Whale Tells a Tale

Usborne Phonics Readers

by Russell Punter, David Semple (Illustrator)

How can Whale escape from three hungry sharks? By telling them a tale of treasure, perhaps? Find out in this latest edition to the popular Phonics Readers series. Rhyming text and David Semple's humorous, colourful illustrations make learning phonics fun. Notes on phonics for parents and teachers at the back of the book and free online audio of the story available via a QR code on the back cover bring added value.

24 pages, Paperback

Published March 24, 2022

About the author

Russell Punter was born in Bedfordshire, England. From an early age he enjoyed writing and illustrating his own stories. He trained as a graphic designer at art college in West Sussex before entering the world of publishing. He has written over one hundred books for children of all ages, ranging from original stories to adaptations of classic novels.

Reviews

[Kat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hallelujah!!! All good rhymes and an excellent story. But one star off for having a whale shark as a baddy in a gang of other sharks (leopard shark, great white shark [or maybe blue shark] and hammerhead shark). The illustrations in this one were excellent and funny.

[The Book Squirrel · Rating 4 out of 5]

This phonics series is working well for early readers in building confidence.
In this book, the whale tells a bit of a fib to get sharks to help him. That sparked an interesting conversation about how else the whale could get what he wanted.

[Norshakila Makmon · Rating 3 out of 5]

i think its just ok.