Collins Big Cat
4 total works
A colourful retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child, this fable explains how the elephant got its long trunk. As the elephant journeys through the jungle it admires the features of the other animals, until he gets a bit too close to one of them … This sweet and funny story has been written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton.
- A colourful retelling of Rudyard Kipling’s The Elephant’s Child, this fable explains how the elephant got its long trunk. As the elephant journeys through the jungle it admires the features of the other animals, until he gets a bit too close to one of them … This sweet and funny story has been written and illustrated by Charlotte Middleton.
- Red A/Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development
. - A story map on pages 14–15 allows children to recap the story and discuss each stage.
- Text type: A traditional tale
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us
Tod is a shy tortoise who hides away, especially when it's time to tidy up! But what will happen when Tod is forced out of the comfort of his own shell? This sweet story is written and illustrated by acclaimed author Charlotte Middleton.
- Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.
- Children can follow the important stages of the story in the flow chart on pages 14-15.
- Text type: A story with a familiar setting
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us
A beautifully illustrated anthology of Wendy Cope's poems, this collection includes well-loved classics such as "Summer Toes" and "Into the Bathtub" as well of lots of brand new, fabulous poems, which take us on a wonderful journey full of little adventures that will resonate with children everywhere.
- Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
- Text type: A poetry book.
- A map on pages 22 and 23 encourages children to trace the journey the anthology takes, recounting the poems as they go.
- Curriculum links: Citizenship: Taking part – developing skills of communication and participation; Art and Design: Portraying relationships; Music: Play it again – exploring rhythmic patterns
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.
The school clock has stopped! Will Chip be able to save the day, and show the beavers exactly what his teeth can do?
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.
Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.
Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.