Collins Big Cat
5 total works
A tiny mouse accidentally disturbs a sleeping lion and fears he will be eaten - but the lion lets him go. When the lion later finds himself in trouble, though, the mouse sees his chance to return the good deed. This traditional tale by Anthony Robinson is brought to life by the contemporary artwork of Ciaran Duffy.
This is a Band 02B/Red B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with a simple story development and a satisfying conclusion. This is a traditional tale, and children can recap key events from the story using the story map on pages 14 and 15. This book supports learning around citizenship and the choices we can make as good citizens. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try Our World (9780007512775) by Monica Hughes.
It’s fun to help! Follow one boy as he helps his family over the course of one day in different parts of the home, and find out the different ways we can help each other in this illustrated non-fiction recount.
Pink B//Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions
Children can re-cap the stages of the day with the storymap on pages 14–15.
Text type: A story with a predictable structure and patterned language
Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking Part
We all know recycling is important, but what actually happens to the things we recycle? This photographic information book looks behind the scenes at how we recycle, what can be done with recycled material and what the benefits are.
- Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
- Children can summarise the steps of recycling in the flow chart on pages 14–15.
- Text type: An information book
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Follow this girl and her family as they take a walk through changing landscapes and seasons and show how much fun walking can be in this seasonal story, written by Anthony Robinson and illustrated by Gwyneth Williamson.
- Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.
- Text type: A story with predictable structure and patterned language.
- Children can re-tell the story using the map on p.14-15.
- Curriculum links: Geography: Weather Around the World
We all know recycling is important, but what actually happens to the things we recycle? This photographic information book looks behind the scenes at how we recycle, what can be done with recycled material and what the benefits are.
- Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
- Children can summarise the steps of recycling in the flow chart on pages 14–15.
- Text type: An information book
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Choices