Adrian Bradbury was born in Manchester and worked as a PE teacher before moving overseas to teach English in Europe, the Middle East and Far East. After returning to England he worked as Deputy Head in three schools and now divides his time between teaching and writing. As well as writing educational materials for HarperCollins and other publishers, he also writes humorous football books for children. His hobbies include playing the piano and all sports.
Interest Age:
4
Category:
Literacy
Strand:
Decodables
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical teaching notes are included at the back of each book. Bill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill and into a wood - all the time followed by a hungry bear who was sniffing his lunch! The humorous illustrations expand the simple text, showing the bear's attempts to reach Bill's sandwiches on each step of the journey. Children will be able to point out the bear, although Bill can't see him at all. A map of Bill and the bear's journey is shown at the end of the book, so children can recap the story. Red A (Band 2A ) books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, cobmined with simple story development.