Collins Big Cat - the Pond

<p>In this simple non-fiction report we are introduced to the various creatures in a typical pond: frogs, snails, dragonflies, pond-skaters, fish and birds. Each spread features a high quality photograph of the creature on the left, and artwork of pupils and their teacher studying the animals in their natural habitat on the right.</p><ul><li>Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.</li><li>Text type – A simple non-fiction report.</li><li>All of the creatures are repeated in a single labelled diagram of the pond on pages 14 and 15 giving children the opportunity to recount the information.</li><li>This information book is paired with a story on the same theme: Fly Away Home by Shoo Rayner.</li></ul>