Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--9 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--9 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fi...
This stunning non-fiction book presents the underwater world and why we must protect this special place. There are simple descriptions of food chains, bizarre ways in which deep creatures support each other and ecosystems. Threats to marine life as well as conservation efforts are described in detail.
Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
Text type - An information book.
There is a useful glossary and index on page 44 and a sample poster on page 47, designed to persuade us to 'Save our Oceans'.
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This stunning non-fiction book presents the underwater world and why we must protect this special place. There are simple descriptions of food chai...
Meet children who live on islands all over the world in this non-fiction book. They tell us how they live, what they do and what it s like in their different communitites. Photographs dramatically capture the beauty of varied landscapes.
Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
Text type - A non fiction recount
A chart on pages 46-47 summarises information about each child and could act as a model for further research.
Curriculum Links - Geography: Knowledge and understanding of places: Describe and...
Meet children who live on islands all over the world in this non-fiction book. They tell us how they live, what they do and what it s like in their...
This fascinating book, written in conjunction with the London National Portrait Gallery, examines what portraits are and what they can tell you about the sitter (and the artist) through examining some of the world s greatest portraits.
Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Text type - Information book
There is a useful glossary and index of pictures on pages 44-45 and a quiz on page 47, where readers have to guess the portrait from a given detail.
Curriculum links - Art and...
This fascinating book, written in conjunction with the London National Portrait Gallery, examines what portraits are and what they can tell you abo...
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--9 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--9 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fi...
It s Cal and Annie s first day at their new school. Cal is terrified that his little sister is going to tell the other children at school the family secret that their dad is a pirate. All goes well to begin with, but as the day progresses, the news soon gets out
Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Text type - A story with a familiar setting.
The excitement chart on pages 46 and 47 can be used to support an oral recount of the events of the story.
Curriculum links - PSHE:...
It s Cal and Annie s first day at their new school. Cal is terrified that his little sister is going to tell the other children at school the famil...
Follow a week in the life of a boy who loves to run, swim, rollerblade and trampoline, in this simple non-fiction recount, illustrated with action-packed photographs. Simple text reinforces the days of the week.
Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.
Text type - A simple non-fiction recount.
A pictorial diary summary is included on pages 14 and 15."
Follow a week in the life of a boy who loves to run, swim, rollerblade and trampoline, in this simple non-fiction recount, illustrated with action-...
What do I do? This non-fiction book looks at the different types of work that adults do. Photographs show children having fun dressing up with the appropriate props, while a series of illustrations for each job reveals a range of typical activities. The professions covered are; doctor, vet, teacher, postman, builder and firewoman.
Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.
Text type - Information book
The photographs of the dressed-up children repeated on pages 14 and 15 give...
What do I do? This non-fiction book looks at the different types of work that adults do. Photographs show children having fun dressing up with t...
Every child s dream; a robot that tidies your room But in this wordless picture book, the advantage-taking boy discovers his wised-up robot messing everything up again Hiding the mess, the boy goes out to play before all is revealed and Mum turns to the robot herself.
Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that tells a story through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how stories work.
Text type - Fantasy
A picture summary on pages 14 and 15 provides an opportunity for children to recap and retell the story in their own words.
This book has been levelled for...
Every child s dream; a robot that tidies your room But in this wordless picture book, the advantage-taking boy discovers his wised-up robot messin...
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fi...
