Everything about Mr Big is big. And ordinary pens just won t do; every time he tries to write, Mr Big s ordinary sized pens break. So Mr Big drives to the shop in his big car to buy a big pen. But size is not the only suprising thing about Mr Big s new pen.
Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
Text type - A fantasy story.
A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 provides a pictorial summary of the story in eight frames, an ideal cue for further discussion and activity.
Curriculum links - Numeracy:...
Everything about Mr Big is big. And ordinary pens just won t do; every time he tries to write, Mr Big s ordinary sized pens break. So Mr Big drives...
What can the wind blow? A collection of colourful photographs show how the wind can blow a kite, boats, leaves, seeds, windmills, sand, snow and sea. The report also shows how strong wind can be destructive blowing trees and even houses down.
Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.
Text types - A non-chronological report.
A chart on pages 14 and 15 draw a comparison between light and strong winds giving children the opportunity to discuss wind and its effects.
Curriculum links - Science: pushes and pulls; Geography: our local area.
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What can the wind blow? A collection of colourful photographs show how the wind can blow a kite, boats, leaves, seeds, windmills, sand, snow and se...
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-fic...
Where on Earth describes the journeys of significant explorers, revealing the lands they discovered and what they found there. Grid maps and grid references offer children an opportunity to find out for themselves where each explorer sailed.
Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.
Text type - An information book.
A colourful world map on pages 30 and 31 shows the routes the explorers took, providing lots of opportunities for speaking and listening, and work outside the reading session.
Curriculum links - Geography: Where in...
Where on Earth describes the journeys of significant explorers, revealing the lands they discovered and what they found there. Grid maps and grid r...
An old man tugs on a giant turnip, and cannot move it at all. With help from the old lady, the boy and girl, and a whole host of other characters, will he able to pull it out of the ground? Part of a guided reading series for ages 4-7, this is an illustrat
An old man tugs on a giant turnip, and cannot move it at all. With help from the old lady, the boy and girl, and a whole host of other characters, wil...
Photos and illustrations combine to give a detailed picture of the fascinating life that goes on underground. We meet animals who live underground, see trains that travel underground and follow pipes, wires and cables from houses deep into the ground.
Blue/ Band 4 non-fiction books use children s language patterns to give information which is supported by the illustrations and design.
Text types - A non-chronological report.
The cross-sectioned diagram on pages 14 and 15 allows children to recap and discuss the text.
Curriculum links - Geography: the local area; Science:...
Photos and illustrations combine to give a detailed picture of the fascinating life that goes on underground. We meet animals who live underground,...
'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 children should love to read, banded to help teachers 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. 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-fic...
This witty information book describes real and imaginary creatures, and answers the question are they real? Some of the creatures are from myths and legends, while others are genuine. Included are the Loch Ness Monster, about which there is disagreement, the vampire bat, and the yeti.
Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.
Text type - An information book.
A table on pages 30 and 31 summarises the information about each of the creatures in the book providing an ideal opportunity for children to recap.
Curriculum links -...
This witty information book describes real and imaginary creatures, and answers the question are they real? Some of the creatures are from myths an...
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-fic...
