Bad Bat

Band 02b/Red B
Bad Bat enjoys tricking the other animals when they are sleeping – but will he still be laughing when they find a way of tricking him? This charming Big Cat guided reading book is written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton.
Bad Bat enjoys tricking the other animals when they are sleeping – but will he still be laughing when they find a way of tricking him? This charming Big Cat guided reading book is written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton.

This is a Red B/Band 2B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.
This story has a predictable structure and patterned language and children can recap the events of the story on pages 14–15. This book would link well with science teaching when exploring the natural world.

Bad Bat is one of the top 10 books found to be ‘easiest’ to read – most accessible and appropriate for the reading level – in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 ‘easiest’ books to read from the report include No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), Best Bird (9780007412853), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Get Fit (9780007421961) and Got It! (9780007421930).

This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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