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 ...
'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...
'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...
This is a non-fiction information book about Kim, who tells us about the location of her school. The book shows the exact whereabouts of Kim's classroom within her school, and then expands to locate her school in her city, country and the world. Illustrations include labelled photographs, simple maps, aerial maps and an image of the Earth.
Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.
Text type - An information book
Pages 14 and 15 include an index, and a visual reminder of Kim's location from her classroom school city country Earth, which can be...
This is a non-fiction information book about Kim, who tells us about the location of her school. The book shows the exact whereabouts of Kim's clas...
"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...
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.
- Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.
- Text type - An information text.
- A wordless flow-chart on pages 22 and 23 summarises the process and helps children remember the sequence of...
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...