Looking at a range of different sports, from swimming and rugby to football and basketball, this photographic information book by Sasha Morton looks at how athletes get ready to kick, tuck, dip, tip and run!

• Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. This title has a text level of Band 1B / Pink B, which offers emergent readers simple, predictable text, and an interest level of Band 10 / White.

• Text type: An information book

• A simple pictorial summary with labels on pages 14 to 15 provides an opportunity to recap and discuss the information in the book.

• Curriculum links: P.E.