Books published by publisher Collins Educational

Collins Key Stage 3 History is an exciting and accessible new series focused on ensuring that all pupils make clear, measurable progression at Key Stage 3 - whether it is a 2 or a 3 year course. Collins Key Stage 3 History is a brand new series, ideal for building key historical and functional skills. Featuring differentiated pupil books with ready-made APP opportunities this flexible package will get your students excited about history. * Grab pupils' attention with engaging content that builds key historical skills and helps students to understand the links between events, time periods and locations * Save time with resources to support your teaching of a 2 or 3 year course, fully matched to the 2008 Key Stage 3 Programme of Study * Cover each assessment Focus in a meaningful and accessible way - using this flexible package as a series of one off lessons ot as a longer programme * Ready made APP opportunities are included to help you gather and review evidence of pupils' progress in each Assessment Focus * Track progress and improve performance with 'check your progress' summaries and end of chapter 'level boosters' to help pupils see the level they are working at and visualise what they need to do to progress

Cooking can be fun and easy! Follow these simple photographic instructions to learn how to make a delicious, healthy pizza.• Lilac/Band 0 books wordless that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.• Text type: A wordless instruction text.• Ideas for guided reading at the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.• Curriculum links: Physical Development

A picture story about three hungry ants. The ants want to know what is for breakfast but they are not keen on dad’s sweet offerings. Finally he suggests an apple; an offer that everyone is happy with. The book includes several discussion features, such as speech bubbles and a clock that shows the passing of time.• Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.• Text types - A story with a predictable structure and patterned language.• A story trail on pages 14 and 15 summarises the different stages of the book in sequence.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Explore the extraordinary world of water bears, tiny animals that you can find all around but only see with a microscope. Learn all about where they live, what they do, and how you can discover them for yourself in this simple non-fiction report accompanied by fantastic scientific pictures that bring the microscopic to life in a fun, exciting way• Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.• Text type: A simple non-fiction report.• A summary of the steps to finding water bears on pages 14-15 helps children to recap the book and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.• Curriculum links: Knowledge and understanding of the world

Chocolate comes in many forms – from chocolate bars to hot chocolate – but how was it first discovered, and how is it made? Trace the journey chocolate makes, from the cocoa bean on the tree to the chocolate bar in the shop in this fascinating report.• Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.• Text type: A non-fiction report• Curriculum links: Geography; History

A refreshingly fun, activity-based approach to French for 7-9 year olds.Collins French Club 1 is an activity book for young learners of French to use at home alone or with their parents. Children can colour in, play games, use stickers, solve puzzles, and sing along to songs or listen to stories in French on the accompanying CD. They will love the fun, colourful design and pages packed full of exciting activities! With Collins French Club 1 children will discover the basics of French, increase their confidence and remember what they learn.• Ten units covering topics such as ‘Tu es comment?’ and ‘Au zoo’• CD with songs and stories•Two pages of colourful stickers• ‘Le détective’ sections focus on the target language• ‘Mots à retenir’ sections consolidate and revise new vocabulary• Tips on common queries relating to spelling and usage• Answer key for parents to correct the activities• ‘Help your child’ sections at the start of every unit to guide parentsJoin the Collins French Club today and discover the new, exciting world of French that every child will want to be a part of!Other titles in the series: Collins French Club 2