Books published by publisher Collins

The Pet Detective has his work cut out when his favourite football goes missing. With his dog, Rooney, he sets out to follow the clues; an open window; a missing football; a dirty big footprint; a bubblegum wrapper and a rustle in the bushes. It isn’t long before the Pet Detective has located the culprit.• This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.• Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.• Text type – A story by the same author.• A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 provides an opportunity for children to retell the story in their own words.• Curriculum links – Citizenship: Animals and us.• Tortoise Trouble is another Pet Detective story by Jana Hunter in the Collins Big Cat series.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

What are the key 50 events you really need to understand to grasp the developments of our world?In this highly entertaining read Hugh Williams distils world history into an insightful overview. By selecting fifty key people, places, battles, objects and events, he casts a clear eye over the way the world has developed and how we live today.Injecting life into familiar historical landmarks as well as bringing lesser-known events to the forefront, Hugh shapes the fifty things into themes as all-encompassing today as they were over two thousand years ago: wealth, religion, conquest, discovery and freedom.The Fifty Things include…Origin of SpeciesModel T FordThe Russian RevolutionPlatoConquest of MexicoMao Tse TungCrucifixion of JesusVia EgnatiaWorldwide webOzymandias9/11Nelson MandelaCoronation of CharlemagneAmerican Declaration of IndependenceFranco-Prussian WarMahabharataThe Black DeathAnd many more…

Meet smart, fearless and inspiring women from around the world.5-Minute Stories for Fearless Girls features women who have pursued their dreams, changed our world, and shown everyone what women can do. From aviation pioneers to leading scientists and gold-medal athletes to princesses, these incredible stories are perfect for bedtimes and on the go!

A humorous story with simple, repetitive text about two little monsters painting spots, stripes, squares, zigzags and triangles. But what are they painting? Finally the reader discovers that the little monsters have actually been painting the shapes on their sleeping mum!• This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.• Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.• Text type – A story with predictable structure and patterned language.• Pages 14 and 15 feature the fully painted mum-monster, with smaller pictures of the little monsters to remind children of the shapes painted.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

A rotting hull of a ship...lost gold...coins...gems...Sunken Treasure!Today treasure hunting is a big business. Searchers use metal detectors and sonar to locate treasure on the ocean floor. Divers use high-powered machinery to uncover objects buried in the sand and to raise them to the surface. And more than just treasures are discovered. A whole window into the past is opened up. A salvage can take months or even years. But it's worth it!

BBC’s Big Cat Diary presenter and photographer Jonathan Scott has written and photographed this beautiful and informative book all about Africa’s big cats and their babies.The stunning photographs show baby lions, leopards and cheetahs in their natural habitat, giving lots of discussion points.• This e-book is best viewed on Kindle Fire in landscape view to optimise your experience.• Green level/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned, natural language and varied characters.• Text type – Non-chronological report.• There is a fact file on pages 22 and 23 for children to discuss.• Jonathan and Angela Scott are well-known for their wildlife books and television programmes about big cats and other wildlife.• Curriculum links- Geography: Passport to the world.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Classic movies show giant gorillas scaling tall buildings and swatting planes from the sky, but actual gorillas are gentle social animals that live together in family groups like humans. In fact, gorillas are one of the closest genetic matches to people. And just like humans, gorillas can shriek, chuckle, hiccup, and even burp! Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon brings you a full-color photographic introduction to these fascinating animals. 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.

Join in the fun at the rink and on the ice with stories that are perfect for bedtimes and on the go!From building an ice rink in your living room, to scoring a golden goal, to the thrill of your first hockey game, 5-Minute Hockey Stories is packed with a dozen true stories of Canada’s game. Each story is the perfect length for reading aloud in five minutes—ideal for young fans and future stars!

Basketball is fun—but how does it work? Find all the basics in this lively guide for the youngest basketball 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 basketball courtWhat basketball players wearThe three team positionsThe excitement of passing the ballThe thrill of making a basketGlossary for basketball terms included.

It’s time to get practising maths and English using this fun animal-themed activity book!Full of fun photos and amazing animal facts, 5-7 year-olds will get totally absorbed in addition, subtraction, phonics, spelling, grammar and lots more! And once they have finished their adventure they will get their own explorer certificate. A fun learning book for kids, keen to discover their world!

A brilliant introductory guide to exploring the night sky, from the astronomers of the Royal Observatory Greenwich.Offering complete advice from the ground up, Stargazing is the perfect manual for beginners to astronomy – introducing the world of telescopes, planets, stars, dark skies and celestial maps.Discover how to tackle light pollution, how to stargaze with just your eyes, and what equipment is best for beginners.Astronomy experts Radmila Topalovic and Tom Kerss explain the best ways to plan your stargazing experience and the key things to look out for on specific dates throughout the year.With seasonal star charts, constellation charts and facts about our Solar System, Stargazing is packed of useful information and guidance for both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.Bridging the gap between human curiosity and the need for scientific expertise, Stargazing allows a complete novice to understand our place in the cosmos and enjoy the beautiful and extraordinary wonders of the night sky.The perfect companion to the best-selling Guide to the Night Sky from Collins, Stargazing is a great way to get started in the fascinating world of astronomy.