Collins Big Cat
5 total works
Using simple text and photographs, this book shows the full range of tasks to be carried out: make the invitations, set out the food, decorate the room, plan the games, select the music and make party bags.
- Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.
- Text Type -A non-fiction text with lists and instructions.
- A party checklist on pages 14 and 15 reminds children of all the tasks to be done, and provides opportunities for follow up work.
- Curriculum links - Citizenship: taking part.
- This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery
It’s Cal and Annie’s first day at their new school. Cal is terrified that his little sister is going to tell the other children at school the family secret – that their dad is a pirate. All goes well to begin with, but as the day progresses, the news soon gets out!
- 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 story with a familiar setting.
- The excitement chart on pages 46 and 47 can be used to support an oral recount of the events of the story.
- Curriculum links – PSHE: Healthy lifestyles (emotional health).
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
Explore the extraordinary world of water bears, tiny animals that you can find all around but only see with a microscope. Learn all about where they live, what they do, and how you can discover them for yourself in this simple non-fiction report accompanied by fantastic scientific pictures that bring the microscopic to life in a fun, exciting way
- Yellow/Band 3 books offer varied sentence structure and natural language.
- Text type: A simple non-fiction report.
- A summary of the steps to finding water bears on pages 14-15 helps children to recap the book and provides a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.
- Curriculum links: Knowledge and understanding of the world.
- This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
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.
Claw works as part of a big machine in a cake factory, but he dreams of more – he wants to find a friend. When he escapes his machine and heads out into the real world, will he find it easy to fit in?
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.