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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. If there is one man to whom I do feel myself inferior, it is a coalminer. In the mid-1930s, George Orwell was given an assignment from his publisher – to write a book about unemployment and social conditions in the economically depressed north of England. Revolutionary for its time, The Road to Wigan Pier documents Orwell’s stint in towns likes Barnsley, Sheffield and Wigan in 1936, where he met and observed working-class people living in the bleak industrial heartlands of Yorkshire and Lancashire. Orwell graphically and emphatically describes the hardships of ordinary people living in cramped slum housing, working in dangerous mines and growing hungry through malnutrition and social injustice. It is an honest, gripping and humane study that also looks at socialism as a solution to the problems facing working-class northerners – something many readers at the time were uncomfortable discussing. The Road to Wigan Pier cemented ideas that would be found in Orwell's later works, and remains a powerful portrait of poverty, injustice and class divisions in Britain to this day.

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The communicating secrets that experts and top professionals use. Get results fast with this quick, easy guide to the fundamentals of communication for international business.Includes how to:• Listen and look• Say and speak• Use technology and media• Take the environment into account• Use Netiquette• Negotiate intercontinental differences• Communicate with a remote team

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Meet the greatest entertainer of the 19th Century… In 1834, desperate to create a better life for his family, small-time Connecticut businessman P. T. Barnum moved to New York City. With true entrepreneurial spirit and against all odds, he wowed audiences with his ensemble of musical spectacles, attractions and variety shows – often exploiting the vulnerable for entertainment value. A master showman, his crowning achievement was the world-famous circus, Barnum & Bailey’s Greatest Show on Earth. In this account of his life and work, written by the man himself and first published in 1855, P. T. Barnum creates an aura of excitement about himself and his enduring fame, confirming his reputation as the greatest impresario of all time and revealing the controversial decisions that helped him to his fortune.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The creature’s teeth were buried in the gunwale, and it lifted the whole thing out of the water like a lion can a roebuck…’ Scientist Pierre Aronnax, together with his faithful servant Conseil and the whaler Ned Land, is invited to join a hazardous voyage to the Pacific Ocean to hunt down a terrifying sea monster. But on attacking it, they discover that it is in fact an enormous submarine in disguise, commanded by the mysterious Captain Nemo. Nemo takes them on board to join his crew, and their ensuing quests, explorations and misfortunes are among the greatest adventure stories ever told. First published in 1871 to critical acclaim, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is regarded as one of Jules Verne’s finest works and a classic of the science fiction genre. It has been adaptedinto numerous films, television series, comic books and graphic novels.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Bianca is beautiful and demure, with a plethora of wood-be suitors, but marriage is forbidden until her older sister Katherina finds a suitable match. The hitch? Fiery Katherina has sworn to deny the hand or demands of any would-be suitor. That is, until she meets her match in the wily Petrucio. As Katherina’s own sharp tongue is met by Petrucio’s feigned cruelty, the ‘shrew’ apparently capitulates. Or does she? This controversial comic tale, famously adapted into Cole Porter’s Kiss Me Kate and 10 Things I Hate About You, has divided and amused audiences for over 400 years in an unforgettable battle of wits.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘Love is like a tree, it grows of its own accord, it puts down deep roots into our whole being.’ Set in medieval Paris, against the backdrop of the brooding Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Hugo’s take on the classic story of Beauty and the Beast tells of the hunchbacked, grotesque bellringer, Quasimodo. Rejected by Parisian society because of his appearance, Quasimodo resides in Notre-Dame, harbouring a love for the only woman that pities him, a gypsy named Esmerelda. However, a sinister archdeacon also covets Esmerelda, and when his advances are spurned, he seeks to destroy her.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. ‘The place, with its grey sky and withered garlands, its bared spaces and scattered dead leaves, was like a theatre after the performance-all strewn with crumpled playbills.’ Revered as one of the greatest ghost stories ever told, James’s The Turn of the Screw is an eerie Victorian masterpiece. When an inexperienced governess goes to work at Bly, a country house in Essex to look after a young boy Miles and his sister Flora, all manner of strange events begin to occur. The governess spots a ghostly man and woman around the grounds and is told by the housekeeper that the valet and previous governess haunt the house. It soon becomes clear that the children are inexplicably connected to these ghosts in some way and the young governess struggles to protect the children, although from exactly what, she is not sure. Exploring the psychological and sexual fears of an era, this ambiguous, suspenseful and anxiety-inspiring novella remains one of Henry James’s most well-known tales.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. Here is one of Thomas Hardy’s most popular novels, soon to be released as a major motion picture in May 2015. ‘I shall do one thing in this life – one thing certain – that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die’ Independent and spirited, Bathsheba Everdene owns the hearts of three men. Striving to win her love in different ways, their relationships with Bathsheba complicate her life in bucolic Wessex – and cast shadows over their own. With the morals and expectations of rural society weighing heavily upon her, Bathsheba experiences the torture of unrequited love and betrayal, and discovers how random acts of chance and tragedy can dramatically alter life’s course. The first of Hardy’s novels to become a major literary success, Far from the Madding Crowd explores what it means to live and to love.

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…' Set before and during the French Revolution in the cities of Paris and London, A Tale of Two Cities tells the story of Dr Manette's release from imprisonment in the Bastille and his reunion with daughter, Lucie. A French aristocrat Darnay and English lawyer Carton compete in their love for Lucie and the ensuing tale plays out against the menacing backdrop of the French Revolution and the shadow of the guillotine.

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The Dancing Dog can do lots of dances - but can he do all of them? Follow the Dancing Dog as he dances his way through a selection of dance styles, and shows that he doesn't always get the moves right. Beautifully illustrated by Pat Murray, this poem was written by ten-year-old Collins Big Cat Competition winner Jasmin Glynne. Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language A poem A summary of the dances the Dancing Dog can do – and those he can't – on pages 14 and 15 help readers to recap the text they have read. Curriculum Links: PE: Dance activities

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. Sir Wendel Steelsworn, the famous dragon-slaying hero, has gone missing in The Sullen Woods. Local writer, Archie Coppercreek, ventures into the woods in search of Sir Wendel – and a story! Will he be able to face the horrors within, and return Sir Wendel to safety? Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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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. It’s Ammar’s first day of school and he doesn’t want to go. He can’t speak English and wishes he was back home in Syria. Will Ammar find a friend, even when he can’t speak the language? Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. Discover how to build strong self-esteem by being your awesome self! Poppy O’Neill wrote I Am Awesome because she believes that learning about how our minds work is the best way to grow self-esteem and understand our emotions. Poppy wanted to include the science behind self-esteem and how emotions work, as well as practical ways to build self-esteem. Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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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. Have you ever watched as thousands of birds flew across the sky above you? Ever wondered where they were going, or why they were travelling together? Explore the amazing journey of birds as they migrate around the world and discover why they undertake such incredible journeys. White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Collins Social Studies for Jamaica has been developed and written specifically for Jamaica and covers the requirements of the National Standard Curriculum for grades 7 to 9 in Social Studies. The course comprises a student’s book with a practice workbook at each grade. Collins Social Studies for Jamaica has been developed and written specifically for Jamaica and covers the requirements of the National Standard Curriculum for grades 7 to 9 in Social Studies. The Student’s Books include a range of practice activities alongside learning content, with additional practice also provided in the accompanying Workbooks, to help make sure the needs of all students are catered to.

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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. There’s something different about Ugo the unicorn. All the other unicorns in Wildberry Forest have long, white horns, but not Ugo. Can Ugo show his friends that not every unicorn needs a horn? White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language. Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Providing plenty of practice questions for children to work through, this Maths skills book helps to build confidence and improve Maths skills at Key Stage 2. Children can use this book at home for SATS revision, and to build on topics covered in the classroom. Written by educational experts, this Maths skills book saves time with ready-to-practice questions that comprehensively cover the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for KS2 Maths. Packed with engaging pictures and clear practice questions, this handy study guide gives a strong foundation in Maths for Key Stage 2. It builds on the Maths skills learnt in Book 1. Content includes: lots of practice in number and money (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division), time (o’clock, 1/2 past, 1/4 past/to, minutes past and to, calendar), simple fractions (1/2, 1/4), simple graphs, length (cm and 1/2 cm) and mass (g and kg).

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Providing plenty of practice questions for children to work through, this Maths skills book helps to build confidence and improve Maths skills at Key Stage 2. Children can use this book at home for SATS revision, and to build on topics covered in the classroom. Written by educational experts, this Maths skills book saves time with ready-to-practise questions that comprehensively cover the basics of addition, subtraction, multiplication and division for KS2 Maths. Packed with engaging pictures and clear practice questions, this handy study guide gives a strong foundation in Maths for Key Stage 2. Content includes: lots of practice in number (addition, number families, subtraction, place value, 2-6 times tables), money (coin values, shopping with 10p, 15p, 20p and change from 5p, 10, 15p) as well as time (o’clock, 1/2 past, 1/4 past and 1/4 to, calendar) length (cm) mass (1 kg, 500 g, 250 g) and simple graphs.

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The home of trusted Spanish dictionaries for everyday language learning. A modern Spanish Dictionary offering excellent coverage of today's Spanish language, culture and usage. The clear presentation makes it easy to use and its handy format and durability make it your ideal companion at home, school or on your travels. Features include: The most up-to-date words in both languages from a wide range of areas. Full GCSE coverage, to give students exam confidence An in-depth “Spanish in Focus” supplement containing information about Spanish language and culture to enhance your learning A "Spanish verb tables" supplement which features the most common irregular verbs and examples of verbs in use Whether you're on business, holiday or just learning Spanish at your own pace, this dictionary is designed to give you all the information you need in a handy yet robust format. It includes all the latest words as well as features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read layout, special treatment of “key words”, notes about life in Spanish-speaking countries, and warnings on common errors and false friends. The “Spanish in Focus” supplement helps you to develop your knowledge and confidence in the language, with a section on common translation difficulties to be aware of. There is information on pronunciation and improving your fluency, as well as on how to use Spanish in different situations, like sending an email or making a phone call. The supplement also gives you an insight into Spanish life. 40,000 words and phrases, 60,000 translations

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Bad Bat enjoys tricking the other animals when they are sleeping – but will he still be laughing when they find a way of tricking him? This charming Big Cat guided reading book is written and illustrated by Laura Hambleton. This is a Red B/Band 2B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.This story has a predictable structure and patterned language and children can recap the events of the story on pages 14–15. This book would link well with science teaching when exploring the natural world. Bad Bat is one of the top 10 books found to be ‘easiest’ to read – most accessible and appropriate for the reading level – in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 ‘easiest’ books to read from the report include No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), Best Bird (9780007412853), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Get Fit (9780007421961) and Got It! (9780007421930). This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. The hot pools in the small town of Veryboring, northern Iceland, have frozen solid for the first time ever… this sounds like a job for Viktoria and The Vet Cadets! Join the team as they encounter hidden people, a dragon with a sore throat, and some VERY spicy mustard! Will they be able to solve the case, and heat the hot pools again? Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. Brian Claxon is blasting off to Moon Base Beta. Armed only with an intergalactic space mop, it’s his job to keep the space station tidy while the real astronauts do the important work. However, when there’s an emergency with the oxygen supply and all the astronauts are left unconscious, it’s time for Brian to prove his worth. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing. Text type: A science fiction story Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities

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Collins Integrated Science for the Caribbean is an activity-led course set in contexts relevant to the Caribbean. Suitable for lower secondary students in all parts of the Caribbean, this course has been specially developed to help students develop the skills they need for success in Science. Collins Integrated Science for the Caribbean is an activity-led course set in contexts relevant to the Caribbean. Suitable for lower secondary students in all parts of the Caribbean, this course has been specially developed to help students develop the skills they need for success in Science.• Developed and written specifically for the Caribbean and with full coverage of the latest Trinidad and Tobago syllabus• Student’s books for each Form (Form 2, Form 2 and Form 3)• Accompanying workbooks for each level provide opportunities for written activities and help students consolidate learning

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. Learn all about rewilding and how nature fights back even when it appears to have been wiped out. Discover how farmland grows back into forest, deserted cities turn into wilderness, and life appears on volcanoes which erupt from the sea. 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: An information book Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities Bitten by a crocodile, charged by giant otters and chased up a tree by peccary wild boars in the Amazon, Simon Chapman is a self-confessed jungle addict. He has trekked through untouched rainforests around the world but also seen the damage that people have done to them. His inspiration for his book, Nature Fights Back, comes from seeing how wild nature hangs on and can go on to thrive even when seemingly devastated by fire, pollution or logging.

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Collins Geography for the Caribbean forms 1, 2 and 3 is suitable for all students in the Caribbean who are studying geography at lower secondary, with topics for forms 1 to 3, grades 7 to 9. This skills-based course will help students develop the analytical and problem-solving skills needed for success. Collins Geography for the Caribbean forms 1, 2 and 3 is suitable for all students in the Caribbean who are studying geography at lower secondary, and covers topics for forms 1 to 3, grades 7 to 9. This skills-based and activity-led course helps students start to develop the analytical and problem-solving skills that they need for success and that are essential for the study of geography at CSEC®. The wide range of activities includes ideas for projects and discussion points to help develop the skills needed for the SBA, and includes fieldwork skills and map-work skills.

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. When Ada Higgins learns that a new boy is moving in across the hall, she pre-decides that he will become her new best friend, and plans a loud festive welcome. But Zaz Jones hates 'loud' and does not do well with 'festive'. He is worried about the change. This bumpy beginning resolves after Zaz's pet parrot escapes in the building, and it's Ada and her dog Marvel to the rescue in an unexpected way. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Pages 54 and 55 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Track cycling has been around since the 1870s, but it’s never been so popular as today! Find out all about the specialist bikes, breathtaking races and top riders in this book. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. 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 on pages 28 and 29 can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. Curriculum links – Physical Education; History

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Spring, Summer. Autumn. Winter. The garden changes with every season of the year. New surprises, new shoots and new jobs for the gardener. Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. Text type - An information book. At the end of the book is a useful checklist of gardeners’ jobs in each season, which can be used for oral recap or to support children’s writing outside the reading session. Curriculum links - Science: ‘Pupils should be taught to observe changes across the four seasons’.

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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.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Still only a teenager, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds has already swum in the World Championships, beaten a world record holder and received an MBE. Find out Ellie’s story of developing her passion for swimming, living with Achondroplasia Dwarfism and her future ambitions in her autobiography, full of personal photos from her career so far. 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: An autobiography. Curriculum links: P.E: Outdoor and adventurous activities. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Penguin is lonely – he can’t find his friends. Follow him on his journey across Antarctica as he searches for them in this lovely story, written and illustrated by award-winning illustrated Petr Horáček. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Children can re-cap the stages of Penguin’s journey on pages 14–15. Text type: A story with a predictable structure and patterned language Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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When the princess accidentally drops her ball in the pond she doesn’t expect a frog to bring it back to her, and certainly doesn’t expect the frog to follow her home! But is the frog really all he seems? This wordless version of the traditional tale is stunningly illustrated by author and illustrator Chris Fisher. Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work. Text type: A wordless traditional story The storyboard on pp.14-15 shows the frog’s transformation into a prince, allowing children to re-cap and retell the story. Curriculum links: Citizenship: Living in a Diverse World

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level This hilarious set of poems by award-winning and much-loved poet Roger McGough explores the weird and the wonderful. Filled with brand new poems and accompanied by wonderful illustrations from Natalie Kilany, this book will resonate with young readers everywhere. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. A poetry book Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Choices

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Follow Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong's amazing life from a small town in Ghana to the slopes of the 2010 Winter Olympics, via the Snowdome in Milton Keynes. As the first Ghanaian skier in the Winter Olympics, this fascinating autobiography shows how perseverance and determination can overcome the greatest of challenges. 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 autobiography This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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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. Baker Jake bakes wonderful homemade cakes, but the day before he is due to take part in a TV baking competition, his special whisk goes missing! Without it, Jake fears he will be beaten by the fiendish Maureen Buttercream, owner of the soulless “Cakes-U-Like” chain. So who has stolen the whisk? By the time the true culprit is revealed, Jake will have to find out whether he or his whisk is the real secret of his success. Join Baker Jake as he solves the mystery of the stolen whisk in this exciting story by Timothy Knapman. White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Rudyard Kipling’s much-loved classic story for children, retold here by Narinder Dhami. Follow Mowgli’s adventures with Bagheera, Baloo and the wolf packs which he calls family, as he tries to escape the claws of vicious tiger Shere Khan. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A fun, lively retelling of the traditional tale of Puss and how he helps the miller’s son when he’s given a bag and a pair of boots. Find out how he changes Sam’s fortunes in a series of clever, cunning tricks. Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Text type: A traditional tale Curriculum links: English: fairy stories, myths and legends. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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How do animals in the wild hide when they are hunting or being hunted? This photographic information book shows how animals camouflage themselves in their natural environment. How do animals in the wild hide when they are hunting or being hunted? This photographic information book shows how animals camouflage themselves in their natural environment. Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Children can recap the different animals featured in the book on pages 14–15. Text type: An information book Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us

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Travel the world and look at some of the most amazing buildings - inside and out! Find out how they're built, what they do and lots more fantastic facts in this exciting and very visual book. Each building is intricately illustrated, providing lots of detail to look at and talk about. Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms. Text type: An information book. A collage scene on pages 22 and 23 of all the buildings from the book allows children to recall the different features of each building. Additional retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills. Curriculum links: Design and Technology: Homes; Geography: Passport to the world. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Brother Aelred has remarkably smelly feet. To spare the other monks' noses, he is given the job of tending to the pigs. However, when Viking raiders arrive to attack, loot and pillage the Brothers' monastery, it is Brother Aelred, the humblest, gentlest monk, who saves the day. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts. Text type – A humorous story. An illustrated character web on pages 38 and 39 helps readers to describe Aelred’s character. Curriculum links – History: Why have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past? A Viking case study; PE: Invasion games; RE: What do signs and symbols mean in religion? This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level A twist on traditional tales of frogs and three wishes, this story features a modern day prince, who loves football. Unfortunately he looses his football to frog, who demands a kiss as redemption. Of course the frog metamorphoses into a princess, who shares his love of football. Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. Text type – Humorous fantasy. Pages 46 and 47 give an exclusive interview with the newly-wed couple for ‘Hot’ magazine, providing lots of opportunities for speaking, listening and writing. Curriculum Links – Citizenship: choices. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level The Camel Fair is a non-fiction recount of a holiday in India, accompanied by spectacular, atmospheric photographs. The highlight of the visit, and the central focus of the book, is the Pushkar Camel Fair. The event is recounted in a letter format through the eyes of a child, Sarina who is visiting relatives. White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language. Text type – A recount of a visit. A flow diagram explaining how to get onto a camel is included on pages 30 and 31 to encourage children to discuss the information. Curriculum links – Geography: Where in the World is Barnaby bear? Passport to the World; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Arthur 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.

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This patterned picture story follows Ben on his trip to the park. The text describes the park visit, while the illustrations delve into Ben’s imagination and reveal the adventures of ‘Super Ben.’ He encounters a shark in the duck pond, a spaceship roundabout and puddles containing monsters! 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 patterned story with predictable structure. The labelled story map on pages 14 and 15 incorporates interest words from the text and some of Super Ben’s encounters encouraging children to follow Ben’s adventures once more. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Briony had always suspected there was something wrong with her teacher. But after doing some further investigation with her friend Sergio, she uncovers a secret conspiracy so amazing that she could never have believed it was true. Find out how the adventure unfolds in this thrilling mystery novel by Carnegie-medal nominee Annabel Pitcher. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Text type: A mystery story Curriculum links: Citizenship This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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Follow the butterfly on its journey from flower to flower through brightly coloured photographs. But look out! Butterfly almost lands on a yellow flower where a camouflaged crab spider waits to pounce! Lilac/Band 0 - wordless book that gives information through pictures and is designed to develop understanding about how information books work. Text type - Non-Fiction. A story map on pages 14 and 15 retells the story through repeated photograph to encourage speaking and listening. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery

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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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. When Harry’s mum gets ill, he worries about her. But even after she gets better, Harry still feels like something awful is about to happen. Anxiety has taken over his life. How can he get back to normal? Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Pages 54 and 55 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities. In November 2021, Jo Cotterill caught covid-19 and was extremely ill for several weeks, unable to perform even ordinary everyday tasks like walking her daughter to school. Her daughter, who had had anxiety in the past, found this very difficult to deal with, and her anxiety increased to the point at which she could not attend school. Since the pandemic, teachers and parents have noticed a dramatic increase in anxiety in children, and Jo is keen to help show young people that there is a way through it. Although her daughter is now back at school, she still struggles daily with anxiety. Thankfully Jo is now fully recovered.

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