A Day Out : Collins Educational : 9780007507832 : 0007507836 : 03 Jan 2013 : The little bird is safe in its cage, but will it survive the outside world when it escapes? This sweet, decodable story is written and superbly illustrated by Petr Horácek.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type: A story with a familiar setting.Pages 14-15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.Curriculum links: geography, science, PSHE.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.