A patterned picture book about a family outing to the beach. The children are delighted when they spot seagulls, an ice-cream van, sand and even what they believe to be the sea, but are they at the beach yet? Lisa Smith's illustrations capture the children's excitement as they wait impatiently for their journey to end.

Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.

Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language.

Pages 14 and 15 show a labelled beach scene, incorporating the key words...

What are the differences between your pet cat, and a big cat in the wild? Find out in this photographic non-fiction book.

Red / Band 2A - A simple recount

Text type - Non-fiction

The focus phonemes in this book are i, c, h and l. Other phonemes practised are s, a, t, p, n, k, e, o, r, m, d, g, u, h, f and b.

Children can compare and contrast pet cats and big cats alongside each other on the final spread.

Alison Hawes also wrote Red 2A The Big Red Bus; Red 2B Thick and Thin and Pond Dipping.

This book is paired with a fictional story that features a cat: Red 2A Cat...

What things are thick? What things are thin? Find out in this non-fiction book.

Red / Band 2B - A simple information book

Text type - Non-fiction

Focus phonemes in this book are th (thin), oo (cook), v and oi. Other phonemes practised are ar, er, ou, sh, th (this), ee, z, and oo (moon).

The final spread gives children the opportunity to recap and discuss the text.

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

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."

A non-fiction book about a group of children making a monster. Each stage of the monster-making process is shown from the body and head, to the eyes, teeth and claws. Repetitive text asks what is being made, and then reveals the answer on the following page.

Red B/ Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.

Text type - A non-fiction recount.

The complete labelled monster on page 14 and the separate labelled parts on page 15 remind children how the monster was put together.

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A non-fiction report about different types of weather over the course of a week. Photographs of each weather accompany illustrations of how people might act and dress in different weather conditions, while the repetitive pattern of text reports on each day s weather.

Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.

Text type - A non-fiction report.

A summary Weather Report on pages 14 and 15 provides children with the opportunity to recap the different weather types and days of the week.

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