Books with author Simon Mugford

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.What can you see from the top of places such as The Shard, The Grand Canyon and a hot air balloon in Kenya? See the world from a different perspective with this highly-photographic non-fiction book by Simon Mugford.Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural languagePages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Mbappe Rules is written in an engaging and accessible style that's ideal for emerging and reluctant readers. The book charts the meteoric rise of France and Paris St Germain's star striker, who lit up the FIFA World Cup in 2018, and also became the most expensive teenage player in the same year. The simple, narrative text is supplemented with cartoons, visual jokes and presented with an energetic, graphic look. Sections and chapters will make it easy to navigate and fun to dip in and out of. A supporting cast of players, managers, TV pundits and fans that chip in with quotes, jokes and comments add to the playful but informative fun.

Galaxy reading books are a wonderful collection of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and plays to capture the interest of every child, helping to develop a life-long love of reading. An engaging information book about the sports we play at school, including football, rounders and running races. Find out about the importance of warming up and stretching before playing any sports, and working together as a team. Reading age: 5-6 years

Children might be fans of a particular footballer even if they are not fully-fledged supporters of a club or national team. The Football Rules books are perfect for the young fan who needs to know every single detail about their favourite idol. Each title is packed with essential facts and stats, and tells the inspirational story of the player's path to success. Kane Rules is written in an engaging and accessible style that's ideal for emerging and reluctant readers. The book presents readers with everything they need to know about England and Tottenham Hotspur's star forward Harry Kane. The simple, narrative text is supplemented with cartoons, visual jokes and presented with an energetic, graphic look. Sections and chapters will make it easy to navigate and fun to dip in and out of. A supporting cast of players, managers, TV pundits and fans that chip in with quotes, jokes and comments add to the playful but informative fun.Tables and lists of goalscoring records, honours, awards, transfer fees and other stats will equip the young fans with the knowledge to impress their friends and become the top pundit in the playground. Each book follows a formula, with distinct sections enabling young fans of the different players to share facts and compare stats, Top Trumps style.

Is Eden Hazard your ultimate football hero? He was one of the best footballers in the Premier League as a Chelsea player, scoring 110 goals in all competitions, before joining Real Madrid. Encouraged by his parents, discover how Eden started kicking a ball at the age of four! He spent hours practising his now world-class skills and has become one of the most feared attacking midfielders. Soccer Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.

Everything the young fan needs to know about Raheem Sterling. Filled with quizzes, stats and little known facts, plus illustrated and told with all the fun of a Tom Gates novel, the Soccer Superstars series is perfect for young readers five and up. Raheem Sterling played his first Premier League match in 2015 and in just four years has scored 116 goals and made 114 assists in 388 games for club and country. Discover the rags-to-riches story of a young boy who loved playing football, even in the rain, and how he followed his passion to become one of the most lethal forwards in world football. Soccer Superstars is a series aimed at building a love of reading from a young age, with fun cartoons, inspirational stories, a simple narrative style and a cast of characters chipping in with quotes, jokes and comments.