Collins Big Cat
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Ben and Bobo are painting, they're having lots of fun, but Bobo is very clumsy and things keep going wrong. Soon it's complete chaos, but, in the end, the finished result is a big surprise. Martin Waddell's hilarious story is accompanied by lively, humorous illustrations by Julian Mosedale.
- Read 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 predictable structure and patterned language.
- An accident map on pages 14-15 illustrates all the things that went wrong for Bobo during his painting activity with Ben.
- Curriculum links: Personal, Social and Emotional Development
Bill longs for someone to talk to. Then one day the door to his room opens and...a 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.
It’s just a normal lesson on a normal day at school, except Mrs Bennet , who can do magic, has turned into a very big rabbit. The problems start when the class realise that Mrs Bennet can’t change back into herself.
- White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.
- Text type – A story with a familiar setting.
- A school website report gives children the opportunity to recount the story of Class Six and the Very Big Rabbit on pages 30 and 31.
- Curriculum links – Citizenship: Choices, Taking part.
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Do you know what it takes to be a top footballer? Can you pick out the best moves? Find out in this guide to football skills. It will help children to understand how to study a football game and how to look for the skills of different types of players: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers.
- Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
- Text type – An information book.
- A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking, listening, and writing.
- Curriculum links – PE: Invasion games.
- This title is paired with a story at the same level: Spider’s Big Match by Alan Durant.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Fearless Flynn and Other Tales
by Geraldine McCaughrean, Gillian Shields, and Martin Waddell
Three spooky tales from three peerless storytellers, perfect for telling around the fire on a dark, windy night. Read of Flynn, who battled with three skeletons; of Tom, who saw something so weird in the moonlight that it changed his life for ever; and of the terrifying thirteen crows who brought death wherever they went...
* Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
* A selection of newspaper articles about Fearless Flynn give children the opportunity to explore other ways of presenting information and other points of view.
* Text type: Three fantasy stories.
Curriculum links: Music: Stars, hide your fires - Performing together.
* This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Kind Emma lives all alone in her little cottage by the wood, with no one to talk to. But one snowy night Emma hears a knock at her door, and a tiny voice asking for help. When she takes pity on the little thing at the door and gives it shelter and food, she finds that her whole life is changed - and she at last has a friend to talk to.
- Orange/ Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.
- Text type - A traditional story.
- A pictorial diary on pages 22 and 23 retells the story from Kind Emma's viewpoint and provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening activities.
- Curriculum links - Citizenship: Taking part
Talking Books are read-along versions of the Collins Big Cat titles. Lively readings, sound effects and music all help to bring the books to life.
They are designed to support reading comprehension and language acquisition for all children, and are ideal for working with less confident readers and children with English as an additional language.
Talking Books are read-along versions of the Collins Big Cat titles. Lively readings, sound effects and music all help to bring the books to life. Talking Books are designed to support reading comprehension and language acquisition for all children, and are ideal for working with less confident readers and children with English as an additional language.