This book is part of a book series called First Step .

. This book is part of a reading scheme, meaning that it is a book aimed at children who are learning to read.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2000 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Lesley Clark is a lecturer at the Reading and Information Centre at the University of Reading. She is an experienced early years teacher and has written for the Themes for Early Years; Starting With Story and Skills for Early Years series. Pauline Kenyon is an early years consultant and registered inspector. She has been Senior Primary Inspector for Dudley LEA, a primary and nursery registered inspector and OFSTED accredited trainer. Jenny Morris is an early years teacher who has run her own nursery. She is the regular contributor of the Story Box series of articles in Nursery Projects and has written for the 'Themes for Early Years' and 'Starting with Story' series for Scholastic.