Big Cat – I’m Growing a Truck in the Garden: Band 09

A collection of weird and wonderful poems. Follow one boy through his day as he plays with his friends and creates havoc along the way. Written by Kenn Nesbitt, this collection is accompanied by the quirky illustrations of Sophie Burrows.

• Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.

• Text type: A poetry book

• Pages 22 and 23 show the boy’s memories of his day, allowing children to recap and discuss the poems they have read.

• Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking Part; Literacy: Poems to Perform