It was lockdown and Kirsten started to feed the birds that came into her garden every day.Little by little the birds began to trust her. Kirsten's favourites were the blackbirds. When Dad helps her set up a camera to watch the blackbirds' eggs hatch, Kirsten sees Sherbert the cat from number thirteen sneak up on the nest.Will Kirsten shoo the cat away in time? (Letter-sounds featured: /ur/ ir er ) Blackbird Girl is part of the Rocket Phonics systematic synthetic phonics programme from Reading Planet.Rocket Phonics ensures that every child achieves phonics success.This fully-decodable Target Practice reading book provides focused practice of a small group of letter-sounds.The book also includes useful notes and activities to support reading in school and at home as well as comprehension questions to check understanding.Reading age: 5-6.