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Ever wanted to make a maraca? This step by step guide will show you how, with clear, engaging photos that show just how easy it is to make and personalise your very own maraca.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type: A wordless instruction book.
• Children can recap the stages on pp.14-15
• Curriculum links: Art and Design: Containers

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It’s fun to draw your own portrait! Follow one girl as she shows how she can make her own self-portrait with collage materials in this wordless instruction book by Charlotte Guillain.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type: A simple non-fiction book.
• Children can recap the stages on pp.14-15
• Curriculum links: Art and Design: Self Portrait

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The town of Hamelin is over-run with rats, and the mayor is getting desperate for a solution. When the mysterious Pied Piper appears their troubles seem to be over – but what happens when the mayor refuses to pay him? This wordless traditional tale is brought to life by acclaimed author and illustrator Jane Ray.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type: A wordless traditional story
• Children can re-tell the story using the map on p.14-15.
• Curriculum links: Citizenship: Living in a Diverse World

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When the princess accidentally drops her ball in the pond she doesn’t expect a frog to bring it back to her, and certainly doesn’t expect the frog to follow her home! But is the frog really all he seems? This wordless version of the traditional tale is stunningly illustrated by author and illustrator Chris Fisher.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type: A wordless traditional story
• The storyboard on pp.14-15 shows the frog’s transformation into a prince, allowing children to re-cap and retell the story.
• Curriculum links: Citizenship: Living in a Diverse World

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Collins Big Cat Big Book of Non-fiction A is the perfect way to introduce concepts about non-fiction texts to your class, and start to think about what a non-fiction book is, and how we find information in it.

About this resource

• A perfect way to introduce concepts about non-fiction texts to your class, and start to think about what a non-fiction book is, and how we find information in it.
• Texts link to themes from the guided reading books in Bands Lilac/0 - to Red/2b.
• Includes ideas for shared teaching at the back of the book.
• Used with the whole class in the shared session, the Big Book is ideal for modelling good practice and reading strategies that children can then apply in the guided session.

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Collins Big Cat Big Book of Rhymes A contains a wealth of chants, action rhymes, nursery rhymes (old and new!) and poems especially selected for Collins Big Cat by much loved children’s poet, John Foster.

About this resource

• Contains a wealth of chants, action rhymes, nursery rhymes (old and new!) and poems.
• Poems link to themes from the guided reading books in Bands Lilac/0 – to Red/2b.
• Is designed to be read with the whole class, modelling good reading strategies and good practice, developing children’s awareness of rhythm and rhyme.

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Cat steps out through the cat flap, unaware that Dog is about to pounce. A frantic chase follows, which almost ends in catastrophe. But there is a suprise twist in the tale when Dog rescues Cat.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type - Fiction.
• The final spread shows the route of Cat and Dog’s chase through the park and can be used by the children to discuss and retell the story.
• Shoo Rayner also wrote and illustrated the Pink B story, Fly Away Home

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Every child’s dream; a robot that tidies your room! But in this wordless picture book, the advantage-taking boy discovers his wised-up robot messing everything up again! Hiding the mess, the boy goes out to play… before all is revealed and Mum turns to the robot herself.

About this resource

•Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type - Fantasy
• A picture summary on pages 14 and 15 provides an opportunity for children to recap and retell the story in their own words.

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Little Red Riding Hood is on her way to visit Granny. But when she arrives at Granny's a big, hairy, toothy surprise awaits her! What's happened to Granny and how will Little Red Riding Hood escape? This wordless traditional tale is brought to life by award-winning illustrator Katherine McEwen.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type: A wordless traditional story
• Children can follow Little Red Riding Hood's journey through the forest to Granny's house on pages 14-15.
• Curriculum links: Personal, Social and Emotional Development

Description

Cooking can be fun and easy! Follow these simple photographic instructions to learn how to make a delicious, healthy pizza.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 books wordless that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type: A wordless instruction text.
• Ideas for guided reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
• Curriculum links: Physical Development

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How do different animals carry their babies? In this book readers will discover, through a series of photographs, that some animals carry their young by the teeth, some on their backs and others in a special pouch.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type - Non-Fiction
• Photographs of all the animal babies (and a human baby!) included in the book are repeated on pages 14 and 15 to encourage speaking and listening.

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Where do you see stripes around you? This non-fiction picture book looks at all sorts of stripes. Do you see them on a zebra’s fur, or as shadows on the pavement, or on a bright, woolly jumper? Alongside each photograph is a close-up snapshot that magnifies the various textiles and materials in detail.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type - Non-Fiction
• A simple pictoral summary at the end of the book provides an oppportunity to recap and discuss the information in the book.
• This book is ideal for supporting early work on patterns and art.

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A wordless picture book about a birthday party. The photographs provide a window on all the preparations, the birthday tea, the guests arriving at the party, the gifts and the games. Come and join the fun!

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type - Non-Fiction.
• Pages 14 and 14 recap the different stages of the party and preparations in a sequenced flow chart providing opportunities for further writing and speaking and listening activities.
• This non-fiction book is paired with a story on a similar theme; Oh Dear Me I’m Late for Tea by Alison Hawes.

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Follow the butterfly on its journey from flower to flower through brightly coloured photographs. But look out! Butterfly almost lands on a yellow flower where a camouflaged crab spider waits to pounce!

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type - Non-Fiction.
• A story map on pages 14 and 15 retells the story through repeated photograph to encourage speaking and listening.

Description

The story follows Goldilocks’ journey through the bears’ house as she samples their bowls of porridge and tries out their three differently-sized beds. When Goldilocks is discovered sleeping in Baby Bear’s bed, however, the story takes a different twist and Goldilocks is invited to join them for breakfast.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type - Fiction.
• A story map on pages 14-15 gives children the opportunity to recap the story in their own words.

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This picture story follows Granny's race against the clock. It's two o'clock and Granny has just one hour to reach her destination. As the minutes tick by, the story shows Granny's increasingly imaginative modes of transport, from skateboard to jet pack, before revealing why she is in such a hurry – it's her grandchild's birthday tea.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless books that tell stories or give information through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories and information books work.
• Text type - Fiction
• The Reader Response page shows Granny's pictorial recount of the different transport she used, providing opportunities for speaking and listening.
• This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: My Party by Maoliosa Kelly.

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This colourful book with hilarious cartoons is a wordless story set in the jungle. A pair of monkeys have their eye on a juicy-looking fruit hanging just out of reach. The story follows their inventive but unsuccessful attempts to grab the fruit.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type - Fiction.
• A storyboard on pages 14-15 provides an opportunity for children to retell the story in their own words.

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What do I do? This non-fiction book looks at the different types of work that adults do. Photographs show children having fun dressing up with the appropriate props, while a series of illustrations for each job reveals a range of typical activities. The professions covered are; doctor, vet, teacher, postman, builder and firewoman.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type - Information book
• The photographs of the dressed-up children repeated on pages 14 and 15 give children another opportunity to discuss ‘What Am I?’

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This wordless instruction text by celebrity gardener Kim Wilde combines photographs and illustrations to show how a scarecrow is made using recycled materials. Each step of the construction process is clearly depicted, in sequence, concluding with a photograph of the finished model.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
• Text type - Wordless instruction text.
• The process is summarised in a flow diagram on pages 14 and 15 to give children the opportunity to recap the information.

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An old man tugs on a giant turnip, but cannot move it at all. With help from the old lady, the boy and girl, and a whole host of other characters, will he able to pull it out of the ground? The structure of this wordless text shows how a story is built up through a series of events.

About this resource

• Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Text type - Fiction, a wordless traditional story.
• A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 shows the sequence of events in six numbered stages.

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A boy makes a paper plane and accidentally throws it over the wall. Little does he know that another boy called Joe lives on the other side of that wall and wants to play, too. This beautiful narrative non-fiction book about friendship is written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Russell Ayto.

About this resource

• A boy makes a paper plane and accidentally throws it over the wall. Little does he know that another boy called Joe lives on the other side of that wall and wants to play, too. This beautiful narrative non-fiction book about friendship is written and illustrated by award-winning illustrator Russell Ayto.
• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Children can follow and recap the story sequence about how the boys became friends using the story map on pages 14–15.
• Text type: A wordless story
• Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development

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This photographic information book by Moira Butterfield shows the variety of creatures that hatch from eggs, including fish, turtles, crocodiles, seagulls and eagles.

About this resource

• This photographic information book by Moira Butterfield shows the variety of creatures that hatch from eggs, including fish, turtles, crocodiles, seagulls and eagles.
• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that have a narrative using pictures.
• A simple pictorial summary with labels on pages 14–15 provides an opportunity to recap and discuss the information in the book.
• Text type: A wordless information book
• Curriculum links: Understanding of the world

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Follow the ugly duckling, who is rejected by the other ducks because he doesn’t look like them and doesn’t fit in. Will they change their mind when he grows up – and will they have a surprise in store? This lovely wordless retelling of the traditional tale has been illustrated by James Mayhew.

About this resource

• Follow the ugly duckling who is rejected by the other ducks because he doesn’t look like them and doesn’t fit in. Will they change their mind when he grows up – and will they have a surprise in store? This lovely wordless retelling of the traditional tale has been illustrated by James Mayhew.
• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• A story map on pages 14–15 shows what happens as the ugly duckling develops into a beautiful swan, providing a wonderful opportunity for children to recap and retell the story in their own words.
• Text type: A wordless traditional tale
• Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development

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This illustrated wordless version of the poem “The Owl and the Pussycat” by Edward Lear is told through the beautiful artwork of award-winning illustrator Polly Dunbar.

About this resource

• This illustrated wordless version of the poem “The Owl and the Pussycat” by Edward Lear is told through the beautiful artwork of award-winning illustrator Polly Dunbar.
• Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
• Children can recap the story of the owl and the pussycat using the pictures in the story map on pages 14–15.
• Text type: A wordless story
• Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development