The Sun and the Wind: Band 03 Yellow/Band 08 Purple

Looking for something fun to do one day, the Sun and the Wind begin a competition. Both try to get a man to take his coat off as he walks his dog. Find out who wins the contest in Pippa Goodhart’s delightful retelling of this traditional story about teamwork.

•Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. This title has a text level of Band 3 / Yellow, which provides varied sentence structure and natural language, and an interest level of Band 8 / Purple.

•Text type: A traditional story

•A story map on pages 14 to 15 enables children to recap the story and discuss each stage.

•Curriculum links: Science, Citizenship