Books published by publisher Collins Lions

This non-fiction book takes you on a journey into the jungle and looks at the people, animals and wildlife that live there, including parrots, monkeys and big cats.This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.• This non-fiction book takes you on a journey into the jungle and looks at the people, animals and wildlife that live there, including parrots, monkeys and big cats.• Pink A/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions• Photographs of all the different things that can be found in the jungle on pages 14–15 help children to recap and provide a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.• Text type: A non-fiction report• Curriculum links: Understanding of the world

When the Pilgrims landed at Plymouth in 1620, much of America remained a vast wilderness. Within sixty years of their arrival, America's first cities were thriving seaports, the first college was founded, public education had begun, books were printed, coins minted, and postal service launched. The New Americans tells the story of the origins of our rich multicultural heritage, an exciting chapter in Betsy and Giulio Maestro's acclaimed American Story series.

Quiz your family at home with crosswords, puzzles and games.An updated edition from expert crossword setter and experienced tutor, Tim Moorey, including 24 brand-new annotated practice crosswords.Cryptic crosswords are no longer the preserve of the elite: in this easy-to-use guide, Tim demonstrates that anyone who enjoys words and word play can learn to solve a cryptic crossword clue.With clear pictorially presented explanations for many clues, you can revel in the deep satisfaction that comes from finishing cryptic crossword puzzles.Designed to apply to the solving of any cryptic crossword, this book develops and expands Tim’s first book, How to Master The Times Crossword, and is designed to guide the cryptic crossword beginner to an enriched solving experience.• 24 clearly annotated practice puzzles from different newspaper and magazine sources• Many new hints and tips to help every solver• Greatly expanded lists e.g. of those all-important abbreviations you should know• 10 top tips from a champion solver on how to tackle a typical daily cryptic• Up-to-date sections on the latest help available online eg smartphone and tablet apps• In-depth and clear explanations of every clue and puzzle answer• Suitable for children as an introduction to cryptics

Exam Board: EdexcelLevel: GCSE 9-1 HigherSubject: MathsFirst Teaching: September 2015, First Exams: June 2017Suitable for the 2020 examsThree different revision card types Revise, Memorise and Test cover everything you need to revise and test for each topic. Practise in short bursts and mix up the cards to familiarise yourself with the topics and different question types.· 100 topic-based GCSE revision cards· How to Use cards include revision tips and games· Revise cards provide a recap of the key facts you need to know for each topic· Memorise cards include the most important terms, definitions and equations· Test cards feature quick-fire questions to test your understanding and recallAlso available for Edexcel GCSE 9-1 Maths Foundation (9780008359744) and KS3 Maths (9780008399238).This e-book is a replica of the print title. It is possible some sections of the print book can be written in – please bear in mind that you will need a pen and notebook in order to complete these sections.

Three bestselling stories about Omri, and his friend Patrick, who turns his plastic Red Indian, Little Bull, into a real miniature person. The Indian in the Cupboard Who'd want a boring little plastic Red Indian as a birthday present? Omri doesn't -- until his brother gives him a very special cupboard which can make the Indian come alive! Return of the Indian Omri is unexpectedly reminded of his beloved Red Indian, and can't resist making sure he's still all right. But when he opens the cupboard door Little Bull is wounded, nearly dead, and Omri must find help. The Secret of the Indian Omri's friend Patrick goes back in time to the Wild West, and keeping the secret safe becomes even more difficult for Omri!

Stamp Collecting – with over 3 million enthusiasts – in the UK is a major hobby. Collins Gem Stamps provides an introduction to the subject, starting with advice on beginning a collection and recognizing the key features of stamps and indicating the many ways that a collection can develop.Gem Stamps provides an introduction to the world of stamp collecting from starting a collection from stamps that come in the post through learning more about the history of stamps and how they are made, to appreciating the wide range of different types of stamps and related items – postmarks, envelopes, etc – and on to specialized collections and the most valuable stamps in the world, each step being illustrated by a wide range of stamps.A guide to stamp collecting from starting a collection to developing specialist interestsThe ways in which stamps are produced and catalogued explainedHundreds of illustrations of stamps included

Photos and illustrations combine to give a detailed picture of the fascinating life that goes on underground. We meet animals who live underground, see trains that travel underground and follow pipes, wires and cables from houses deep into the ground.This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.• Blue/ Band 4 non-fiction books use children’s language patterns to give information which is supported by the illustrations and design.• Text types – A non-chronological report.• The cross-sectioned diagram on pages 14 and 15 allows children to recap and discuss the text.• Curriculum links – Geography: the local area; Science: light and dark.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Tropical rainforests are home to brilliantly colored birds and spider monkeys that swing like acrobats. Here, tiny tadpoles, lizards, and crabs live in sky-high penthouse mini-ponds formed in the leaves of rootless plants. The understory and forest floor swarm with insects, worms, frogs, toads, and millions of marching army ants. But beware! There are poisonous butterflies, frogs, and insects; venomous snakes; and plants that can paralyze.Now, you can enter this wild world! Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institution to take you on an exotic, full-color photographic adventure.

Dunkan Dabble won’t answer to his name as he believes he’s Batbird, a superhero that he and his friends watch on TV. Dunkan’s family and friends find him very difficult to live with as Batbird. He plays too roughly and insists on sleeping upside down. But Dunkan becomes a hero overnight by unwttingly saving his family from a prowling fox.This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.• Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.• Text type – A humorous fantasy story.• A timeline on pages 30 and 31 summarises the story in nine sequential steps providing an ideal cue for further discussion.• Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices, Taking part.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

This highly illustrated pictorial map is designed to take children on a journey of discovery around the countries of the world. The mapping is clear, colorful and highly informative and shows countries and capital cities. Stunning illustrations are used to depict themes such as national emblems, customs, food, birds, animals, buildings and sports to help younger readers gain an understanding of peoples around the world.

This photographic non-fiction book tracks the life of a turtle. Initially meeting the mother, we stay with her eggs and follow a hatched baby turtle along the dangerous sands to the sea. A story of survival, the turtle returns to the beach to lay its own eggs. This eBook is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.This is a Band 03/Yellow book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers varied sentence structure and natural language. This is a non-fiction recount with a flow-chart on pages 14 and 15 that provides an opportunity to recap and discuss the story. This book supports learning about science, life processes and living things, and humans and other animals. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For another story in this Collins Big Cat book band for guided reading, try Around the World (B06Y5G51HM) by James Carter.