What things are thick? What things are thin? Find out in this non-fiction book. Red / Band 2B – A simple information bookText type – Non-fictionFocus phonemes in this book are th (thin), oo (cook), v and oi.

Other phonemes practised are ar, er, ou, sh, th (this), ee, z, and oo (moon). The final spread gives children the opportunity to recap and discuss the text. Alison Hawes also wrote Red 2A Pet Cat, Big Cat and The Big Red Bus; Red 2B Pond Dipping. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.