Follow the adventures of a monster-like lizard, as it goes out looking for food. This non-fiction book is illustrated with stunning photographs by author and nature photographer Nic Bishop.

• Yellow / Band 3 – A non-fiction recount

• Text type – Non-fiction

• The focus phonemes in this book are ew, a-e, ay and ea.

• The summary on the final spread allows children to recap on what happened in the text.

• Nic Bishop also wrote Blue 4 The Rainforest at Night.

• This title is paired with a story about fictional animals that live in the sea: Bart the Shark by Paul Shipton.

• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.