Books in Collins Big Cat Phonics series

Daisy longs to marry the king, but he wants her to prove herself first. Daisy asks for help from an unlikely friend, but finds herself making promises she can’t keep.• Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.• Text type—a traditional story.• A story map on pages 22 and 23 tracks the key events of the plot.

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. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion. The review sounds in this book are: a t i p n m f b g o k u l j x z ck sh th ff The new sounds in this book are: ee ar oa er tt oo Pages 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.

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 is the equator, where is it and how does it affect the people who live near it? Filled with fascinating photographs, this non-fiction information book by Angie Belcher explores the impact this invisible line’ has on the people who live closest to it.Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Pages 22 and 23 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.

Ned the hedgehog is looking for a home in the cold, dark forest. He needs somewhere warm and cosy to sleep, but all he keeps finding are other creatures' homes: rabbits', foxes', owls', bats'. Will he ever find a snug safe bed of his own? This beautiful book is written and illustrated by award-winning author and illustrator Tim Hopgood.• Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language• Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language.• A map of the forest on pages 14-15 shows Ned's journey and all the animals he encounters along the way.• Curriculum links: Knowledge and understanding of the World

What do you do when you go to the park? Follow Tim, Dad and Tim’s toy dog, Sid, around the park in this beautiful book written by Gill Budgell and illustrated by Ley Honor Roberts using her photo collage technique.• Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.• Text type: A simple non-fiction text• Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.• Curriculum links: PSHE

Molly ran. The giant ran. And at last they came to the Bridge of One Hair. Molly ran over the bridge but the giant couldn't. Can Molly outsmart the hungry giant once again? Well, she just might, or her name is not Molly Whuppie!• Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.• Text type - A play based on a traditional Scottish folktale.• Curriculum links - Citizenship: Choices, Respect for Poverty.

There are lots of different feelings caused by things around us, things we eat and things we do. This is a fantastic, decodable, rhyming poem written and stunningly illustrated by Sally Symes.• Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language• Text type: A poem• Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.• Curriculum links: PSHE, Science