Books published by publisher Collins UK

Filled with photos showing different methods of firefighting, this instruction book tells children how firefighting started and how it continues today. Stunning action photos show fires being tackled on land, at sea and from the air using a variety of equipment. There’s even a glimpse of what firefighting might be like in the future.This eBook is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.This is a Band 06/Orange book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. This is an information book with a glossary and index included on pages 22 and 23 to aid comprehension. This book supports learning related to geography and citizenship, and will help children identify people who help the community. 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 Pompeii (B06Y5B4Q3C) written by Fiona Macdonald and illustrated by Giorgio Bacchin.

In this book, the monsters teach children all about starting to count. The curriculum-based skills practice is accompanied by fun activities, stickers, and a monster mask to reward and motivate. Plenty of practice and reinforcement of the writing skills covered in school is provided. This unique series for children combines all the fun and appeal of traditional character-based activity books with real educational value. Parents can be assured that these books match the new curriculum and provide invaluable practice in key skills, whilst children will love the characters, stickers, fun activities, and monster mask.

Take a deep breath and then let it out. Did you feel your chest rise and fall? That is actually your lungs filling with oxygen and then pushing carbon dioxide back out when you exhale. Without your lungs and your entire respiratory system, the rest of your body wouldn't receive the oxygen you need to survive. To give your body the oxygen it needs, you breathe twenty times every minute. You breathe more than twenty thousand times each and every day. Acclaimed science writer Seymour Simon explores the important journey that air takes in and out of your lungs.

An illustrated dictionary aimed at learners of English aged 7 and overThis dictionary has been specially created for primary school students whose first language is not English, but who attend English-language schools. Accessible and easy-to-use, it is the perfect tool to help children improve their language skills and build vocabulary. It covers all the essential words, phrases, and idioms that students need to learn, and is ideal for children who speak a language other than English at home. The definitions are written using simple language, which enables the child to discover for themselves what words mean, both in the classroom and at home. The dictionary also contains example sentences of real English, which show the child how English is really used in everyday life. The dictionary includes a wide range of cross-curricular vocabulary items, which will help students studying in English to build their academic vocabulary, as well as gain confidence in writing and speaking English inside and outside the classroom. Key curriculum terms and important everyday vocabulary items are illustrated throughout the dictionary to support the child's understanding of key concepts and to encourage exploration of the language. The brightly colored supplement illustrates a range of academic and general topics, making the dictionary invaluable to a child who is not only learning English, but also studying through the medium of English.

Friendly and fascinating, dolphins are one of nature’s most intelligent animals. They live in families called pods and can make a series of 2,000 high-pitched clicks to locate fish in the water. Despite their beauty and playfulness, dolphins face serious dangers from commercial fishing and human activity. It’s vital that people support governmental laws to protect these wonderful creatures. Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon gives you an expert view of these clever, curious, and mischievous mammals in a full-color photographic introduction. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 6 to 8. It’s a fun way to learn to read and as a supplement for activity books for children.Seymour Simon knows how to explain science to kids and make it fun. He was a teacher for more than twenty years, has written more than 250 books, and has won multiple awards.This book includes an author's note, glossary, and index and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards.

Follow a day in the life of the panda cubs at China Conservation and Research Center for the Giant Panda at the Wolong Nature Preserve, the largest research facility for giant pandas in China. Cubs are raised together in a protected setting—dubbed panda kindergarten—where they grow strong and learn skills that will help prepare them to be released into the wild when they are older. With spare text by veteran nonfiction writer Joanne Ryder and irresistible full-color photographs by Katherine Feng, whose work has appeared in National Geographic, Panda Kindergarten will delight young readers as they learn more about these amazing creatures.Supports the Common Core State Standards

Develop fluency, reasoning and problem solving to master maths in year 7 and 8. Build confidence and resilience to be ready for GCSE 9-1 Maths with hundreds of expertly written practice questions, review sections and worked examples.Make a smooth transition from the new primary curriculum at KS2 and look ahead to GCSE 9-1 with KS3 Maths Now, a one book solution for consistency and whole class teaching in year 7 and 8.• Provide purposeful practice with carefully planned question progression in fluency, reasoning and problem solving• Focus on key concepts explained in clear worked examples• Recall and revisit knowledge to aid long-term memory retention in review sections• Understand key mathematical vocabulary on the page and collated in the glossary• Help pupils to think explicitly about their own learning with self-reflection opportunities• Avoid cognitive overload with carefully designed exercises and worked examples• Build confidence and overcome maths anxiety with frequent low stakes assessments in the accompanying KS3 Maths Now Teacher Handbook

Soccer is fun—but how does it work? Find all the basics in this lively guide for the youngest soccer fans from Washington Post/Children’s Book Guild Award winner Gail Gibbons!In this illustrated picture book, young readers will learn about:The markings on a soccer fieldWhat soccer players wearThe positions, from forward to goalkeeperThe excitement of pasing a ballThe thrill of making a goalGlossary for soccer terms included.

The main section of the book consists of 115 fully conjugated verbs, both regular and irregular. The introduction gives a clear explanation of the main tenses and moods in which the verbs are conjugated. It also points out that the forms given in the verb tables conform to the Official Standard of Irish, with additional notes on the principal dialect variants. Finally, an alphabetical index lists many widely used Irish verbs, including the key verbs which appear in full in the verb tables.