Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 3–5. Hanako's family visit a city farm where, unbeknownst to them, a hen lays an egg in Hanako’s bag. The egg hatches – and the chick is adored by Hanako, her dad and the cat, Tora. But her mum thinks poor Cheep is a messy waste of space! After a few months of trial and tribulations, Cheep grows into a hen and lays an egg in the same bag she started life in. Hanako uses it to cook a Japanese egg dish … and Mum finally starts to accept the hen into the family! Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. The focus sounds in this book are: /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/, and adjacent consonants. Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

This Graphic Novel examines gang life. It depicts the troubled relationships between man and community, man and God, and man within himself. Through this tale we see struggles between negative and positive choices. It is this external process, seeing through others' eyes, that we too can deal openly and honestly with our fears, suspicions and prejudices. It is the tragic story of Mad City Posse (MCP). It is a look at the gang life of drugs, violence and justice, a world tainted with anger and hate. When Quentin Holmes (aka Q) the brother of founding member, Oscar Holmes of the gang is murdered, MCP must either choose to seek revenge or peace. MCP decisions have life-altering repercussions.

"The Colors of My Wings," is a story of a young woman's trials and tribulations through life. Not ever seeing a possibility for hope and change she began to live her life as she saw fit. Zanetta did her best to function in what she thought to be a normal capacity, but internally she was broken and torn. Through molestation, homosexuality, anxiety, depression and even attempted suicides as a child. Zanetta founder herself spiraling out of control through life and just when she was in her darkest hour Zanetta reached out to God and even though she didn't know it at the time God had wrapped his arms around her, picked her up off of that cold floor and placed His hand on her heart for change...and so it began the awesome work God began in this woman This book "The Colors of My Wings," is a testament to Jesus Christ and his power, the power of change. It is also a testimony of a vivid truth and not an opaque view but the clear transparency of her life and testimony of Faith