Horacek Petr

The little bird is safe in its cage, but will it survive the outside world when it escapes? This sweet, decodable story is written and superbly illustrated by Petr Horacek. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Text type: A story with a familiar setting. Pages 14-15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story. Curriculum links: geography, science, PSHE.

Using his signature style of eye-catching illustration and collage and simple narrative, Horacek weaves together a story that captures the development of friendship — and love — between two unlikely worms.