Collins Big Cat
7 total works
Discover the fascinating world of humpback whales, including their childhood, their search for food and the three-month migration to reach Antarctica in this highly photographic information book.
- 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.
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
This 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.
- Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.
- Text type – Non-chronological report.
- A simple table at the end of the book can be used to check understanding and to recap information learnt reading the book.
- Curriculum links – Citizenship: Animals and us.
- This non-fiction book is paried with a playscript on a similar theme: Worm Looks for Lunch by Julia Donaldson.
This photographic non-fiction book tracks the life of a turtle. Initially meeting the mother, we stay with her eggs and follow a hatched baby turtle along the dangerous sands to the sea. A story of survival, the turtle returns to the beach to lay its own eggs.
This is a Band 03/Yellow book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers varied sentence structure and natural language. This is a non-fiction recount with a flow-chart on pages 14 and 15 that provides an opportunity to recap and discuss the story. This book supports learning about science, life processes and living things, and humans and other animals. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For another story in this Collins Big Cat book band for guided reading, try Around the World (9780007186587) by James Carter.
An exhilarating ride with one of New Zealand’s foremost adventure photographers, Andy Belcher as he takes on the New Zealand Targa Rally against a variety of cars – from 1960s Austin Healeys and Ford Cortinas to the latest Ferraris. Wonderful photography supports Andy’s recount of the trials and tribulations of this exciting event.
- White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
- Text type – A non-fiction recount of an event.
- A photography rally map on pages 30 and 31 encourages discussion and provides lots of opportunities for further activities.
- Curriculum links – DT: Vehicles; Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there.
This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there.
With its account of towns, villages, food and activities, this book will inform and fascinate developing readers. A final double page spread provides a glossary of unusual terms and a map to show where Vanuatu is located.
Purple level (Band 8) books offer developing readers structured language with some challenging vocabulary.
Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
This stunning non-fiction book presents the underwater world and why we must protect this special place. There are simple descriptions of food chains, bizarre ways in which deep creatures support each other and ecosystems. Threats to marine life as well as conservation efforts are described in detail.
- Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
- Text type – An information book.
- There is a useful glossary and index on page 44 and a sample poster on page 47, designed to persuade us to 'Save our Oceans'.
- Curriculum links – PSHE and citizenship:Preparing to play an active role as citizens; to research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Join a young girl on the adventure of a lifetime as she swims with dolphins. Written in the first person, in a captivatingly immediate style, readers will feel that they are there with the young swimmer as she fulfils her dream.
- Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.
- Text type – A non-fiction recount.
- A labelled diagram on pages 22 and 23 show the different parts of a dolphin, offering reinforcement.
- Curriculum links – Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?, Passport to the world.
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.