Where can you see rockets blast into space? Which is the driest place on Earth? Which is the world s highest mountain? Find out the answers and many more facts in this amazing book about the planet we live on.
Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
A world map with all the places mentioned in the text highlighted on pages 54 and 55 helps children to recap the different places they ve learnt about and where they all are in the world.
Text type: An information book.
The book is paired...
Where can you see rockets blast into space? Which is the driest place on Earth? Which is the world s highest mountain? Find out the answers and man...
World War 2 is over and things in Britain are changing. For Philip and his family this means moving out, from the grey, cramped city to wide open spaces. But Gran doesn t want to leave her home for so many years. What will the family do?
Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
A pros and cons list of moving to a New Town on pages 54 and 55 help children to analyse the decision making process.
Text type: A story set in the past
This book is paired with Hard Times, a non-fiction...
World War 2 is over and things in Britain are changing. For Philip and his family this means moving out, from the grey, cramped city to wide open s...
What's the tallest building in the world? How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower? How have cars developed? Find out the answers and trace how designs have changed through the years and across the world in this visually stunning information book.
Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
Text type: An information book.
The spider diagram on pages 54-55 shows how design affects all aspects of our lives and helps children to recap what they ve read.
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What's the tallest building in the world? How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower? How have cars developed? Find out the answers and trace h...
Ever wanted to make a maraca? This step-by-step guide will show you how, with clear, engaging photos that show just how easy it is to make and personalise your very own maraca.
Ever wanted to make a maraca? This step-by-step guide will show you how, with clear, engaging photos that show just how easy it is to make and persona...
How do you get dressed in the morning? Follow one girl as she gets dressed in clothes appropriate for the changing weather outside in this illustrated non-fiction book by Teresa Heapy.
Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.
Children can recap the different clothes the girl puts on and the changing weather at each point on pages 14 15.
Text type: A simple non-fiction book
Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices"
How do you get dressed in the morning? Follow one girl as she gets dressed in clothes appropriate for the changing weather outside in this illustra...
Catrin lives in Wales, and prefers drawing animals to spending time with friends. One night, she hears an eerie howl from the nearby mountain a wild cat. Can she confront her shyness and go in search of this rare animal? This sensitive story by award-winning author Berlie Doherty shows that courage and friendship can come from unexpected places.
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 mystery story.
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Catrin lives in Wales, and prefers drawing animals to spending time with friends. One night, she hears an eerie howl from the nearby mountain a wil...
The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. Find out how it began, what stages are involved and what prizes can be won in this informative book by Sean Callery, filled with fascinating stories and including personal input from Tour de France cyclist Geraint Thomas MBE.
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: An information book.
Curriculum links: P.E: Outdoor and adventurous...
The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. Find out how it began, what stages are involved and what prizes can be won in this...
When the princess accidentally drops her ball in the pond she doesn't expect a frog to bring it back to her, and certainly doesn't expect the frog to follow her home But is the frog really all he seems?
When the princess accidentally drops her ball in the pond she doesn't expect a frog to bring it back to her, and certainly doesn't expect the frog to ...
We use oil every day whether on the bus to school or writing with a pen. But where does it come from? What impact is our use of it having on the environment? What will happen when we run out completely? Explore the answers to these questions in this detailed information book, with stunning photographs and clear diagrams.
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 non-chronological report.
Curriculum links:...
We use oil every day whether on the bus to school or writing with a pen. But where does it come from? What impact is our use of it having on the en...
Follow the ugly duckling, who is rejected by the other ducks because he doesn't look like them and doesn't fit in. Will they change their mind when he grows up - and will they have a surprise in store? This lovely wordless retelling of the traditional tale has been illustrated by James Mayhew.
Follow the ugly duckling, who is rejected by the other ducks because he doesn't look like them and doesn't fit in. Will they change their mind when he...
