Jump and Fly

by Petr Horacek

Published 2 September 2013

Follow baby bird as it learns how to fly for the first time. This beautifully-illustrated fiction story was written by leading children’s book author-illustrator Petr Horáĉek.

  • Follow baby bird as it learns how to fly for the first time. This beautifully-illustrated fiction story is written by leading children’s book author-illustrator Petr Horáĉek.
  • Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.
  • The flow chart on pages 14 and 15 allows children to discuss and recap baby bird’s progress as he learns how to fly.
  • Text type: A simple fiction book
  • Curriculum links: Understanding of the world

Doing Nothing

by Petr Horacek

Published 1 September 2011

The frog is sitting at the bottom of the pond, doing nothing. But other animals keep coming after him and he has to hop away! Follow the frog as he hops around the pond in his search for a bit of peace in this wonderfully illustrated book by Petr Horáček.

  • Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language
  • Children can recap the frog’s journey from the bottom of the pond and back again on pages 14–15.
  • Text type: A story with a familiar setting
  • Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us.
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The Lonely Penguin

by Petr Horacek

Published 1 September 2011

Penguin is lonely - he can't find his friends. Follow him on his journey across Antarctica as he searches for them in this lovely story, written and illustrated by award-winning illustrated Petr Horacek.

  • Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
  • Children can re-cap the stages of Penguin's journey on pages 14-15.
  • Text type: A story with a predictable structure and patterned language
  • Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part
  • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.