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...
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-...
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...
This patterned picture story follows Ben on his trip to the park. The text describes the park visit, while the illustrations delve into Ben s imagination and reveal the adventures of Super Ben. He encounters a shark in the duck pond, a spaceship roundabout and puddles containing monsters
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 patterned story with predictable structure.
The labelled story map on pages 14 and 15 incorporates interest words from the text...
This patterned picture story follows Ben on his trip to the park. The text describes the park visit, while the illustrations delve into Ben s imagi...
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...
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...
