Search results for ""Author Juliet Kerrigan""
HarperCollins Publishers Ancient Greeks and Why They Matter to Us: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level The Ancient Greeks had big ideas, made unusual discoveries and created brilliant inventions. Find out what it was like to be Greek thousands of years ago, and how Ancient Greek culture has shaped the way we live our lives today. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type – An information book. The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. The glossary and index can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. Curriculum links – History
£10.65
HarperCollins Publishers Underwater Treasure: Band 13/Topaz (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Dive under the water and discover lost treasures! Sunken ships, gold coins, giant statues and a drowned city are all waiting to be found… Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. An information book. Curriculum links: history, geography, science
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers Discovering Tutankhamun’s Tomb: Band 15/Emerald (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level In 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 book Curriculum links: History; Geography This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£7.52
HarperCollins Publishers The Stone Age: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Over 25,000 years ago, people left handprints on the wall of a cave. Discover the clues Stone-Age people left behind, and find out what life was like thousands of years ago. Over 25,000 years ago, people left handprints on the wall of a cave. Discover the clues Stone-Age people left behind, and find out what life was like thousands of years ago. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Text type: An information book. Curriculum links: History - changes in Britain from Stone Age to the Iron Age.
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers Discovering Tutankhamun’s Tomb: Level 15 (Collins Big Cat Arabic Reading Programme)
Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step. Level 15 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters to help develop reading stamina and to help develop sustained engagement with texts. Level 15 books use a wide range of language structures to reflect progression in the teaching of Arabic grammar. Paragraphs and other text devices become more evident in these longer books. In 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 ofAncient Egypt in this fascinating information book by Juliet Kerrigan.
£8.38
HarperCollins Publishers Match Girls: Band 09 Gold/Band 17 Diamond (Collins Big Cat Progress)
In Victorian times, many children had to work to earn money for their family. One factory employed young girls to make matches, but the chemical they used made them very ill and many died. One woman decided to stand up for these girls, and her protest took her all the way to the Houses of Parliament in London. * 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: An information book. * Curriculum links: History. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.51
HarperCollins Publishers China’s Terracotta Army: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)
When the First Emperor of China died 2,000 years ago, he was buried in a giant tomb. In 1974, this tomb was discovered along with an army of over 6,000 terracotta warriors. Discover the army for yourself and the reason they were buried with the Emperor. Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type: An information book Curriculum links: History: How are our toys different from those in the past; Art and Design: What is sculpture? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.51
HarperCollins Publishers Shinoy and the Chaos Crew: Could you live in the past?: Band 11/Lime (Collins Big Cat)
Collins 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. Part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew non-fiction series, this information book ties into The Day of Time Travel. Find out the answers to questions you've always wanted to know about what life was like in the past. Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in the past? Find out where you’d sleep, what you’d eat and how you’d have fun in Stone Age, Roman and Viking times. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers Life and Death in an Iron Age Hill Fort: Band 12/Copper (Collins Big Cat)
Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level In the Iron Age over 3,000 forts were built on top of hills. Find out how hill forts were constructed, what they were used for, and what they tells us about the people who lived over 2,000 years ago. A fascinating look into a past world by Juliet Kerrigan. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£10.20
HarperCollins Publishers Buried Treasure: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)
Have you ever gone looking for buried treasure? Find out all about being an archaeologist, the treasure that has been found - from gold coins to butter that has been preserved for thousands of years - and what we can learn from it in this fascinating information book. Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type: An information book An illustrated timeline on pages 22 and 23 helps readers to recap the finds in chronological order and what can be discovered from each piece. Curriculum links: History: What was it like to live here in the past?; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
£9.51
