Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Top Hunters

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Top Hunters

Letters and Sounds Phases 5-6

Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /s/ c, ce, sc /sh/ ci, ti, ssi, s /zh/ si, s /r/ wr /m/ mb

Hunters are animals that catch and eat other animals. Find out how some of the world’s top hunters succeed in catching a meal.

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

Top Hunters

www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-844247-7

9 780008 442477

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What is a hunter?

Hunters are animals that catch other animals for food.

Hunters may be little or large but they are all specially adapted to kill. They have powerful muscles and excellent senses to help them. excellent vision powerful muscles

sharp talons

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sleek shape

serrated teeth excellent sense of smell

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Gaboon vipers This giant viper wriggles into leaves on the forest floor.

It lies here patiently until a rat or bird comes by.

The snake then plunges its fangs into its prey, injecting a deadly toxin.

Gaboon viper

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Did you know?

The fangs measure the same as a man’s thumb.

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Lions Lions usually hunt in a pack. They move silently, with lots of concentration. They creep up on animals such as zebras and buffalo. Then suddenly, the lions all race forwards and pounce.

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Did you know?

Lions are the only big cats that live in groups, called prides.

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Turquoise Band 7

Top Hunters

Letters and Sounds Phases 5-6

Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /s/ c, ce, sc /sh/ ci, ti, ssi, s /zh/ si, s /r/ wr /m/ mb

Hunters are animals that catch and eat other animals. Find out how some of the world’s top hunters succeed in catching a meal.

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

Top Hunters

www.collins.co.uk ISBN 978-0-00-844247-7

9 780008 442477

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

42477_Cover.indd 1

An information book

Claire Llewellyn 26/04/2021 15:30