This non-fiction book takes us on a trip with a little girl and her dad as they go for a journey on the big, red bus. Red / Band 2A - A simple recount Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are b, g and t. Other phonemes practised are s, a, i, p, n, c/k, e, o, r, d, u and l. The final spread shows a story map which gives children the opportunity to recap the text. Alison Hawes also wrote Red 2A Pet Cat, Big Cat, Red 2B Thick and Thin and Pond Dipping This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.