Spider McDrew gets the chance to play for the Parkfield school football team, in the end-of-season cup draw. As usual though, things are not plain sailing for Spider who lets his side down by giving away a crucial penalty kick. Poor Spider is a pitiful sight as he stands on the touchline all alone. Then, he is asked to take one last corner kick.
Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
Text type - A humorous story with a familiar setting.
A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening...
Spider McDrew gets the chance to play for the Parkfield school football team, in the end-of-season cup draw. As usual though, things are not plain ...
At the dawn of time, the Maker is having problems with the animals he makes. His beaver and his ants are too big, his moose is the same size as a mouse and his elephant can hide behind a blade of grass Maker is forced to think again about the original plans for the animals, adjusting their size to the way they are today.
Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.
Text type - A story by a significant author.
An illustrated diagram on pages 30 and 31 reminds the reader of how the animals looked before and after the maker finished...
At the dawn of time, the Maker is having problems with the animals he makes. His beaver and his ants are too big, his moose is the same size as a m...
A non-fiction book that is almost poetic in its depiction of different kinds of light. This book includes atmospheric illustrations that capture the qualities of each kind of light, the way it illuminates, and the relationship between darkness and light. I
A non-fiction book that is almost poetic in its depiction of different kinds of light. This book includes atmospheric illustrations that capture the q...
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...
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...
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...
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...
