If you dip a net into a pond, what will you see when you scoop it out? This non-fiction book supports work on nature and the world around you.

Red / Band 2B - A simple non-fiction recount. Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are x, w and ue. Other phonemes practised are ou, sh, th (this), th (thin), ng, ee and oo (look). The labelled illustration on the final spread enables children to discuss what they have learned about pond life. Alison Hawes also wrote Red 2A Pet Cat, Big Cat and The Big Red Bus; Red 2B Pond Dipping. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.