A beautiful poetry book by June Crebbin exploring the themes of wildlife, the seasons and life's simple pleasures.

 Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

 Text type: A poetry book

 A map of the places the poems explore on pages 22 and 23 provide recapping opportunities.

 Curriculum links: Literacy: Shape poetry and calligrams; Science: Plants and animals in the local environment.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Catching Flies - Band 09/Gold

"I’m the TALLEST!" "I’m the LOUDEST!" "Well, I’m the HAPPIEST!" While all the animals compete to be the best, only Raccoon is happy for them all. Can the animals learn to get along and be happy for each other? Beautifully illustrated, the Storytime series introduces young children to the pleasures of reading and sharing stories. Each book combines colorful illustrations with heartwarming narrative, each with its own unique message. Discussion points for parents and teachers are also included.

Le raton heureux

Nicky Singer has captured all the beauty and familiarity of this classic children's book. Follow the adventures of Rat, Mole and Badger as they try to stop their friend Toad from getting into too much trouble.

 Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

 Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage

 Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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