"Collins Big Cat" is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children should 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. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fict...
'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children should love to read, banded to help teachers choose the right book for every
'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fict...
Would you like to find out who inspired the famous children s book character, Percy the Park Keeper? The author and illustrator who created him, Nick Butterworth, invites us into his home to show us how he works, from the first spark of an idea to the published book.
Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.
Text type - A non-fiction recount.
Pages 14-15 show three stages of Nick drafting an illustration of Percy, ideal for exploring ideas, preparation and editing/planning within children s own work.
Curriculum links - Art and design:...
Would you like to find out who inspired the famous children s book character, Percy the Park Keeper? The author and illustrator who created him, Ni...
Morris wants to eat his kitty biscuits, but his mother sends him off to play hide and seek instead. When it s Morris s turn to hide, he finds the perfect place: the food cupboard, where the kitty biscuits are kept
Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.
Text type - A story with a familiar setting.
A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 offers and opportunity for children to retell the story in their own words.
Curriculum links - Citizenship: Taking part"
Morris wants to eat his kitty biscuits, but his mother sends him off to play hide and seek instead. When it s Morris s turn to hide, he finds the p...
The renowned children's writer Michael Morpurgo has written this vivid account of a child's stay at a farm, told in the form of letters home and illustrated with photographs of animals and children on location at the farm. Humorous and engaging, it conveys the fun and excitement of working closely with animals.
- Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
- Text type - A recount of a visit.
- There is a timetable of the week's events on page 22 and an index on page 23 to help...
The renowned children's writer Michael Morpurgo has written this vivid account of a child's stay at a farm, told in the form of letters home and il...
"Collins Big Cat" is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children should 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. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fict...
Sam the big, bad cat isn t feeling well. Tom wants to take him to the vet. Sam doesn t want to go, and finds a variety of hiding places to escape. Tom pursues him, getting more and more bedraggled in the process. Finally Tom goes to bed, leaving Sam who is feeling much better to enjoy a snack.
Yellow level/ Band 3 books offer early readers varied sentence structure and natural language.
Text type - A story with a familiar setting.
A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 reveals all of Sam s hiding places in a pictorial summary of the day, providing the opportunity to recap the story....
Sam the big, bad cat isn t feeling well. Tom wants to take him to the vet. Sam doesn t want to go, and finds a variety of hiding places to escape. ...
"Collins Big Cat" is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children should 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. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fict...
The red balloon flies up, up and away Follow the balloon's journey over the captivating landscape of the rooftops, river, mountains and the sea in this simple non-fiction recount.
Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.
Text type - A simple non-fction recount.
The flow chart on pages 14 and 15 allows children to discuss and recap the balloon's journey.
This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery."
The red balloon flies up, up and away Follow the balloon's journey over the captivating landscape of the rooftops, river, mountains and the sea in...
"Collins Big Cat" is a guided reading series for ages 4--7 edited by Cliff Moon. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children should 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. Children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fict...
