A boy and his mother go for a walk along the seashore and find all sorts of shapes. There's a starfish shaped like a star, a pebble that's an oval and a jellyfish that's a circle. A combination of fascinating photos and delightful artwork show the variety of shapes that can be found.
- Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.
- Text type - A simple recount.
- The shapes are repeated on pages 14 and 15 for children to recall and discuss.
- This book has been levelled for Reading...
A boy and his mother go for a walk along the seashore and find all sorts of shapes. There's a starfish shaped like a star, a pebble that's an oval ...
A patterned picture book about a family outing to the beach. The children are delighted when they spot seagulls, an ice-cream van, sand and even what they believe to be the sea, but are they at the beach yet? Lisa Smith's illustrations capture the children's excitement as they wait impatiently for their journey to end.
Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.
Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language.
Pages 14 and 15 show a labelled beach scene, incorporating the key words...
A patterned picture book about a family outing to the beach. The children are delighted when they spot seagulls, an ice-cream van, sand and even wh...
'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...
A photographic non-fiction book that explains the many different types of robots and their uses. The report tells how robots help us in industry, security, and in exploring uninhabitable environments such as other planets, volcanoes, and the depths pf the ocean.
Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
Text type - A non-chronological report.
A labelled diagram on pages 14 and 15 shows the inner workings of a robot, providing the opportunity to further discuss the information.
Curriculum link -...
A photographic non-fiction book that explains the many different types of robots and their uses. The report tells how robots help us in industry, s...
'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...
This colourful and informative book is presented as a scrapbook of mementoes from Amy s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there.
This colourful and informative book is presented as a scrapbook of mementoes from Amy s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there....
This colourful and informative book is presented as a scrapbook of mementoes from Amy s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos,...
"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...
An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend.
Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Text type - An information book.
An index and a glossary are included on pages 22 and 23 to aid comprehension.
Curriculum links - History: Why do we remember great people? How do we know about great events?
This...
An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahonta...
Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy s home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ace, for company. And although Ace was fun to play with, he was just a robot. For his birthday, all Star Boy wanted was a surprise but how could a robot think of a surprise?
This deceptively simple science fiction story explores ideas of friendship and understanding.
Text type - A fantasy story.
Pictures taken through the Space Girl s viewer are featured on pages 22 and 23, showing views from her rocket and snap shots of the birthday...
Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy s home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ac...
Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children books, gives a masterclass on writing and illustrating your own storybook . This is an instructional book with a difference, which takes young readers step by step through the writing process from first ideas to editing to illustrating and finally compiling their very own picture book.
Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
Text type - An instruction text.
A flow chart on pages 22 and 23 shows the eight stages described in the book,...
Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children books, gives a masterclass on writing and illustrating your own storybook . This is an instruct...
