Do you know how to turn a small, fat thing into a long, thin thing? It's easy - just take a bean and grow a beanstalk! This simple instruction text shows you exacly how to do it.

* Blue / Band 4 - A simple instruction text

* Text type - Non-fiction

* The focus phonemes in this book are ur (curl), al and ow (how).

* The flow chart on the final spread gives children the chance to recap and discuss the different stages of the process.

* Janice Vale also wrote Yellow 3 Rock Out.