Educational: First / native language: Readers and reading schemes
Capstone Global Library Ltd Not for Sid
Book SynopsisRed Squirrel Phonics is a new series of decodable readers from Raintree, packed with real stories using words that children can read. The programme teaches children phonics skills in a sequential and systematic way so that they can learn the sounds (phonemes) and the letters that represent them (graphemes) and then practise and apply this knowledge through reading appealing, decodable texts that make sense. This ensures that every beginner reader will experience success in their reading from their very first book!In this Level 3 book Sid is hungry, so when Dad and Sam bring in the shopping, Sid wants to have some of all of it carrots, muffins, eggs, melon.
£7.17
BookLife Publishing An Owl's Life Cycle
Book SynopsisFrom exciting egg to awesome adult, find out all about the life cycle of the incredible owl!
£5.99
Hachette Children's Group Reading Champion Jack and the Beanstalk
Book SynopsisThis story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE)
£7.82
Oxford University Press Read with Oxford Stage 3 Biff Chip and Kipper
Book SynopsisIn this Read with Oxford: Stage 3: Biff, Chip and Kipper collection, children can find out what happens when the children discover a dolphin on the beach, go on a snowy adventure with Floppy and meet the Queen with Gran!This collection contains two Phonics books and two Stories for Wider Reading that are ideal for children who are growing in reading confidence. There are tips for parents and fun activities throughout the book for you and your child to enjoy together.Biff, Chip, Kipper and Floppy the dog are the well-loved characters from Oxford Reading Tree, used in 80% of primary schools. With exciting stories, humorous illustrations, tips for parents and after-reading activities, this series is the perfect companion from your child''s very first steps in phonics all the way to reading independence.Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child''s
£10.79
HarperCollins Publishers Searching for Jamila
Book SynopsisCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.Matt and Alex and their little sister Lizzie have returned to England from their fun-filled holiday in India. Accompanying them is their young ayah, Jamila. The day after they return home, the children wake to find Jamila gone. Who made her leave? Where did she go?She is alone and penniless in a new country and the children know they must find her.And so, the search for the ayah begins.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.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical su
£10.92
HarperCollins Publishers Jungle School
Book SynopsisThree monkey stories with a real sense of fun, perfect for children learing to read.It''s Jani''s first day at school and she''s nervous. Will the other monkeys be friendly? Will they all stare at her? Jani is in a wheelchair, and this makes her different. But, thanks to her sense of cheekiness, she makes friends and has a very nice first day at school indeed.The Reading Ladder series helps children to enjoy learning to read. It features well-loved authors, classic characters and favourite topics, so that children will find something to excite and engage them in every title they pick up. It's the first step towards a lasting love of reading.Level 1 Reading Ladder titles are perfect for new readers who are beginning to read simple stories with help.Short, simple sentencesFamiliar, repeated wordsBig, clear type1 5 lines per pageBright, fun pictures to help talk about the storyAll Reading Ladder titles are developed with a leading literacy consultant, making them perfect for use in school
£6.23
HarperCollins Publishers Sam Sits Band 01APink A Collins Big Cat Phonics
Book SynopsisCollins 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 16 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Join a day with a monster family and their dog Sam. Will he be a good boy? Find out in this fantasy story.Pink A/Band 1A offers emergent readers very simple, highly predictable texts and provides direct support through illustrations.The focus sounds in this book are: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/Pages 14 and 15 contain a fun I Spy Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.
£7.89
Ransom Publishing Clocks: Phonics Phase 4
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£999.99
Maverick Arts Publishing Can I Have a Dragon?: (Yellow Early Reader)
Book SynopsisDan is not allowed a pet, but he is allowed a toy egg. What will happen?
£6.99
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics Level 3
Book SynopsisThe twins bring a frog to visit Gran in Gran is Cross. Level 3 Songbirds Phonics books focus on words with consonant clusters, for example str as in strap. The focus phonics are words with consonant clusters at the beginning.Oxford Reading Tree Songbirds Phonics are highly decodable, beautifully illustrated stories written by best-selling author Julia Donaldson. The series contains a variety of storylines, rhyme, rhythm and genre ensuring there is something for every child to enjoy. The rich, patterned language in the stories is decodable making them perfect for children to practise their phonics. Songbirds Phonics can be used as a complete phonics programme, or the individual books can be used for phonics practice alongside any other phonics programme.Each book contains inside cover notes to support parents/carers with their children''s phonics practice and comprehension.
£6.90
HarperCollins Publishers Discovering Tutankhamuns Tomb Band 15Emerald
Book SynopsisBuild your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelIn 1922, Howard Carter and his team discovered an Ancient Egyptian tomb that was to become world famous with the mummified body of the Pharaoh Tutankhamun inside. Find out what was inside the tomb and what we can learn from it about the world of Ancient Egypt in this fascinating information book by Juliet Kerrigan.Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.Text type: An information bookCurriculum links: History; GeographyThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.46
HarperCollins Publishers The Red Light
Book SynopsisA steam train is slowly making its way through a terrible thunderstorm towards its destination. Suddenly, out of the darkness comes a lonely figure with a haunting message for the passengers This spooky tale, written by Alan Durant, has been beautifully illustrated by Dave Hill.Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading.Text type: A mystery storyCurriculum links: History; CitizenshipThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.05
Oxford University Press Oxford Reading Tree Floppys Phonics Activity Book
Book SynopsisFloppy''s Phonics Activity Books offer comprehensive practice of the phonemes and graphemes needed for early reading success. The write-in Activity Books offer a variety of activities including letter tracing and blending to support students in the development of their early literacy skills, building up their confidence to start reading and writing simple sentences. The Activity Books also offer a clear record of progress to teachers and parents/carers.
£9.06
HarperCollins Publishers Oh Dear Me Im Late For Tea
Book SynopsisThis picture story follows Granny's race against the clock. It's two o'clock and Granny has just one hour to reach her destination. As the minutes tick by, the story shows Granny's increasingly imaginative modes of transport, from skateboard to jet pack, before revealing why she is in such a hurry - it's her grandchild's birthday tea.Trade ReviewThough structured with the progression and security of a reading scheme, the Big Cat readers are books that stand as good titles in their own right. Collins’ latest offering consists of 40 titles for key stage 2.The line-up of authors is impressive, with contributions from established writers such as Margaret Mahy and Jeremy Strong… Subject matter is well matched to the interests and curriculum of primary children…These books have child appeal within a well-structured scheme, complete with banding and notes for guided reading.From TES Magazine, Feb 16 2007 I was very pleased with the books I evaluated and the children certainly enjoyed them as well. I showed them to the other teachers and they agreed they were far more interesting and of better quality than the traditional guided reading texts we currently use.From Primary Choice, April 2007 A really refreshing series, offering an excellent variety of subject matter and constructive ideas for guided reading.Julia Lee-Jones, Llancarfon Primary School The Collins Big Cat series is a breath of fresh air in the reading world. The books are imaginative and enticing. The stories are relevant, well paced and easy to understand. There is a variety of genre and style and the children know that when it comes to guided reading time, that the stories will be lively, exciting and will draw them in.Roberta Bailie, Omagh County Primary School Having the notes at the back of the book is brilliant, no cards to lose or notes to forget to collect, it’s all there ready!Rachael Margeson, St Mary’s COE Nursery and Infant School I was delighted by all of the books. I liked the way all covers were different so that children felt they were reading real books and not plodding through a scheme. The content was brilliant for not only guided reading sessions but also as early non-fiction finding out sessions. BRILLIANT!Leominster Infants School, Herefordshire
£7.66
HarperCollins Publishers Carry Me
Book SynopsisHow do different animals carry their babies? In this book readers will discover, through a series of photographs, that some animals carry their young by the teeth, some on their backs and others in a special pouch.Lilac/Band 0 wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work.Text type Non-FictionPhotographs of all the animal babies (and a human baby!) included in the book are repeated on pages 14 and 15 to encourage speaking and listening.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.66
HarperCollins Publishers My Skateboard
Book SynopsisThe photographs and text in this non-fiction picture book combine to give an account of a child getting ready to go out skateboarding. The book presents a glimpse of what makes this exhilarating activity so popular.
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers In the Garden
Book SynopsisWhat happens when Mum is in the garden tidying up, but thechildren just want to play? This simple, humorous story book shows two boys creating mayhem while Mum works on, unaware. It explores the different places they find to play, from the tent, to the sandpit, through the grass, the leaves and the mud before finally ending up in the bath.Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type A story with predictable structure and patterned language.A story map on pages 14 and 15 shows the trail the boys make to encourage the children to retell the story in their own words.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£999.99
HarperCollins Publishers Dinosaur Rock
Book SynopsisHow many dinosaurs are there in the dinosaur band? Count the dinosaurs as each music section gets up on stage to play their fabulous instruments, from guitars to flutes to piano! The dinosaurs build up slowly into a huge band and begin to rock!Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type A story with predictable structure and patterned languageA final story map spread shows all the dinosaur rockers, encouraging children to recap the story.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Pushing and Pulling
Book SynopsisThe colourful photographs in this non-fiction recount demonstrates different ways of pushing and pulling through photographs taken in a children's playground, using swings, roundabouts and climbing frames and simple captions.Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type - A simple non-fiction recount.The photographs are repeated on pages 14 and 15 under the headings pushing and pulling providing an oppportunity to recap and discuss the information in the book.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Whats Inside
Book SynopsisWhat's inside a nut? What's inside a pod? What's inside you and me? The clear photos in this book will show children what's inside all sorts of things, from a pea inside a peapod to the skeletons inside us.Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable texts with famliar objects and actions, combined with simple story development or information development.Text type A simple information book.Pages 14 and 15 provide an opportunity for children to recap and discuss the text.This book has been levelled for Reading RecoveryThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers The Very Wet Dog
Book SynopsisIt's a lovely day for walking in the park. Before long the dog is chasing a duck through the mud, and dragging its owner into mud and a pond. The dog is taken home, shakes water all over the car and Dad, and at home gets hosed down in the garden along with poor Dad!Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.Text type A story with predictable structure and patterned language.Children can follow the dog's journey using the story map on pages 14 and 15.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Tec and the Cake
Book SynopsisWho ate the cake? Tec the detective follows the crumbs to find out. Children follow Tec as he trails his suspects, until he finds the vital clue that leads him to the guilty party! Martin Chatterton's colourful illustrations bring the characters of Tec and his faithful hound vividly to life, and provide lots of talking points throughout the story.Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development.Text type A story with a predictable structure and patterned language.A simple pictoral summary at the end of the book provides an opportunity for the children to recap and check understanding.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Cats
Book SynopsisThis captivating non-fiction book compares pet cats and wild cats, pointing out the features common to both. Each spread consists of a beautifully illustrated and labelled feature of a domestic cat on the left, and a high quality photograph of the corresponding feature in a wild cat on the right.Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.Text type - A non-fiction report.Pages 14 and 15 offers reinforcement as all the labels are repeated in a single diagram of the domestic cat.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers A Day Out
Book SynopsisBill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill and into a wood and behind a waterfall. A few steps behing Bill, however, is a hungry bear with an eye on Bill's sandwiches. The bear's attempts to grab the sandwiches are foiled be a variety of minor disasters.Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, cobmined with simple story development.Text type a story with predictable structure and patterned language.Children can follow and discuss the route taken by Bill and the bear using the map on pages 14 and 15.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers The Big Splash
Book SynopsisA young monster is getting everything she needs to take a dip: a boat, a toy shark, armbands, goggles, flippers. Once everything is to hand she is ready to take a bath! The vividly drawn artwork shows each step of the monster's careful preparations, offering lots of discussion points: is she going for a swim in a pool? In the sea?Pink B level (Band 1B) books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.Text type A story with predictable structure and patterned language.An illustration on pages 14 and 14 shows the monster splashing happily in the bath, with all her toys labelled, to help children recap and discuss.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Cars
Book SynopsisThis book helps children identify different types of car by colour using simple, repetitive text which reinforces common colour words. Cars are shown both in close-up and in action in its surroundings, driving in the city, off the road or tearing around a Grand Prix circuit.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Woodys Week
Book SynopsisGran has sent an exciting birthday present but how long will Woody have to wait for his gift, a model house, to be built? The new flatpack toy presents Woody''s family with a challenge but as the days go by, Woody has an idea of his own. Who needs a kit to build a house when the gift comes in a box large enough to design a house of your own?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 story with a predictable structure and patterned language.Pages 14 and 15 feature a pictorial summary of Woody''s week, providing an ideal opportunity for reinforcing the days of the week.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Pirates
Book SynopsisThis comical story is a patterned, counting text about a band of pirates searching for treasure. One-by-one, they get into trouble and make a hasty retreat back to the pirate ship. Helpful vignettes of the pirates at the top of each page help children count how many pirates are left.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers What do you like
Book SynopsisWhat do you like to eat? This non-fiction recount features several children answering the question over the course of a day. It features different types of food using photographs, labels, speech bubbles and a clock face showing when different meals are typically eaten.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.Pages 14-15 give a pictorial summary of the book, with labelled foods arranged according to the time of day they are eaten for children to recap the text.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Tec and the Litter
Book SynopsisTec the detective turns up again for another mystery. This time, Tec sets out to discover that he is the culprit as the litter came out of a hole in his pocket!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 types A story with predictable structure and patterned language.A story map on pages 14 and 15 offers children the chance to recap and discuss the story.Look out for the other Tec stories in this series Tec and the Hole, and Tec and the Cake.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Lets Go Shopping
Book SynopsisA simple non-fiction book that shows where people shop for shoes, food and other things. Photographs show children role-playing in different types of shops while illustrations show typical examples of such shops.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 non-fiction report.Pages 14 and 15 show a story map of all the shops visited, to help children recount the shopping trip.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.89
HarperCollins Publishers Where is My School
Book SynopsisThis 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.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Percy and the Rabbit
Book SynopsisNick Butterworth's well known and much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. When Percy's cap, scarf and gloves go missing, they end up being used by some mischevious mice to decorate a snowman!Yellow/ Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.Text type A story with a familiar setting.A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 provide children with an opportunity to retell the story in their own words.Curriculum links Geography: our local area; citizenship: animals and us.This story is one of three books by Nick Butterworth in the Collins Big Cat reading programme.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Top Dinosaurs
Book SynopsisWhat were the dinosaurs really like? There were many different types; scary, tall, small, fast and strong. This book contains many fascinating facts about all sorts of dinosaurs with a pronunciation guide to their names and details on their size and abilities.Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type An information book.A final spread gives mini fact files on each dinosaur, summarising the information in the text, accompanied by an illustration to aid reinforcement and comprehension.Curriculum links Numeracy: Shapes, space and measure.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Talk Talk Talk
Book SynopsisBill longs for someone to talk to. Then one day the door to his room opens anda giant bottom comes in! Legs, arms, chest follow as bit by bit, Bill''s new giant friend appears. When his friend''s last bit finally arrives and he is in one piece, they have plenty to talk about!Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Text type A traditional story.A flow chart on pages 14 and 15 shows the different body parts that make up Bill''s new friend, giving children the opportunity to recap and retell the story.Curriculum links Science: ourselves, parts of the body.Talk, Talk, Talk is one of three Collins Big Cat books by Martin Waddell.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Mojo and Weeza and the Funny Thing
Book SynopsisCollins 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. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Funny Fish
Book SynopsisA rhyming text about three funny fish and scary-looking big fish with very sharp teeth. Two of the funny fish are brightly coloured but vane, while the third funny fish is brown. The big fish comes along and eats the two brightly coloured fish, but the dull brown one is able to hide safely among the stones on the sea bed!
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Robots
Book SynopsisA 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 withsequential 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 Science: OurselvesThis book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers The Fantastic Flying Squirrel
Book SynopsisIt's night time and many animals are sleeping, but deep in the forest a flying squirrel is waking. She is hungry and looking for food; what will she find to eat? Beautiful photographs show clearly how the flying squirrel moves, what she eats and where she lives.Blue/ Band 4 non-fiction books use children's language patterns to give information which is supported by the illustrations and design.Text types An information book.A pictorial summary of the book with simple labels on pages 14 and 15 allows children to recap and discuss the text.Curriculum links Science: light and dark, sound and hearing.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Percy and the Badger
Book SynopsisNick Butterworth's well known and much loved character Percy the Park Keeper stars in this beautifully told story for early readers. Percy tries to persuade a reluctant Badger to take a bath. Badger doesn't want to, so Percy takes a bath instead only to find he has some unexpected comapany when Badger falls in the water with him!Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns withsequential events and integrated literary andnatural language.Text type A story with a familiar setting.A storyboard on pages 14 and 15 provides children with the opportunity to retell the story in their own words.Curriculum links Geography: our local area; Citizenship: animals and us.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£8.36
HarperCollins Publishers Spines Stings and Teeth
Book SynopsisThis non-fiction book explains how sea creatures have spines, stings and teeth and other means to protect themselves from hungry predators. Packed with stunning underwater photographs, there is much to entrance young readers.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Worm Looks for Lunch
Book SynopsisWorm is fed up with earth for lunch and wants something more exciting. He tries eating grass, bark and even a leaf on the advice of various animal friends and almost becomes lunch himself when a hungry bird appears!Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.Text type Playscript.Instructions for putting on the play are on pages 22 and 23 to encourage children to discuss the script.Curriculum links Science: Plants and animals in the local environment.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Big Cat Babies
Book SynopsisBBC's Big Cat Diary presenter and photographer Jonathan Scott has written and photographed this beautiful and informative book all about Africa's big cats and their babies.The stunning photographs show baby lions, leopards and cheetahs in their natural habitat, giving lots of discussion points.Green level/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned, natural language and varied characters.Text type Non-chronological report.There is a fact file on pages 22 and 23 for children to discuss.Jonathan and Angela Scott are well-known for their wildlife books and television programmes about big cats and other wildlife.Curriculum links- Geography: Passport to the world.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
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HarperCollins Publishers Making Books with Nick Butterworth
Book SynopsisWould you like to find out who inspired the famous children's book character, Percy the Park Keeper? The author and illustrator who created him, Nick Butterworth, invites us into his home to show us how he works, from the first spark of an idea to the published book.Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.Text type A non-fiction recount.Pages 14-15 show three stages of Nick drafting an illustration of Percy, ideal for exploring ideas, preparation and editing/planning within children's own work.Curriculum links Art and design: Building shapes and patterns, an event in pictorial form.This fascinating non-fiction book can be read alongside.Nick's other titles for Collins Big Cat, Percy and the Rabbit, and Percy and the Badger.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.Trade ReviewNick Butterworth, creator of Percy the Park Keeper and Q-Pootle-5, tells us how he grew up to become an author and illustrator.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Arthurs Fantastic Party
Book SynopsisArthur the donkey is having a party but he wants it to be fantastic. So fantastic, that only fantastic guests can come! But when none of his friends qualify to go on the guest list, he changes his mind and everyone has lots of fun.Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.Text type A humorous story.An invitation and reply for Arthur's party on pp22-23 offer a great opportunity to extend the story and link to children's writing.Curriculum links Citizenship: Choices living in a diverse world.This story is paired with a non-fiction book on the same theme: How to Make Pop-up Cards by Monica Hughes.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Jodie the Juggler
Book SynopsisJodie loves to juggle plates, oranges, anything! But his mum isn''t so keen as Jodie has lots of ''accidents'' when practising his skills. She''d rather Jodie played something less destructive, like football. Will she persuade Jodie to swap his juggling for football? And will Jodie the footballer be less accident-prone than Jodie the juggler?Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.Text type A story with a familiar setting.The table on page 22 and 23 prompts children to recap and discuss the story.Curriculum links PE: Games and activities.This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.Trade ReviewJodie likes to juggle, but he keeps breaking things. Will Mum help him to find another hobby.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Castles
Book SynopsisThe book reveals how castles were built, not only for people to live in, but also to keep enemies out. Detailed illustrations show the materials that were used and special precautions that were taken to ensure castles would provide adequate defence. Photographs show several examples of castles and castle remains that can still be visited today.Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.Text type A report and explanation text.There is an index on page 21 and a labelled 3-D diagram of a castle on pages 22 and 23 providing an opportunity to recap the information.Curriculum links Art and Design: Can buildings speak?; History: Famous events (Norman Invasion).This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.Trade ReviewHow were castles built? What were they for? Who lived in them? Find out in this explanation text.
£9.05
HarperCollins Publishers Good Fun Farm
Book SynopsisAt Good Fun Farm, the animals are fed up. The sign says Good Fun Farm, but they never have any fun. Then the smallest duckling makes an interesting discovery. Soon everyone on the farm is having fun ... find out how.
£9.05
