Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.

Level 5 books are for children who are ready to read stories with more challenging word patterns or non-verbal sentences with 2 or 3 words, and with total support through illustrations and extensive use of repetition. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends to ensure the focus remains on reading core words.

A shepherd boy decides to play a trick on the people in his village by telling them that there is a wolf nearby. But will the villagers believe him when a wolf really does turn up?

This witty retelling of the traditional story was written by Saffy Jenkins.

Children can recap the journey of the boy as he plays tricks using the story map on pages 14-15.

Text type: A traditional tale.

Curriculum links: Personal, social and emotional development.

This book is part of a book series called Collins Big Cat Arabic Reading Programme .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 16 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Collins UK has been publishing educational and informative books for almost 200 years. Francesca Simon is universally known for the staggeringly popular Horrid Henry series. These books and CDs have sold over 20 million copies in the UK alone and are published in 27 countries. Horrid Henry and the Abominable Snowmanwon the Children's Book of the the Year award in 2008 at the British Book Awards. She is also the author of Costa-shortlisted The Monstrous Child and Hack and Whack, her first picture book. She lives in North London with her family. Leo Broadley is an illustrator and lecturer at the University of Derby. He has written and illustrated a number of books for publishers as well as illustrated for a winery and The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.