Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11 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. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book. * 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: * Curriculum links:

Visit some of architect Zaha Hadid's most stunning buildings in Zaha Hadid: Building the Future. TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 711. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

An inspiring story of achievement and passion for science in Maggie Aderin-Pocock: Space Scientist. TreeTops inFact is an exciting non-fiction series for children aged 711. Its range of subjects and careful levelling make it easy to select books that children will love.

Follow Rosa s magical journey across the snow and ice towards a mysterious prince, whom she must rescue in order to unlock her own true happiness. This beautiful retelling of an otherworldly traditional tale, wonderfully describes Rosa s unexpected voyage. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate."

In 1804 the first steam train set out on a nine mile journey. Within 50 years, there were 6,000 miles of railway across the country. Discover who was behind this revolution and how it transformed Victorian England.

Project X Origins Graphic Texts can help children to reach higher standards in comprehension. This non-fiction text told in graphic form looks at the lives of some of the worlds most important historical figures. For thousands of years, humans have been exploring space. Join astronaut Neil Armstrong and astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus as they investigate some of these great explorers from Ancient Greeks arguing over the Sun and planets, to today's space probes exploring into the furthest reaches of our Solar System. This book also contains notes on the inside front and back covers with advice...

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1-6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.

Discover how optical illusions can trick our brains - by the end you won't believe your eyes! This book is part of Project X Origins, a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school.