Turquoise Band 7
Tim and the Tiger
Letters and Sounds Phase 5–6
Phonemes covered: /c/ que, ch /sh/ ci, ssi, ti, ch /zh/ s /m/ mb /n/ kn /s/ c, ce, sc /r/ wr
Tim and the Tiger
Tim loved drawing tigers and developed his own technique: they were energetic, but scary, with a powerful physique. Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-823032-6
9 780008 230326
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A rhyming story
Celia Warren
Bao Luu 25/01/2019 09:10
Tim loved drawing tigers and developed his own technique: they were energetic, but scary, with a powerful physique.
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Each tiger that Tim drew carefully had a frightening facial expression, with probing eyes of fearsome size and a hint of real aggression!
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Tim went with his sister Lucy for a pleasurable walk. Tim found a stone the size of his thumb and discovered the stone was chalk.
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“I know exactly what you’ll draw, I can tell by the look on your face,” Lucy teased, as she glanced around, “… once you find a tigerish place!”
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But when Tim heard a chirpy song, he changed his first decision. He drew a scene of special birds, with colour and precision.
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Tim wrote the birds’ names carefully: flamingo, toucan and wren. “Excellent!” said Lucy proudly. “Let’s try out the chalk again.”
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