Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds-The Right Bite

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Letters and Sounds Phases 5–6

Bite

Phonemes covered: /n/ gn, kn /sh/ ci, ti /zh/ s /s/ c, sc, ce

The

Right Most animals have teeth, but not all teeth are the same. Let’s peek – very carefully – inside some mouths and look at what makes the right bite.

Bite

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Shark bite The Great White shark is one of the most efficient eaters in the animal kingdom. They have around 300 serrated teeth, arranged in about seven rows.

Just right … for tearing and chomping fish and mammals.

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Great Whites can shed 100 teeth daily … but they grow back!

Extra bite Sharks grow up to 50,000 teeth during their lifetime!

serrated teeth like a carving knife

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Dragonfish gnashers This fish has some really spiky gnashers!

Just right … for crunching fish and shrimps.

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Crocodile teeth Crocodile teeth are conical and of varying sizes.

Extra bite Crocodiles have strong, forceful teeth, but they cannot chew!

They swallow their prey whole.

Just right … for wounding and trapping.

Crocodile teeth close like a cage of knives.

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Small nibblers If you have holes in your house, they are usually caused by rodents.

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These small animals have huge incisors that slice like a pair of scissors. Their back teeth, called molars, help with chewing.

incisors

Just right … for cutting food and wood.

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Turquoise

The

Band 7

Right

Letters and Sounds Phases 5–6

Bite

Phonemes covered: /n/ gn, kn /sh/ ci, ti /zh/ s /s/ c, sc, ce

The

Right Most animals have teeth, but not all teeth are the same. Let’s peek – very carefully – inside some mouths and look at what makes the right bite.

Bite

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-844248-4

9 780008 442484

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

42484_Cover.indd 1

An information book

Rachel Delahaye 27/04/2021 10:02