Author(s): Alan Durant

Level 21 | Collins Big Cat

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. When Buzz and Bingo went down to the woods one day, they got a big surprise! They met a charming prince, a big bad wolf, seven little men and an old woman. But where was the beautiful girl that every one was looking for? If some of these characters sound familiar to you, you shouldn't be surprised! Alan Durant has plunged Buzz and his dog Bingo into a forest filled with your favourite fairytale characters. Their arrival encourages familiar characters to interact in new ways with hilarious consequences. The story map on pages 14 and 15 offers children the opportunity to follow in Buzz and Bingo's footsteps and retell the story in their own words. Gold (Band 9) fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.