Learn to read (Level 5 Book 5): Tippie and the surprise: 5. Tippie and the Surprise

José Palmer · Reinette Lombard

Jul 2022 · Learn to read Level 5 Book 5 · Penguin Random House South Africa

About this eBook

Learning to read is fun with Tippie the elephant!Level 5 introduces readers to controlled r vowels as well as to finalsyllables with a consonant and -le. The level 5 books are progressiveand encourage the learning of these two syllable types and the rulessurrounding it.The next 10 Tippie adventures are proudly South African and buildon the skills acquired in all the previous levels. The text is supportedby colourful, engaging illustrations to support comprehension andthe learning of these tricky vowel syllables.Additionally, the stories have been written to encourage inferenceand problem solving through the stories and images to enhance thereader’s skill and fun!

About the author

Zinelda McDonald is ’n kunstenaar wat in Kaapstad woon saam met haar musikant-man, Deon, en hulle twee katte. Sy het ’n honneursgraad in Grafiese Ontwerp aan die Universiteit van Noordwes se Potchefstroomkampus verwerf en illustreer meestal kinderboeke en ontwerp voorblaaie vir jeugliteratuur. Sy het al ’n paar toekennings gekry vir haar werk (twee ATKV Woordveertjies asook ’n Exclusive Books/IBBY SA 2017 toekenning). Sy’s dankbaar vir die pryse, maar selfs meer dankbaar dat sy al saam met wonderlike skrywers soos Jaco Jacobs, Marita van der Vyver en Fanie Viljoen kon werk.