A simple text where a visit to an art show causes a girl to imagine what the world would be like if it was wholly yellow, red or blue. Realising that the world actually consists of all the colours of the rainbow, she paints lots of multicoloured pieces of art herself.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type – A simple non-fiction text.A gallery story map on pages 14 and ...

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelEverything you could ever want to know about one of Earth’s most impressive phenomena. Find out all about the different types of volcano, why and how they happen, the risks they pose as well as what they can provide.Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.

Chicken Licken is worried the sky is going to fall on his head, so he sets off with an increasing band of followers to tell the King. But will he get that far…?Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type – A traditional tale.A timeline of events retells this traditional tale for children to discuss and renact.Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices; Science: Plants and animals in the...

Who is in the boat? A hilarious counting story about a mouse with a boat taxi that reluctantly agrees to pick up an increasing number of animals as it floats downstream, before eventuallysinking under the weight to the seabed! Simple text counts the number of each type of animal, from one to six, as they enter the boat.Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type – A patterned story with predictable structu...

Mole sets out to see the wind. He asks every animal he meets if they see the wind and they all say no. The illustrations tell a different story: windswept trees, blowing leaves and litter show that the wind is actually blowing, though invisible to them.Red B level/ Band 2B texts offer emergent readers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.Text type – A story with predictable struc...

The Pet Detective faces a special challenge when Kara’s pet tortoise, Rocket, goes missing. Has the tortoise been squashed on a motorway? Eaten by a hungry goat? Chewed up by a dog? The Pet Detective follows the clues to find out what’s happened.Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.Text type – A story by the same author.A final double page spread shows all the things a Pet Detective needs on a ca...

Tec the detective turns up again for another mystery. This time, Tec sets out to discover that he is the culprit as the litter came out of a hole in his pocket!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 types – A story with predictable structure and patterned language.A story map on pages 14 and 15 offers children the chance to recap and discuss...

This simple non-fiction text recounts a girl's journey by bicycle using symbols, maps and directions depicted by an engaging illustration-photo montage effect.Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.Text type – A simple non-fiction recount.The map on pp14-15 is a useful summary of the journey, consolidating understanding, and providing a wealth of speaking and listening opportunit...

The brightly coloured photographs in this picture book show common minibeasts that most children will be familiar with. Photographs alongside the minibeasts show children grouped and made up to resemble the insect featured.Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type – A simple information book.Smaller versions of all the photographs are repeated on pages 14 and 15 so children can retell the information ...

'It was bedtime and Arthur was still awake. "I don't want to go to sleep," he said. Where could he go to find a place where NO ONE went to sleep?' Arthur returns in another stunning title, written and illustrated by Joseph Theobald.o Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.o Text type – A humorous story.o Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

At Good Fun Farm, the animals are fed up. The sign says Good Fun Farm, but they never have any fun. Then the smallest duckling makes an interesting discovery. Soon everyone on the farm is having fun … find out how.Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.Text type – A humorous story.An illustration on pages 22 and 23 labels the animals at their game of football, all...

'There are sounds all around you…Which sounds do you like?' This is a simple non-fiction book about the wide variety of sounds we head and how they are made. The text is illustrated with lively photographs of children listening, and making noise!Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns withsequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type – An information book.A pictorial index is included on pages 14 and 15, giving t...