looked, in the middle of the old mirror, a forest appeared. And in the forest was an owl.
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Turquoise Band 7
r o r r i O e w h M l e in t h T
Letters and Sounds Phases 5–6
Phonemes covered: /m/ mb /n/ kn, gn /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /sh/ ti /zh/ s, si /c/ que
The old mirror in the attic hides a forest secret ... Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-844242-2
9 780008 442422
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
42422_Cover.indd 1
A mystery story
r o r r i O e w h M l in the T Zoë Clarke
Rose Wilkinson 21/04/2021 13:29