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."

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."

Follow the adventures of a monster-like lizard, as it goes out looking for food. This non-fiction book is illustrated with stunning photographs by author and nature photographer Nic Bishop.

- Yellow / Band 3 - A non-fiction recount

- Text type - Non-fiction

- The focus phonemes in this book are ew, a-e, ay and ea.

- The summary on the final spread allows children to recap on what happened in the text.

- Nic Bishop also wrote Blue 4 The Rainforest at Night.

- This title is paired with a story about fictional animals that live in the sea: Bart the...