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HarperCollins Publishers
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Where can you see rockets blast into space? Which is the driest place on Earth? Which is the world’s highest mountain? Find out the answers and many more facts in this amazing book about the planet we live on. • Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. • A world map with all the places mentioned in the text highlighted on pages 54 and 55 helps children to recap the different places they’ve learnt about and where they all are in the world. • Text type: An information book. • The book is paired with The Golden Turlte and Other Tales, a selection of short stories from other cultures. • Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world. |
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Trixie's hilarious diary, written by acclaimed children's writer, Ros Asquith, tells of her plans to be a world famous trumpet player, horse rider and first child president of the world. She is also determined to teach animals to read! But when her beloved puppy is sick, everything changes. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: A humorous recount. |
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The ideal way to try Collins Big Cat, to plug gaps and to refresh your reading resources at unbeatable prices. Starter sets contain a complete list of titles from each band with a big discount on the normal price. |
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Bungleman is Pickleton's very own local superhero. Dennis is his long-suffering son. When disaster strikes in Pickleton, it is Bungleman who everyone calls upon to save the day. Unfortunately, Bungleman is a rather useless superhero. When things go wrong, Dennis secretly always comes to his dad's rescue. * Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. *Text type — A story with a familiar setting. * A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and to scaffold writing. * Curriculum links — Art and design: People in action; Citizenship: People who help us — the local police; ICT: Writing stories: communicating information using text. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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There’s something different about Mark, the new boy. It’s not just that he only speaks through a monkey glove puppet. Soon Daniel finds out that his new friend is in trouble – but can he help him in time? • Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. •Storycards of the key events on pages 54 and 55 help children to recap what has happened. • Text type: A mystery story. • Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part — developing skills of communication and participation, Moving on. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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What's it like to be a writer, radio presenter and performer? Read all about Michael Rosen's life and find out what he was like as a boy, what he got up to at school and how he became a famous poet in this fascinating autobiography. * Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * Text type: An autobiography. * The timeline on pages 54-55 track the major events of Michael Rosen's life that led to him becoming a successful writer. * Additional information retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills * Curriculum links: History: What we can learn about recent history from studying the life of a famous person. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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What was the Big Bang? What was the Universe like just after the Big Bang? Who discovered the Big Bang? Stunning photographs and detailed information help to explain the answers to these and many other questions in this fascinating non-fiction information book about the Big Bang theory written by award-winning author, Andrew Solway. * Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * Text type: A non-fiction book. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Three folk tales from around the world retold by the wonderful storyteller Gervase Phinn. In the first, a golden turtle offers a kindly fisherman riches beyond his wildest dreams. In the secod, Amparo’s daughter looks sweet, but when she’s determined to do something nothing gets in her way. In the third, a naughty leprechaun gets a big shock! • Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. • A ‘wanted’ poster on pages 54 and 55 for the leprechaun in the last story helps children to recap all the naughty things he did. • Text type: Three stories from other cultures. • This book is paired with The Ultimate World Quiz, a non-fiction information book full of facts about our planet. • Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world; Citizenship: Choices, Living in a diverse world. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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No one has a gran like Ellie and Morris. Gran has red hair, a leather jacket, and she's part of a motorbike gang. When Gran's lodger disappears with her motorbike, Ellie and Morris decide to take matters into their own hands. Find out what happens in this hilarious mystery, written by Carnegie nominee, Ally Kennen and illustrated by Mark Beech. * Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * Text type: A mystery story. |
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High in the Arabian mountains, Ali and Sameer gaze in wonder at a leopard. When the leopard roars with pain after being shot Sameer and Ali flee, terrified that they will fall victim to the leopard poachers. With stunning illustrations, readers follow Ali and Sameer as they escape in this action-filled adventure story written by Kathy Hoopmann. * Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * Text type: A story from another culture. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Heroes and monsters; gods and goddesses; adventure and excitement: all are to be found in this book, which contains four well-known myths and legends from Ancient Greece told in an accessible style. Find out how Theseus killed the minotaur, how Daedelus escaped from the maze and why Herakles longed for a rest! * Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * A humorous magazine interview with Herakles on pages 54 and 55 help children to recap the myth of The Labours of Herakles and examine how another text type might represent the material. * Text type: Three traditional tales. * Curriculum links: History: Who were the Ancient Greeks? How do we use Ancient Greek ideas today? * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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A quirky insight into how to live like an Ancient Greek – in twenty-five easy stages. • Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. • Text type: An information book. • Curriculum links: History: Who were the Ancient Greeks; How do we use Ancient Greek ideas today? • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Explore the fascinating life cycle of the salmon, from river life to the big oceans and back to where they hatched, in this highly photographic information book by Sally Morgan. Follow the fish from their very early stages through their journey to adulthood, and find out how other creatures' journeys through life compare. * Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * An information book * An illustrated life cycle of salmon on pages 54 and 55 help readers to recap the stages of the life cycles that are shown in the book. * Curriculum Links: Science: Life Cycles. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Brave Tim agrees to look after Rosa's pets. He isn't afraid of vultures or wolfhounds, or even giant rabbits. But he isn't so sure about the gorilla, gargling in the kitchen! A comic story with a familiar setting, from Margaret Mahy. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type — Story with a familiar setting. * The reader response page consists of a story map to encourage children to retell the story in their own words. * Curriculum links — Citizenship: Animals and us; Music: Animal magic, exploring descriptive sounds. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Tiddalick was the biggest frog in the entire world, but his thirst was even bigger! One day, he was so thirsty that he drank up all the water in the land. Can the animals work out a way to make greedy Tiddalick give them back the water? Find out in this play based on an Australian Aboriginal story. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type — A play based on an Australian Aboriginal Story. • Curriculum links — Science: Solids, liquids and how they can be separated. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Meet children who live on islands all over the world in this non-fiction book. They tell us how they live, what they do and what it’s like in their different communitites. Photographs dramatically capture the beauty of varied landscapes. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. •Text type — A non fiction recount. • A chart on pages 46-47 summarises information about each child and could act as a model for further research. • Curriculum Links — Geography: Knowledge and understanding of places: Describe and identify what places are like and where places are. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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The ideal way to try Collins Big Cat, to plug gaps and to refresh your reading resources at unbeatable prices. Starter sets contain a complete list of titles from each band with a big discount on the normal price. |
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This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake's cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type — An adventure story. • Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada. • Curriculum links — History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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Find out how a female vampire, a hairy Troll having a bad hair day, a Super Billy-Goat who is a super pain, and a seriously weird commercial break, all find their way into this twist on a fairytale! * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type — A play based on a modern fairytale. * Curriculum links — Citizenship: Choices. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. |
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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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