• Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.
• A story map on pages 14–15 allows children to recap the story and discuss each stage.
• Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language.
• Curriculum links: Science: Plants and Animals in the Local Environment

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.

Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading programme that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and non-fiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to phonics, to guided, whole-class and independent reading for more confident readers.