If you dip a net into a pond, what will you see when you scoop it out? This non-fiction book supports work on nature and the world around you.

Red / Band 2B - A simple non-fiction recount.

Text type - Non-fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are x, w and ue.
Other phonemes practised are ou, sh, th (this), th (thin), ng, ee and oo (look).

The labelled illustration on the final spread enables children to discuss what they have learned about pond life.

Alison Hawes also wrote Red 2A Pet Cat, Big Cat and The Big Red Bus; Red 2B Pond Dipping."

Poor Rat No one wants to be his friend. But when the other animals see how sad he is, they all try to make him feel better. This gentle rhyming story is written and illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark.

Red / Band 2B - A rhyming story

Text type - Fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are qu, th (them) and ch. Other phonemes practised are sh, th (thin), ng, ee, z, w, oo (look), ie (lie) and y.

A story plan on the final spread allows children the opportunity to recap and discuss the story.

This story is paired with the non-fiction recount on a similar theme: Red 2B...

When a wee mouse meets a big, hungry monster on the road, he needs to think fast. This is a lively retelling of a traditional story by Martin Waddell.

Red / Band 2B - A traditional story

Text type - Fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are sh, er, oa and ng. Other phonemes practised are ou (ground), th (this), th (thin), ee, w, oo (look), ie (lie) and ch.

Children can compare and contrast the two main characters using the character summaries on the final spread.

Martin Waddell also wrote Yellow 3 Horse Up a Tree and Blue 4 The Small Bun."

In this musical non-fiction book, a group of children make instruments out of junk and bring them together to play a tune.

Yellow / Band 3 - A non-fiction recount

Text type - Non-fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are i-e, u-e, ea, igh and ow (slow).

Use the final spread to discuss the different home-made instruments used by the children in the book.

Janice Vale also wrote Blue 4 How to Grow a Beanstalk."

This simple non-fiction book introduces facts about the sun and the moon, and compares them.

Yellow / Band 3 - A simple non-fiction book

Text type - Non-fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are igh, y (sky), ay, a-e, i-e and y (very).

Use fact files on the final spread to compare and contrast the facts children have learned from the book.

Paul Shipton also wrote Red 2A Ant and Snail; Yellow 3 Bart the Shark."

Winter is coming and Mole is looking for a new hole to stay in, but he doesn t want to be on his own. Will any of the other animals let him share their home?

Blue / Band 4 - A story with a familiar setting

Text type - Fiction

The focus phoneme in this book is -are (share).

Children can use the cross-section of the hill on the final spread to discuss the characters and the story setting.

Jane Clarke also wrote Red 2A Muck it Up "