Collins Big Cat - Bad Bat: Band 02B/Red B

Paperback

Bad Bat enjoys tricking the other animals when they are sleeping – but will he still be laughing when they find a way of tricking him? This charming Big Cat guided reading book is written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton.

This is a Red B/Band 2B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.
This story has a predictable structure and patterned language and children can recap the events of the story on pages 14–15. This book would link well with science teaching when exploring the natural world.

Bad Bat is one of the top 10 books found to be ‘easiest’ to read – most accessible and appropriate for the reading level – in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 ‘easiest’ books to read from the report include No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), Best Bird (9780007412853), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Get Fit (9780007421961) and Got It! (9780007421930).

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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.

RRP: £4.75

ISBN

978-0-00-741289-1

Publication Date

01-09-2011

Format

Paperback

Pages

16 pages

Dimensions

210x199mm

Product Description

Bad Bat enjoys tricking the other animals when they are sleeping – but will he still be laughing when they find a way of tricking him? This charming Big Cat guided reading book is written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton.

This is a Red B/Band 2B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.
This story has a predictable structure and patterned language and children can recap the events of the story on pages 14–15. This book would link well with science teaching when exploring the natural world.

Bad Bat is one of the top 10 books found to be ‘easiest’ to read – most accessible and appropriate for the reading level – in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 ‘easiest’ books to read from the report include No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), Best Bird (9780007412853), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Get Fit (9780007421961) and Got It! (9780007421930).

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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.

Author

Laura Hambleton, Prepared for publication by Collins Big Cat