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  • Collins Big Cat – Pinocchio: Emerald/Band 15

    Collins UK

    Paperback (Collins Educational, April 1, 2016)
    Remind yourself of the enchanting story of Pinocchio, by Pinocchio, retold here by the multi-award winning author Michael Morpurgo and beautifully illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark. A truly beautiful edition that brings this classic tale back to life. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
    Q

  • The Footballing Frog

    Ann Jungman, Seb Burnett

    Paperback (Collins Educational, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Prince Chuck loves playing football, but hates keeping promises. When his football lands in a lily pond, he must do what he hates before he can do what he loves!
    R

  • The Hare and the Tortoise

    Melanie Williamson

    Paperback (Collins Educational, Sept. 1, 2013)
    In this delightful retelling of Aesop’s well-known fable, children’s-book-award winner Melanie Williamson captures the story of the slow and steady tortoise and the overly-confident hare.• In this delightful retelling of Aesop’s well-known fable, children’s-book-award winner Melanie Williamson captures the story of the slow and steady tortoise and the overly-confident hare.• Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language• Children can recap the stages of the race between the hare and the tortoise on pages 14–15.• Text type: A traditional tale• Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us, Literacy
    H

  • Baby Dragon and the Animal Olympics

    Eliza Jones

    Paperback (HarperCollins UK, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Baby Dragon is excited about the Animal Olympics, but while his friends already have parts to play in the event, he has nothing to do. Will he find an event that suits him?
    K

  • In the Boat

    Paul Shipton, Trevor Dunton

    Paperback (Collins Educational, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Who is in the boat? A hilarious counting story about a mouse with a boat taxi that reluctantly agrees to pick up an increasing number of animals as it floats downstream, before eventually sinking under the weight to the seabed! Simple text counts the number of each type of animal, from one to six, as they enter the boat.
    B

  • Collins Big Cat – Vikings in Britain: Band 14/Ruby

    David MacPhail

    Paperback (Collins, Sept. 1, 2017)
    None
    U

  • On Safari

    Jonathan Scott, Angela Scott

    Paperback (HarperCollins UK, Sept. 1, 2009)
    'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.
    M

  • Frederick Douglass: A Slave Biography

    Amanda Mitchison, Lee Sullivan

    Paperback (Collins Educational, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age. A former slave himself, Frederick fought publicly against slavery and was an inspiration in the fight for social and political change. Written by Amanda Mitchison, find out about this life-long battle to fight for equality.• Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.• Text type: A biography• Curriculum links: History, Citizenship
    P

  • Living Dinosaurs

    Angela Scott, Jonathan Scott

    Paperback (Collins, Sept. 1, 2007)
    Ever wondered why the dinosaurs didn't survive? In this fascinating non-chronological report the success story of crocodiles and lizards (focusing on monitor lizards), and some of the reasons why they have survived since the time of the dinosaurs is explored.
    M

  • The Hedgehog Mystery

    Ally Kennen

    Paperback (Collins UK, Jan. 1, 2011)
    No one has a gran like Ellie and Morris. Gran has red hair, a leather jacket, and she's part of a motorbike gang. When Gran's lodger disappears with her motorbike, Ellie and Morris decide to take matters into their own hands.
    Q

  • Scary Hair

    Ian Whybrow, Sarah Horne

    Paperback (Collins Educational, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Read this humorous fantasy story about Rex the dinosaur who wants to give animals super haircuts and make them happy.• Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.• Text type - A humorous fantasy story.• The illustrations on page 22 and 23 prompts children to recap and discuss the story.• Curriculum links - Citizenship: Choices; Living in a diverse world; Taking part.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
    B

  • What Happened to the Dinosaurs?

    Jon Hughes

    Paperback (Collins Educational, Jan. 1, 2007)
    'What Happened to the Dinosaurs' investigates why these huge creatures disappeared. The important question, 'How do we know they existed?' is answered with a clear timeline of images. Various theories are suggested, which support knowledge and understanding of climate change, volcanoes, asteroids and evolution of the animals which did survive.•Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.• Text type - An information book.• The response page summarises the main theories and could support a presented talk.• Curriculum links - Science: Living things in their environment.• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader
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