A patterned picture book about a family outing to the beach. The children are delighted when they spot seagulls, an ice-cream van, sand and even what they believe to be the sea, but are they at the beach yet? Lisa Smith's illustrations capture the children's excitement as they wait impatiently for their journey to end. / Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development. / Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language. / Pages 14 and 15 show a labelled beach scene, incorporating the key words from the text, and providing an opportunity to recount the text. / This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: Shapes on the Seashore by Frances Ridley.

With over 300 book-banded titles, 50% fiction and 50% non-fiction, from a wide variety of top children's authors and illustrators, Collins Big Cat readers are bursting with child appeal, providing a REAL reading experience to ensure all children become life-long readers.
• Each book is different, with different characters and themes to keep children excited and engaged in reading

What is Collins Big Cat?
Collins Big Cat is the primary reading series with a difference!
Edited by Cliff Moon, the series contains over 300 book-based titles from award-winning children's authors and illustrators, 50% fiction and 50% non-fiction. Collins Big Cat provides exciting stories and an unparalleled range of engaging non-fiction titles all beautifully illustrated and printed in a range of shapes and sizes.
Bring variety and excitement back into reading by providing children with a REAL reading experience so they become life-long readers.
Collins Big Cat includes:
• 150 engaging non-fiction titles
• 116 engaging story books
• 23 high-performing playscripts
• 32 fun phonics readers
• 11 inspiring poems and poetry collections
• Talking Books
• Digital resources
• Parent Guide for China readers

Why is Collins Big Cat Different?
• No other educational publisher has a 50% fiction, 50% non-fiction split in their book-banded readers, with over 150 non-fiction titles - perfect for reluctant readers.

• Over 100 top children's authors and illustrators including Benjamin Zephaniah, Berlie Doherty, Michael Foreman and former Children's Laureates Michael Morpurgo and Michael Rosen give children a REAL reading experience rich in variety and content. These are books children love to read!
• Vast selection of topics and genres support and promote reading across the curriculum - children learn to read, whilst reading to learn!
• Valuable ideas for guided reading sessions and a unique reader response page found in every book provide guidance for teachers and parents and support children reading for meaning.

• Engage struggling readers by bringing reading to life in a multi-sensory package, with audio and digital components that motivate and excite children.

Big Cat Around the World
• Used in over 100 countries worldwide
• Authors from over a dozen different countries
• Themes from all continents
• Matches curriculum from International Schools, and most English Speaking countries
Parents buy because
• High Quality Production
• Interesting Subject Matter
• Illustrations Highly Attractive

Big Cat Package
• Audio CD
• Each Book in Audio Format
• Easily played CD Format
• High Production values
• Musical introduction
• Ideal for English Second Language Learners
• Pamphlets
• Specifically produced for this package
• Not available in UK
• Includes
• Introduction to Big Cat series
• Matching grids showing what the children are learning and when
• Worksheets for each book