Books published by publisher Collins Educational

The Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 4C contains three levels of differentiated challenge built-in to each lesson as well as extra consolidation and extension activities to ensure rapid progression for every child. The Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 4C contains three levels of differentiated challenge built-in to each lesson as well as extra consolidation and extension activities to ensure rapid progression for every child.

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Level 7 books include story lines with more episodes in time sequence, and may include imaginary happenings in the context of familiar experiences. There is still repetition, but more variation in pattern and more new words are introduced than in lower levels. Nonfiction titles bring in simple nonfiction tools, such as diagrams, labels, and captions. Additional vowel marks that encourage the flow of pronunciation are introduced at this level. Verbal sentences of up to 8-10 words with repeating and accessible actions appear at this level. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends. Everyone can play football, anywhere in the world! Find out what you need to play the game and where in the world it is played in this action-packed nonfiction report. Children can recap the stages of the book on pages 14–15.

Discover how woolly clothes are made, from the shearing of the sheep on the farm to the making of the yarn in the factory, to the creation of fabric for clothes and other products. This informative non-fiction text is decodable and has been written by Fiona Macdonald.• Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language• Text type: A non-fiction report• Pages 14–15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story.• Curriculum links: Science

Collins Primary Focus: Comprehension Pupil Book 3 is aimed at ages 9+. Using a variety of well-known authors, the book is designed to encourage children to read and understand every essential fiction and non-fiction text type. Follow-up activities progress from literal questions to higher order thinking skills.• Features significant authors from a range of eras including contemporary household names that children love to read• Includes every genre required by current literacy frameworks• Supports all ability levels with a progression through literal, deductive, evaluative and inferential questions• Engages all children with an updated design and new artwork to complement different texts

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Level 13 books feature longer and more complex sentence structures. Sentences make use of a wide range of stylistic features which reflect progression in the teaching of Arabic grammar. Stories may also contain more literary, metaphorical language, including similes and other figurative language, to help the reader create mental images, plus exaggeration for dramatic or humorous effect. Nonfiction titles contain longer, more formal sentences and a broader range of unfamiliar terms. Have you ever been amazed at how far animals migrate each year? Have you ever wondered why animals migrate for such long distances? Find out all about the journeys animals make in the sea, in the air, and on land in this fascinating nonfiction information book, brought to life with stunning photographs.

A young monster is getting everything she needs to take a dip: a boat, a toy shark, armbands, goggles, flippers. Once everything is to hand she is ready… to take a bath! The vividly drawn artwork shows each step of the monster’s careful preparations, offering lots of discussion points: is she going for a swim in a pool? In the sea?• Pink B level (Band 1B) books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.• Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language.• An illustration on pages 14 and 14 shows the monster splashing happily in the bath, with all her toys labelled, to help children recap and discuss.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

At the beginning of World War II, a young American woman named Virginia Hall was sent undercover to Nazi-occupied France to spy on the German army. Follow her incredible true story as she bravely aids the French Resistance, organises and leads rebel armies and passes secret coded radio messages to the Allied forces in this fascinating biography.• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.• Text type: A biography.• Curriculum links: History: What can we learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person?

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Level 5 books are for children who are ready to read stories with more challenging word patterns or non-verbal sentences with 2 or 3 words, and with total support through illustrations and extensive use of repetition. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends to ensure the focus remains on reading core words. A boy and his mother go for a walk along the seashore and find all sorts of shapes. There s a starfish shaped like a star, a pebble that s an oval, and a jellyfish that s a circle. A combination of fascinating photos and delightful artwork show children the variety of shapes that can be found on the seashore. A geometric shape below each illustration emphasizes the shape of each thing found. A two-page spread at the end of the book brings together all the items the boy and his mother have to found, and shows how they used them to decorate a sandcastle."

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Level 8 books are becoming more complex, although still strongly patterned but to a lesser extent than level 7. Although the focus remains on vowels to aid the flow of reading with verbal sentences of up to 8-10 words, level 8 books have more events and episodes, fewer repeated patterns, and more complex vocabulary. Nonfiction titles use nonfiction tools including signs, labels, captions, and diagrams where necessary. Double spacing is used between words to ensure children see where each new word in a sentence begins and ends. Abla the goat loves her red coat and Thalooba the fox loves his spotty socks but he wants Abla s coat too, and sets out to steal it from her. Will Abla and Thalooba ever be able to find a compromise to keep them both happy?"

The Busy Ant Maths Activity Book 2B is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. The Busy Ant Maths Pupil Book 2B is packed with exciting activities to help build and develop the skills needed to be successful in Maths. Each page features lots of hands-on, highly visual activities with a low level of text to give pupils confidence in learning maths. Used in conjunction with the Teacher's Guide, Progress Guide and Homework Guide, this book is the best way to ensure that pupils achieve all the learning objectives of the new Primary Maths National Curriculum.

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Progression and levels are based on research carried out especially for Collins on the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools and allow children to build their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. There are sixteen levels to ensure that all children are fully supported in their reading, allowing gifted readers to be challenged and struggling readers to be supported. These are engaging and beautifully illustrated books that children will love to read. With both fiction and nonfiction titles at each level from levels 4 to 16, the ideas and suggestions will provide practical support and ideas for extra activities for students as well as teachers and parents. This series was developed by a team of Arabic literacy and education specialists, including Dr Pauline Owayjan and Mahmoud Gaafar.