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Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro-Caribbean, succeeding in a world that still considered black people inferior. Follow him from the orphanage to the football field and final days in the trenches, in this inspiring biography.

Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

A biography

A timeline on pages 54 and 55 presents the key events in Walter Tull's life...

At the beginning of World War II, a young American woman named Virginia Hall was sent undercover to Nazi-occupied France to spy on the German army. Follow her incredible true story as she bravely aids the French Resistance, organises and leads rebel armies and passes secret coded radio messages to the Allied forces in this fascinating biography.

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: A biography.

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Some cars are big and powerful, while others are very small. Some can even fly or float on water Find out about some of the world s coolest and most unusual cars in this highly photographic information book.

Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading
Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level
Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap
The books use a...

Dan and Sara are bored. There's nothing to do in their town, so they're sitting in the park and playing a computer game - but little do they know what adventures are happening right behind them ... This Manga graphic novel is written and energetically illustrated by author Katy Coope.

- Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading
- Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level
- Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise,...

When Pedro the fisherman catches a big swordfish, he decides to share his meal with a man in the local prison a captured pirate. But when Pedro himself is later captured by a pirate gang, he finds his generosity hasn t been forgotten. This traditional tale is written by Saviour Pirotta and wonderfully illustrated by Shahab Shamshirsaz.

Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading
Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level
Every book is levelled by...

Each day we use all of our five senses. We see people, hear sounds, touch objects, smell odours and taste food. Filled with diagrams and photos, this information book by award-winning author Sally Morgan looks at each of our senses in turn and explains how they work and why they are so important.

White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
Text type: An information book
Curriculum links: Science: Ourselves; Sound and hearing"

In 1665, London was a dangerous place in which to live. A plague had swept across London, and a quarter of the city s population died. A year later, tragedy struck London again and the Great Fire of London destroyed two-thirds of the city. Richard Platt explores both events and how the city survived in this fascinating information book.

Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.
Text type: An information book
Curriculum links: History: How do we know about the great fire of London?"

Follow baby bird as it learns how to fly for the first time. This beautifully-illustrated fiction story was written by leading children s book author-illustrator Petr Hora ek.

Follow baby bird as it learns how to fly for the first time. This beautifully-illustrated fiction story is written by leading children s book author-illustrator Petr Hora ek.

Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.

The flow chart on pages 14 and 15 allows children to discuss and recap baby bird s progress as he learns how to fly.

Text type: A simple...

A big owl and a small owl sit up in a tree. In trying to show each other how big they are, the small owl is accidentally knocked out of the tree. Can the big owl save him? This quirkily illustrated story is written by Michelle Robinson.

A big owl and a small owl sit up in a tree. In trying to show each other how big they are, the small owl is accidentally knocked out of the tree. Can the big owl save him? This quirkily illustrated story is written by Michelle Robinson.

Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.

Pages 14 15 provide...

Children can learn how to make and decorate paper hats in this engaging non-fiction book by Sarah Levison. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by colourful photographs to make the process easy and fun.

Children can learn how to make and decorate paper hats in this engaging non-fiction book by Sarah Levison. Step-by-step instructions are accompanied by colourful photographs to make the process easy and fun.

Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.

Children can recap the stages of how to make a hat on pages 14 15.

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