Alba

Alba focuses on adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, and alternative spellings for vowel sounds.

Alba lives in London with her family. Her dad is a scientist. A breed of superbugs is destroying all the apple trees in the world and Alba’s dad is working hard to save them. He has the last apple seed left in the world safely at home… until Max comes to the house to steal the seed and in the process shrinks Alba down to 4 inches tall. Will Alba be able to dodge Max and save the seed to return it safely to her dad?

Phonic Books Alba is designed for readers aged 8–14+ who are able to read text at CVC/CVCC level who need support with consonant digraphs and some vowel spellings. It covers the following phonics skills: Adjacent consonants and consonant digraphs, and alternative spellings for vowel sounds: ae, ee, oe, er, ow, ie, oo

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