Big Cat schools catalogue 2026

Reading catalogue 2026

Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 Contents

Contents Reading for pleasure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Overview chart. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3–4 New Big Cat Story Talk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5–6 Books Like Me. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7–8 Accessibility. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Big Cat ebook library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Big Cat for guided, independent and whole-class reading. . . . . . . . 11–12 New books for KS1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13–14 New Big Cat Read On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15–16 Non-fiction books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17–18 Contemporary poetry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19–20 Books featuring disabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Books featuring neurodiversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Graphic novels. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23–24 Time-travelling Trio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25–26 Contemporary fairy tales. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27–28 Books to support health and wellbeing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29–30 New Extended Readers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31–32 Tara and Dani Binns. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33–34 Shinoy and the Chaos Crew. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35–36 By band: Reception and KS1/First Level readers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37–56 By band: KS2/Second Level readers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57–70 New Big Cat resources for Little Wandle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71–72 Little Wandle Fluency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Assess Fluency in Reading. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75–85 Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 Big Books. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 – Age 7+. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87–88 Phonics Practice. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89–91 Reading Intervention – Phonics Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 Reading Intervention – Progress. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93–94 Big Cat band sets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95–96 Big Cat fiction and non-fiction collections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97 Free resources. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98 For 20 years, Collins Big Cat has been supporting children to love reading with high-quality, engaging and beautifully illustrated books. Created by outstanding authors and illustrators, this whole-school reading programme with over 2000 books covers a huge range of genres and text types. Big Cat has something for every child from their earliest steps decoding sounds to becoming fluent readers. We are committed to publishing books that give visibility and representation to all our readers and provide children with windows into other worlds.

Find out how we’re celebrating 20 years of raising readers at collins.co.uk/BigCat20.

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Discover an extensive range of diverse and engaging books Collins Big Cat is the leading whole-school primary reading programme providing complete support from phonics to fluency. Excite and inspire every child with a rich variety of text types, from graphic novels to poetry, instruction texts to biographies, created by talented authors and illustrators.

There are over 2000 books in the Big Cat reading programme, which span from decodable texts for the earliest stages of reading to books that challenge upper KS2 pupils. Books are levelled to offer clear progression.

Reading for pleasure

Encourage reading for pleasure

• All books undergo a rigorous process to ensure they are accurate and appropriately levelled • Comprehensive teaching and assessment support is available to download for free to support the development and assessment of key reading skills • Hundreds of Big Cat books have been levelled for Accelerated Reader with quizzes available, and many have been matched to Reading Recovery “Our pupils love the variety of texts on offer… the breadth of Collins Big Cat titles ensures that all children are catered for no matter what their proficiency and particular interest, with many of the books linked to our curriculum themes.”

HEAD TEACHER, TIBBERTON CE PRIMARY SCHOOL

How does Big Cat align to the DfE reading framework?

“The reading ethos within our school has changed since having Collins Big Cat. Children strive to read and enjoy more books, and it has definitely had the impact we wanted.”

ENGLISH AND MFL CO-ORDINATOR, NEW INVENTION JUNIOR SCHOOL

• Big Cat books are designed to appeal to different age groups, reading levels and interests, ensuring a diverse selection that encourages children to read often and widely

Explore the 2000+ books in the Big Cat programme

• Big Cat books are carefully levelled, easy to implement and accessible for all, meaning that every child can build reading fluency and stamina at a pace that suits them

• Big Cat offers graduated progression with over 2,000 books, allowing children agency and choice over what they read and the variety to enable adults to help children choose books linked to their abilities and interests

Inspire a love of reading in your classroom Discover more at goallin.org.uk

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Phonics Practice Overview chart

Support for every stage

• 2000+ books in the programme • Books are available from Lilac band for pupils taking their earliest steps in reading to Pearl band to challenge upper KS2 pupils

• Includes a range of decodable books matched to Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised and Letters and Sounds 2007

Reading Level: Reception and KS1/First Level Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised

Phonics and reading fluency

Page 71

Little Wandle Fluency Page 73

Phonics for Letters and Sounds, 2007 progression Page 75

Phonics Practice Page 89

324 fully decodable books matched to the systematic synthetic phonics programme Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, including 70 books for pupils aged 7+.

Foundations for Phonics

Phase 2

Phase 3

Phase 4

Phase 5

60 books for Little Wandle Fluency, the perfect next step to bridge the gap from phonics to independent reading.

300 fully decodable readers, aligned to the 2007 Letters and Sounds progression, plus 10 Big Books and 28 readers for pupils aged 7+.

0 Lilac

72 phonic-based readers for further practice and development.

1A Pink A

1B Pink B

2A Red A

2B Red B

3 Yellow

4 Blue

5 Green

6 Orange

7 Turquoise

1A Pink A

1B Pink B

2A Red A

2B Red B

3 Yellow

4 Blue

1A Pink A

1B Pink B

2A Red A

2B Red B

3 Yellow

4 Blue

5 Green

6 Orange

7 Turquoise

1A Pink A

1B Pink B

2A Red A

2B Red B

3 Yellow

4 Blue

3 Yellow

4 Blue

5 Green

6 Orange

7 Turquoise

3 Yellow

4 Blue

5 Green

6 Orange

7 Turquoise

Guided, independent and whole-class reading

More than 1,800 high-quality banded readers for the whole school covering a wealth of genres and topics.

Banded books – Lilac to Pearl Page 37

Reading intervention

Page 13

Digital

0 Lilac

Fiction includes classics, Shakespeare retellings, graphic novels, modern and traditional tales, and poetry to support English.

Read On

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Non-fiction includes information texts, biographies and reports covering science, geography and history.

Phonics Progress Page 92

Progress Page 93

ebook library Page 8

20 free readers for upper KS2 to improve reading stamina and develop fluency and comprehension.

22 phonic-based readers at an introductory level for Year 2/P3 children who are struggling with phonics.

70 Reception/P1 and KS1/ First Level levelled readers tailor-made for KS2/Second Level children who are struggling with reading. ebook subscriptions to bring reading to life at school and at home. New books are also added throughout the year as they become available.

0 Lilac

1A Pink A

1B Pink B

2A Red A

2B Red B

Reading Level: Reception and KS1/First Level

Classroom resources Age 7+ Phase 2

Age 7+ Phase 3

Age 7+ Phase 4

Age 7+ Phase 5

Support the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised SSP with Keep-up Teacher’s Guides, flashcards, wall friezes, grapheme charts and mats as well as resources to support SEND, Rapid Catch-up and Fluency.

Fluency Levels 10–15

Fluency Levels 1–5

Phonics Practice Overview chart

Teaching support and assessment

Reading Level: KS2/Second Level

Free downloadable teacher handbooks Age 7+ 4 Blue

Age 7+ 5 Green

8 Purple

9 Gold

Full support for integrating Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds readers into your phonics teaching.

10 White

10+ White Plus

11 Lime

11+ Lime Plus

12 Copper

13 Topaz

14 Ruby

15 Emerald

16 Sapphire

17 Diamond

18 Pearl

Free downloadable teaching support for every book Targeted guided and wholeclass reading lesson plans and activities to boost comprehension, inference and vocabulary.

Page 94

Read On

Free downloadable handbook 8 Purple

9 Gold

10 White

11 Lime

8 Purple

9 Gold

10 White

10+ White Plus

Practical planning and teaching guidance to boost struggling readers.

11 Lime

11+ Lime Plus

12 Copper

13 Topaz

14 Ruby

15 Emerald

16 Sapphire

17 Diamond

Reading Level: KS2/Second Level

18 Pearl

Teaching support and assessment

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Phonics Practice Big Cat Story Talk

New

Support early language development Big Cat Story Talk is a research-informed language programme that places books at the heart of every session. Using 12 lively, wordless picture books, the programme builds vocabulary, improves language and communication and increases social and emotional wellbeing through quality interactions and rich child-led book talk.

Pages from The Toy Swap Pages from The Big Bus and Us

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The Toy Swap

A Big Day In

Follow four families as they get ready to go to the park for a toy swap!

Spend the day with two friends as they enjoy a playdate together.

978-0-00-879394-4 £7.99

978-0-00-879395-1 £7.99

The Boy and the Ball Leo and his mum walk into town to buy him a new football. But then he gets distracted and loses the ball. Will he ever get it back?

978-0-00-879396-8 £7.99

The Balloon Chase

The Big Bus and Us

Join Jack and his friends at a summer fair as he enjoys choosing a new balloon – and then he loses it! Will he ever get it back?

Follow Neve and her dad as they catch the bus together. Where will they end up?

978-0-00-879397-5 £7.99

KS1

Charlie and Robocat Charlie and Maya are enjoying playing with a new toy together – until the toy is accidentally broken. Will they be able to fix the toy and their friendship?

978-0-00-879400-2 £7.99

The Wrong Socks

978-0-00-879398-2 £7.99

978-0-00-879399-9 £7.99

Juggling Jaydon

Just Like Roodie

Jaydon and his dad are excited to see a juggling performer when they’re out in town, and Jaydon is inspired. But it turns out juggling is more difficult than he realised!

Robert is desperate to be as good at skateboarding as Roodie, but Roodie isn’t keen on teaching his little brother. Is there anything that will persuade him?

978-0-00-879401-9 £7.99

What a Performance!

What Can You See, Rosie?

Amelia and Arlo are excited – there’s going to be a school talent show and they will be performing their favourite magic tricks! But one trick keeps going wrong in rehearsals. Will it go well in the performance?

Rosie is always on the lookout for animals wherever she goes but never seems to see any.

When she agrees to help Grandad with his roof garden, she starts to see what she’s been missing this whole time.

978-0-00-879404-0 £7.99

Today isn’t going well for Jonah, but will he be able to turn it around before the end of the day?

Phonics Practice Big Cat Story Talk

EYFS

978-0-00-879403-3 £7.99

Farid’s First Day Farid and his family have just moved to a new town, and today is his first day at school. Will he fit in and make a new friend?

978-0-00-879406-4 £7.99

978-0-00-879405-7 £7.99

The Story Talk programme provides comprehensive training for implementation and assessment, as well as tools for leadership, practitioners and for parental engagement.

1-year subscription Available as an online subscription on the Collins Hub. Find out more at: collins.co.uk/StoryTalk

to Story Talk 978-0-00-879407-1 £130.00

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New toLike Books Big Me Cat

Books that reflect a diverse readership We aim to give visibility and representation to all our readers by featuring a range of different lived experiences. Discover characters in non-traditional family structures and from a variety of ethnic and social backgrounds, stories and non-fiction that foreground physical inclusion, neurodiversity and positive female role models, as well as books depicting cultures and experiences from around the world.

We work with a diverse range of authors, illustrators, charity partners and experts to ensure that our stories and illustrations give authentic representations, and our readers feel accepted and can see themselves in our books.

Our authors and illustrators

Our partners

Big Cat is proud to work with brilliant authors and illustrators. Authors are thoughtfully paired with illustrators to ensure authentic representation.

Big Cat works with a range of charities and organisations for expert perspectives on a range of themes.

“It’s so lovely for our limb different children to see themselves represented in a book and doing the same things as all the other children there. We work hard to raise awareness of limb difference and we are grateful to Collins for helping us to normalise what it’s like to live with a limb difference.”

“It has been a joy working with [Collins’] amazing team who work so hard to bring such a diverse range of books to entertain and inspire young and curious imaginations.

They are determined to create books for ALL children EVERYWHERE.” CHRIS CALLAGHAN, AUTHOR OF SHINOY AND THE CHAOS CREW

Hear from our authors, illustrators and partners on Instagram @bigcatbookslikeme

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JANE HEWITT, TRUSTEE OF THE LIMBBO FOUNDATION

We'd love to hear from you We are continually learning and developing our approach. Email us and let us know how we’re doing at education.marketing@harpercollins.co.uk

Books featuring neurodiversity

New toLike Books Big Me Cat

Explore the books

Sophie Kamlish

on the podium at the Paralympic

an extraordinary finish.

Sophie Kamlish

Games. As it turns out, you really don’t need a perfect start to reach

PLAYGROUND TO PODIUM

I’m Sophie and this is my story – from dodging PE at school to standing

Books that are physically inclusive

10,000 words

Autobiography

the space industry?

From astronauts to spacesuit designers, follow these trailblazing women and nd out if you’ve got what it takes to

Books featuring positive female role models and real-life stories of pioneering women

Mission: Space

Have you ever wanted to work in

work in space.

Sheila Kanani

11,000 words

Sheila Kanani Biography

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Illustrated by Fifa Adoglo

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Books featuring varied family structures

Books representing experiences from a range of social backgrounds

Books representing ethnic diversity

Books representing global cultures

Books supporting mental health and wellbeing

Browse the full collections at collins.co.uk/BooksLikeMe

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New to Big Cat Accessibility

Big Cat books for every child Discover the ways that we are working to make Big Cat books accessible for every child in your class.

RNIB Bookshare RNIB Bookshare offer a range of accessible formats that can be adapted to suit learners’ personal reading needs. Teachers can download digital files of Big Cat books to use with various types of e-readers.

Visit rnibbookshare.org to find out more

CustomEyes Big Cat books are available through Guide Dogs UK’s CustomEyes program for children with visual impairments, with font size, spacing, colour and more all tailored to each child’s individual needs.

Visit guidedogs.org.uk/customeyes to find out more

ebooks on the Collins Hub Big Cat books are available to access online at home or at school. Text and images can be zoomed in on and audio is available for all KS1 books.

View samples and find out more at collinshub.co.uk/primary

If you have any questions, please get in touch at education@harpercollins.co.uk

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NewCat Big to ebook Big Catlibrary

Support reading in school and at home with the Big Cat ebook library Accessible on the Collins Hub, the Big Cat ebook subscription is available as a whole-school resource or for individual key stages.

• N ew books are added throughout the year as they become available, keeping the library engaging and exciting

• Supports front-of-class teacher modelling and shared reading when used on interactive whiteboards

• Provides parents with videos, hints and tips for supporting children with their reading at home

Filter your library by series, band, genre and more to suit every reading journey

Fully synced audio for all Early Years and KS1 books that can be turned on and off as required and the pace adjusted to suit each children’s reading speed

Assign specific books to pupils to be read at home, and track which books have been read by which pupils

Enhance pupils’ reading experience and extend their learning with guided reading notes and comprehension activities

Fully responsive pages can be displayed as single or double-page spreads – and you can toggle easily between the two

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Phonics Sounds 2007 Big Cat for Letters guided, and independent and whole-class reading

Instil a love of reading at every stage with Big Cat Big Cat is perfect for independent, guided and whole-class reading. There are hundreds of books to choose from, carefully levelled from Reception/EYFS to Year 6/P7+ to match the Institute of Education book bands.

READING LEVEL: KS2/Second Level

READING LEVEL: Reception–KS1/First Level 0

LILAC

1A

PINK A

1B

PINK B

2A

RED A

2B

RED B

3

YELLOW

4

BLUE

5

6

7

8

GREEN ORANGE TURQUOISE PURPLE

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GOLD

10

WHITE

10+

WHITE PLUS

11

LIME

11+ LIME PLUS

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COPPER

13

TOPAZ

14

RUBY

15

16

17

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EMERALD SAPPHIRE DIAMOND PEARL

Keep reading to discover a selection of highlights from the programme, or flick through pages 33–66 to browse the full range by band.

“Collins Big Cat offers an enormous choice for children, particularly with regards to non-fiction. There is something for everyone and as the books are not all standard sizes the children don’t feel that they are reading from a scheme.

All in all, an outstanding resource.”

HEAD TEACHER, TODHOLM PRIMARY SCHOOL

Books are available to buy in different ways to suit your school’s needs and budget • Buy Big Cat at the best price with banded sets – every set includes a built-in 20% discount Page 95

• Target key areas of the curriculum with carefully curated fiction, non-fiction and Accelerated Reader collections Page 97

• Support front-of-class and at-home reading with Big Cat ebook libraries Page 8 11

Book band: Red A This instruction text shows the process of making a batch of muffins with mashed banana and chocolate chips.

Practising phonics Phase 3 Warm up: Reading words with the phonemes /v/ and /w/ • Write these words on cards: will, van, wet, vet.

• Show children a card: will. Ask them to look for the digraph in the word (ll).

• Draw a dot beneath the single-letter graphemes (w, i), and a line beneath the digraph. Remind children that the line means two letters make one sound.

• Ask children to read each sound and blend the word: w-i-ll, will.

• Repeat for the other words.

Practise the sounds /w/ /x/ /y/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/

• Make sure children are confident reading these sounds.

• Use Mix and Mash: Resource sheet 1 to introduce the focus sounds: /v/ /w/. If necessary, help children to identify the items in the pictures, and encourage them to circle the items that have /v/ and /w/.

Decoding practice • Practise reading the words on the front page of the book.

• Children complete the final activity on Mix and Mash: Resource sheet 1. Tell them to read each word and add sound buttons/dots, and finally match it to the correct picture.

Children read

Focus: /v/ /w/ Review: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /g/ /o/ /c/ ck /e/ /u/ /f/ ff ll • Introduce the new sounds to practise the Phase 3 sounds in this book.

• Tell children to read the book aloud. Encourage them to sound out the words and explore the pictures.

• Listen to children as they read.

• When children have finished reading, ask them to turn to pages 14–15 and find the things that include the focus sounds, /v/ and /w/.

After reading Developing fluency • Read the book aloud and ask children to follow in their books.

– Tell children to join in with you as you read.

– Hesitate as you read so children can take over reading the next word.

• Tell children what you are thinking as you read so they can see how you make links between the words and the meaning, for example: When I read ‘Ping! Quick! Get the muffins.’ on page 12, I think the ‘Ping’ must be the sound of the oven timer going off. You’d need to get the muffins out of the oven quickly so they don’t burn.

• Read the book with expression and ask children to have a go at reading with expression to a partner.

Pages from Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds: Mix and Mash, Red A

Comprehension • Ask children to talk to their partner about the book.

Do they think it would be fun to make muffins? What flavour muffins would they make if they could?

Save planning and preparation time with free downloadable resource sheets

• Ask children to think about whether it would be possible to make the muffins, using only the information in the book. Discuss how recipes usually list the ingredients needed and give quantities. If possible, look together at a simple muffin recipe and compare it to the book.

• Ask children what they notice about the sentences in the book. Because they are instructions, the sentences start with command verbs (often called ‘bossy verbs’).

• Using Mix and Mash: Resource sheet 2, children look at the pictures and link each to the relevant instruction. They can use the book to help with this if necessary.

Extending vocabulary • Look at page 6 and talk about the word ‘mash’.

Can children tell you what this means? (To squash and mix up something to make it soft.)

• Using Mix and Mash: Resource sheet 2, children can think and talk about what the muffins might taste like, and then describe them.

Reading for pleasure Gruffalo Crumble and Other Recipes Julia Donaldson

If You Give a Moose a Muffin Laura Joffe Numeroff

The Usborne First Cookbook Angela Wilkes © HarperCollinsPublishers 2021

How Not to Marry a Princess Book band: White When the king decides Prince Wilbur should find a princess to marry, he gives his Royal Chamberlain Ethelbert a copy of How to Marry a Princess. However, Ethelbert discovers that the ideas in the book don’t work. Wilbur isn’t that keen to make them work as he just wants to grow turnips with the gardener Gertrude. In the end, Ethelbert helps them to run away together and they all live happily ever after.

Skills focus • 1a Draw on knowledge of vocabulary to understand texts • 1d Make inferences from texts

• 1e Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far • Read words accurately and fluently

Guided reading session Skills focus

You will need

• 1d Make inferences from texts • 1e Predict what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far • Read words accurately and fluently

• Multiple copies of Collins Big Cat How Not to Marry a Princess

Tune in

Ask children to predict what they think the book might be about.

Ask children to look closely at the front cover of the book.

Ask the following questions: • What animal can you see?

• Who do you think the people are?

• What do you think they are doing?

Ask children to read the title. If necessary, model how to emphasis the word not.

Ask: What does the title mean to you?

Read pages 6 to 9 aloud.

Explore children’s knowledge of the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea. Ask: What were the problems with this idea?

Use children’s responses to monitor their understanding of the chapter.

Heads together

Ask: What do you think the book is going to be about?

Ask children to read pages 10 to 13 quietly to themselves. As they read, move around the group asking individual children to ‘turn up the volume’ so that you can hear them.

Point out that this is a modern fairy tale.

Wrap up

Ask children what fairy tales they know.

Explore children’s knowledge of the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty.

Ask children to read the back cover blurb.

Discuss typical characters, events and endings.

Ask: How do you think a modern fairy tale might be different from a traditional fairy tale?

Read pages 2 to 5 aloud, using punctuation and meaning to help you to read with appropriate expression.

Ask the following questions: • What were the problems with this idea?

• What do you think Wilbur should do?

Encourage children to support their responses with reasons and references to the text.

© HarperCollinsPublishers 2023

Pages from How Not to Marry a Princess, White

Bring reading to life with a range of engaging visuals, including photographs, illustrations and maps

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Support confident teaching with free downloadable lesson plans included with every book

Death Zone: Extreme Exploration Book band: Sapphire This book takes a look at exploration to some of the harshest places on the planet and beyond: underwater, underground, deserts, the poles and in space.

Skills focus • 2a Give/explain the meaning of words in context • 2b Retrieve and record information/identify key details from fiction and non-fiction

• 2c Summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph • Monitoring understanding • Reading aloud with fluency and expression

Guided reading session Skills focus

You will need

• 2b Retrieve and record information/identify key details from fiction and non-fiction • 2c Summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph • Monitoring understanding

• Multiple copies of Collins Big Cat Death Zone: Extreme Exploration • Reading Journals

Tune in

Heads together

Ask children to look at the front cover of the book and to read the title.

Ask children to return to the contents page and to choose a chapter between 2 and 11 to read.

Ask the following questions: • What do you think ‘Extreme Exploration’ means?

• Where do you think the photograph was taken?

• What kind of book do you think this is? (non-fiction)

Once they have read it, ask them to develop up to three questions about the content of the chapter and to record them in their Reading Journals.

Fast finishers

Read the back cover blurb aloud to children.

Ask Fast finishers to read chapter 12, pages 48 and 49, and to develop one or two questions about it.

Explore children’s knowledge of the features of non-fiction that they might expect to find in the book.

Wrap up

Ask children to turn to the contents page and and to tell you how a contents page is organised.

Hold an Extreme Exploration quiz, asking each child to identify the chapter(s) that they read and then to read out their questions.

Read pages 2 and 3.

Ask: How would you feel about exploring some of these places?

Explore children’s understanding of the phrases comes at a price and pay the ultimate price.

Demonstrate how to formulate a question that will involve the reader scanning for the answer, for example, Who wanted to climb Mount Everest?

Remind children that the word ‘who’ tells us we are looking for a name, so we need to scan the pages to look for upper-case letters.

Ask the rest of the group to scan the chapter to find the answer.

Monitor the strategies that children use to scan.

If necessary, offer further strategies, for example: visualising the key words in the question; running your finger down the centre of the page and following it with your eye.

Ask: What is the most interesting fact you have read or heard in this lesson?

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New books for KS1

New Contemporary books to inspire and engage KS1 pupils 16 new books in Purple to Lime bands These new books for KS1 include contemporary fiction, funny graphic novels and poetry, and engaging non-fiction. They include themes linked to wellbeing and inclusion such as allergies and experiences of selective mutism and diabetes.

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Happy as Larry

Hector Parrot and the Great Cake Robbery

Purple Band 8

A graphic novel

Larry’s friends want to be as happy as he is, but what’s his secret? Carrie, Harry and Ari attempt to follow Larry’s lead but maybe it’s not that easy…

In Bigtown a mysterious masked thief is stealing cakes and sweet treats. Hector Parrot, Schoolboy Detective, is on the case!

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A rhyming story

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A graphic novel

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A contemporary story featuring a character with selective mutism

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The town’s sweet treats are currently under attack, and time is of the essence!

Will schoolboy detective Hector Parrot be able to uncover the thief before it’s too late?

A contemporary story

Giraffe in Space and Other Silly Poems Poetry

When a giant purple monster disrupts his dreams, Tex worries that he will never get a good night’s sleep again, so he turns to his older brother for advice.

Zuki’s Beads

A mystery story

The Unstoppables

Dive into peculiar poems with awardwinning poet Daniel Thompson, from a giraffe exploring space to an extraordinary penguin who believes it can fly!

A contemporary story featuring a character with diabetes

Band 10/White 978-0-00-875410-5 £7.50

Preparing for their tournament’s final football match, Mathilda has only just returned to playing after her diabetes diagnosis and Mia has not been goalie all year. Will they find a way to be unstoppable in the finals?

Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-875417-4 £7.50

Zuki’s hair is always styled with an array of beautiful beads, but one morning she finds one bead has disappeared.

Each day another disappears – where could they be hiding?

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Ava’s Voice Shona notices that the new girl in her class is quieter than the others, so she sets out to find out more… and finds herself making a new friend in the process.

Tex versus the Nightmare

Hector Parrot, Schoolboy Detective

A graphic novel

When he hears whispers that someone is trying to steal the world’s largest diamond, Hector Parrot sets off on a mission. Will he stop the thief, or will the diamond be lost forever?

Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-875418-1 £7.50

Phonics New books forfor Letters KS1 and Sounds 2007

Fiction

Non-fiction Wonder Walk When you go on a walk, do you really pay attention to what’s around you?

Become mindful of the little moments and discover the wonder of walking.

Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-875404-4 £6.75

What’s washed up on shore?

What is sound?

Gold Band 9

An information book

Discover the millions of objects that wash up on beaches around the world every year, from shipwrecks and whales to historical artefacts and plastic waste.

Discover how we hear, why some people listen differently, and the surprising ways sound shapes our lives.

From buzzing bees to musical instruments, find out how important sound is and how it’s made.

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All About Allergies Learn more about the science behind allergies, what it means to live with asthma, hay fever or a food allergy, and what you can do to help.

Band 09/Gold 978-0-00-875407-5 £6.75

Accidental Inventions

Pixels and Coding

Filming in the Wild

That can’t be true?

Join Tamia, a time-travelling reporter, as she visits the moments in history where key inventions were accidentally discovered!

Computers surround us, from phones and tablets to microwaves. But how do they actually work, what does coding mean and what are algorithms?

Do koala mums feed their babies poo and do humans really have the same number of neck bones as a giraffe?

That can’t be true! Or can it?

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Join wildlife photographer Justin Anderson on a series of missions to capture nature’s most breathtaking moments, from photographing baby tigers to viewing sharks up close.

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Big Cat Read On

Exciting chapter New books for upper KS2 Bridge the jump from banded readers to longer chapter books Empower KS2 pupils to read more and read widely with Big Cat Read On, new fiction books created to improve reading stamina, develop fluency and comprehension, and nurture reading enjoyment.

Support your pupils as they form their reading identity with genres to indulge every interest, from mysteries and thrillers to historical fiction and contemporary stories. Designed to include more sophisticated themes, vocabulary, plots and structures, Read On is ideal for use as class readers and at home. These books provide ample opportunity to improve children’s fluency, comprehension and vocabulary, setting them up for a lifelong love of reading.

Now with 10 new books featuring historical fiction, narrative non-fiction and inspirational true stories, these books are ideal for class readers and have links to cross-curricular topics.

Improve reading stamina with longer books and higher word counts “We’ve struck rock!” bello wed Harek.

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Pineapple Fever

Planet Protectors

Sheila Kanani

Frances Durkin

Dominique Palmer

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Matt Ralphs

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Starboy

Rowan Skysong and The Starfinders

Eibhlís Carcione 978-0-00-874486-1 Word count: 14,000 £7.99

Michelle Mohrweis 978-0-00-874480-9 Word count: 11,000 £7.99

The Secret Diary of Joynina K. Jones

The Thirteenth Chime of Alcott Hall

Jacqueline Harris 978-0-00-874484-7 Word count: 15,000 £7.99

J P Rose 978-0-00-874481-6 Word count: 12,000 £7.99

Big News, Small World

Off the Bench

Beauty Spot Kimberly Redway 978-0-00-874477-9 Word count: 10,000 £7.99

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When the War Comes In

Tom Mitchell 978-0-00-874475-5 Word count: 10,000 £7.99

Playground to Podium Sophie Kamlish

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Station X Helen Dennis 978-0-00-878470-6 Word count: 12,000 £7.99

Gold Rush Tom Mitchell

Chris Callaghan 978-0-00-874490-8 Word count: 15,000 £7.99

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Fire and Salt

Time Travel Telephone

Tarnelia Matthews 978-0-00-874491-5 Word count: 15,000 £7.99

The Crash Eve Ainsworth 978-0-00-874479-3 Word count: 11,000 £7.99

Antoinette Brooks 978-0-00-874485-4 Word count: 13,000 £7.99

The House that Sailed Away

Sarah Allen 978-0-00-874493-9 Word count: 13,000 £7.99

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Silk, Sand and Sea

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Titanic

The Midnight House

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Three Queens

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Leon and Asha vs the Aliens Naomi Jones 978-0-00-874478-6 Word count: 11,000 £7.99

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Don’t Look Back Emily Ann Davison 978-0-00-874492-2 Word count: 13,000 £7.99

Flooded World Eve Ainsworth 978-0-00-874488-5 Word count: 12,000 £7.99

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The Castle Club Helen Dineen 978-0-00-874494-6 Word count: 14,000 £7.99

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Phonics for Letters Non-fiction books and Sounds 2007

Thrilling non-fiction books for age 7+

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Empower children to understand the world around them on a deeper level with 22 non-fiction books from expert authors. Is Bigfoot really over 4 metres tall?

And does Japan actually have over 100 active volcanoes? Ignite curiosity, sort fact from fiction, and inspire pupils to question… everything!

Enrapture sports fans with stats about the world’s greatest games

Did you know…

1.5 billion people watched the 2022 men’s World Cup Final live on TV… that’s 18% of the world’s population!

Pages from Planet Football

Bring the stage to the classroom with fun facts about your pupils’ favourite popstars

Did you know…

the world’s fastest rapper can rap more than 400 words in one minute.

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Pages from The Music Makers

Did you know…

the world’s smallest coin is 1.99 millimetres in size and weighs just 0.05 grams.

Pages from A Guide to… Money

And much more!

Kiku and Kenji’s Tour of Japan

Non-fiction books

Build key skills for life

Smash!

Ride the Rails

Slime!

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Planet Football

Big Moments in Space

Which way is up?

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978-0-00-870425-4 Band 10/White £7.50

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The Unsolved Mystery of Bigfoot

Back from the Brink

“My Earthling Project” by Zonki Poot

Incredible Infographics!

Nellie Bly Investigates

978-0-00-870437-7 Band 13/Topaz £7.50

978-0-00-870439-1 Band 13/Topaz £7.50

Legends of Mythical Monsters

Are you a Roundhead or a Cavalier?

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978-0-00-870419-3 Band 08/Purple £6.75

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The Music Makers

The Story of the Albatross

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From Portraits to Selfies

Race to the North Pole

Journey on the Nile

A Guide to…

Money

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A Guide to…

Psychology 978-0-00-870459-9 Band 18/Pearl £8.25

Twentieth Century Trailblazers 978-0-00-870457-5 Band 18/Pearl £8.25

“I really struggled to put these books down. Each book is compellingly written yet precisely pitched...

In short, teachers can be confident that the content will be spot-on for each child.”

MIKE DAVIES, TEACH PRIMARY MAGAZINE

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Contemporary poetry

Support and inspire pupils to build a lifelong love of poetry

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Unlock spoken language opportunities with captivating poetry books Breathe life into teaching and reading poetry with a series of enchanting books written by a range of diverse voices. From household names to undiscovered gems, take children on vivid adventures with a mix of anthologies, collections and stories in verse.

Every book is supported by comprehensive lesson plans developed by Jonny Walker, experienced teacher, poet and author of How to Get Children Writing and Performing Poems Too with Michael Rosen.

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Every author has recorded themselves performing their poetry to help make lessons interactive and demonstrate rhythm, construction and composition.

Scan to start watching

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Anthology A selection of themed poems written by varied poets Story in verse A narrative told using poetic techniques or form

My Granny is a Crocodile When Evie’s granny comes to stay, she doesn’t want to sit and play. Evie’s granny arrives in style… This granny is a crocodile!

Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-870164-2 £6.75

Happy as Larry

My Favourite Day

Larry’s friends want to be as happy as he is, but what’s his secret? Carrie, Harry and Ari attempt to follow Larry’s lead, but maybe it’s not that easy…

Five poets envision their perfect day, from curling up with a book, flying a kite or making picture-perfect pancakes!

Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-875401-3 £6.75

Story in verse

Band 09/Gold 978-0-00-870166-6 £6.75 Anthology

Story in verse

Giraffe in Space and other silly poems Dive into peculiar poems with award-winning poet Daniel Thompson, from a giraffe exploring space to an extraordinary penguin who believes it can fly!

I Am

Bibi and Rumi

Explore your emotions in this fun and thoughtprovoking collection of poems by award-winning poet Joshua Seigal.

Bibi is struggling to settle into her new home away from her dad and all her friends, but an unexpected encounter will change everything for her.

Band 10/White 978-0-00-870168-0 £7.50

Band 10/White 978-0-00-875410-5 £7.50

Collection

Contemporary poetry

Collection A selection of themed poems written by one poet

Band 10/White 978-0-00-870170-3 £7.50 Story in verse

Collection

Heroes and Quests

Magic, Magic, Everywhere

Discover the famous trickery, adventures and characters of Greek mythology in this exciting collection from Jonny Walker.

Do magic and faraway lands just belong in story books, or can you find them in real life, too?

Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-870174-1 £7.50

Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-870172-7 £7.50

Story in verse

Island Song Cadence loves her island’s rhythm and flow. Join her in exploring her day as she discovers that even the quietest moments carry the promise of music.

Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-870176-5 £7.50 Story in verse

Collection

Star-nosed Mole

Escape Room

My City and Me

Look up, down and all around, and see weird and wild wonders everywhere.

This book will take you on a poetic journey across land, sea and sky to experience nature in a whole new way.

Explore five different types of poetry through an exciting choose-your-own adventure story. Help the characters, find the keys and work out which door will be your escape...

Eight poets explore homes and communities in this collection of poems about their own cities, cities around the world and the cities of the future.

Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-870403-2 £7.50

Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-870178-9 £7.75

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Story in verse

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herself propelled into an alternate universe and on a race against time to save her friend Norris.

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Martin Luthe Luther er King King, Junior stood up to injustice and led the Civil Rights Movement. This is the story of how he was shaped by his childhood.

Story in verse

Antoinette Brooks

Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-870404-9 £7.75 Anthology

The Boy at the Back of the Bus Young Martin Luther King, Jr. has a lot of questions. Why can’t he play with his best friend anymore, visit the local park or ride at the front of the bus?

When he learns the answers, he is determined to change the world forever.

Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-870182-6 £8.00 Story in verse

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New tofeaturing Books Big Cat disabilities

Challenge stereotypes with books featuring characters with disabilities and long-term conditions Open up meaningful conversations in your classroom with books that provide authentic representation and foster understanding of physical disabilities and long-term conditions.

Written by authors with first-hand experience, these captivating adventures will inspire all readers with worlds full of spies, dragons and monster-wranglers!

Audrey Fry is a Spy!

Beaverly Hills The school clock has stopped!

Will Chip be able to save the day and show the beavers exactly what his teeth can do?

There’s something different about Audrey Fry… Is it her notebook?

Is it her binoculars? Is it her disguises? Audrey Fry is a spy!

Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-864778-0 £6.75

Band 09/Gold 978-0-00-864779-7 £6.75

The Unstoppables

Going Viral

Preparing for their tournament’s final football match, Mathilda has only just returned to playing after her diabetes diagnosis and Mia has not been goalie all year. Will they find a way to be unstoppable in the finals?

Jack loves to play football. Maybe if there was a video online of Jack’s impressive football tricks, then other kids would let him play, just like everyone else…

Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-864755-1 £7.50

Monster Ranch: Paws of Doom

Unlike the other unicorns in Wildberry Forest with their long, white horns, Ugo stands out. Can Ugo prove to his friends that unicorns can be just as amazing without a horn?

Band 10/White 978-0-00-864754-4 £7.50

Monster Ranch: Feathers of Fear Can Expert Monster Wrangler Gabby Penrose set things right before a monster destroys Dad’s painting studio and steals all the neighbours’ golden trinkets?

Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-864756-8 £7.50

Gwion’s World

The Dragon in the Sewer

Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-864758-2 £7.75

Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-864757-5 £7.50

No Horn Unicorn

Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-875417-4 £7.50

If you’re wondering who that is, sitting at the back of the classroom, ignoring everyone else, it’s me, Gwion. What’s going on inside my head is so much more interesting than the real world, anyway – or so I thought…

Another monster is on the loose!

Expert Monster Wrangler Gabby Penrose is back on the case – follow along as she returns another monster to where it belongs.

Ruby Hastings Writes Her Own Story

Max and Monty: The Raven Thief

Ruby has big dreams of becoming a journalist, inspired by her idol Susie Starling. Will she let other people’s opinions about her dyspraxia hold her back?

When Max uncovers a burglary at the beach, he must foil the feathered thief before his family are caught up in danger. Will his dog Monty help save the day or derail the mission entirely?

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Ava stumbles upon a dragon hiding in the city’s sewer. Armed with the breathing techniques her doctor taught her, can she help the young dragon learn how to control its fire-breath?

Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-864759-9 £7.75

Kadeena the Dreamer Parasport athlete Kadeena Cox shares her journey of pursuing a dream so big she almost burst thinking about it, and how she found out that there’s more than one way to turn dreams into reality.

Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-864762-9 £8.25

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Seven books created by authors and illustrators with first-hand experience Step into a world of adventure with This captivating mini-series for KS2 follows a group of friends who are always on the hunt for adventure – but sometimes it happens to fall at their feet...

• Character-led mini-series set in a fantasy world – perfect for fans of Pages & Co • Offers clear representation and understanding of ADHD and autism • Immersive, exciting and inclusive The Lost Prince

The Hidden Gemstone

The Wandering Watchers

Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-860595-7 £7.50

Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-860596-4 £7.75

Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-860597-1 £7.75

New tofeaturing Books Big Cat neurodiversity

Build children’s empathy and understanding of neurodiversity

More books featuring neurodivergent protagonists Ava’s Voice

Aeroplane Friends

The Spelling Bee

Shona notices that the new girl in her class is quieter than the others, so she sets out to find out more… and finds herself making a new friend in the process.

For Ash, making the perfect paper aeroplane is much easier than making friends.

But one day, a new neighbour, Diego, returns a letter in a paper aeroplane and the two form a bond.

Ever since their school started practising for a new spelling competition, Hana’s brother Adil has been distant and grumpy.

With the support of a teacher, Adil learns to embrace his unique learning style and gains the confidence to be himself.

Band 10/White 978-0-00-875409-9 £7.50

Band 10+/White Plus 978-0-00-875414-3 £7.75

Ava Skye, Adventurer

Ada and Zaz

Once a week, Ava exchanges her strict daily routine for the thrill of something new. This week, she’s off to the roller rink! But the music, crowd, and fear of falling make Ava feel like she doesn’t belong…

Ada and Zaz are very different.

Ada loves loud parties and jumping and spinning, whereas Zaz prefers everything calm and orderly – and no bright lights, please! But they want to be friends… and it comes about in a very unexpected way.

Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-860594-0 £7.50

Third Time’s a Charm It’s competition day for Willow Creek Gymnastics Club, and Billie is ready to ace her routines. But the sights, smells and sounds all around her are overwhelming and making her nervous. Can her friends help her through her performance?

Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-860599-5 £8.00

Band 11+/Lime Plus 978-0-00-875421-1 £7.75

Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-860598-8 £8.00

Alfie Smith the Speedcuber Alfie’s autistic strengths – attention to detail, relentless concentration and logical thought process – make him perfect for speedcubing. He can solve a cube in under a minute! What happens when Alfie goes up against the best speedcubers in the country?

Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-860600-8 £8.25

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New to Big Graphic novels Cat

Spark every child's imagination with exciting graphic novels

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Clara’s dad’s old bike can travel through time, Rufus makes a new friend who’s 2000 years old, and Rhea’s family must evacuate Earth to live in outer space ... immersive worlds and incredible illustrations jump straight off the page in these books for Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 pupils!

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The Vet Cadets

BMX Time Machine

Follow Vet Girl Viktoria and the Vet Cadets on a heroic mission to save a mythical beast and restore order to their town.

When Clara’s dad says his old bike is a time machine, she laughs!

But soon she’s face to face with a T-Rex, wishing she’d listened better when Dad explained how the bike worked…

Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-855032-5 £7.50

Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-855034-9 £7.50

Astraea: Exodus from Earth

My 2000 Year Old Teacher

As a new age of space exploration begins and people begin to emigrate across the Solar System, young Rhea Halley is separated from her family.

Rufus stumbles across the stoic philosopher Epictetus at the museum. Can this 2000 year old teacher help Rufus face up to what’s bothering him?

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Serafina and the Sea Turtle Serafina is thrilled when she learns that a marine expert is coming to visit her island – maybe she can help clean the beaches! But is the professor honest about her intentions?

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The Sullen Woods When Sir Wendel, the famous dragon-slaying hero, goes missing in the scary and infamous Sullen Woods, local writer Archie Coppercreek vows to return him to safety.

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Perfidious

Freya

The police know Perfidious is responsible for a recent museum heist, but nobody can catch him!

Who is this masked master of mayhem and when will he strike again?

When Freya’s father dies, she stands to become clan chief – but her wicked cousin, Ranald, wants the position for himself!

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Non-fiction

Accidental Inventions Join Tamia, a time-travelling reporter, as she visits the moments in history where key inventions were accidentally discovered!

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When I Was Seven

Captain Scott

Nellie Bly Investigates

This poetic graphic novel navigates family life after divorce and how change helps us to grow – all based on the author’s own experiences.

Immerse children into the life of Captain Scott as he leads the ill-fated expedition to the South Pole.

Explore the life of investigative journalist Nellie Bly in this fascinating biography.

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New to Big Cat Trio Time-travelling

Solve a mystery from history with the Time-travelling Trio

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Join Aniyah, EJ and Olivia as they step back in time! Implementing each of the friends’ unique skills, every story is carefully woven to interlink their present day situation with incredible true stories from Black history.

From saving the trees in Kenya with Professor Wangari Maathai to diving down to the Mary Rose with Jacques Francis, all the Time-travelling Trio need to do is roll the dice on their family Ludi board to be whisked off on a new adventure...

Chapter 4 “Olivia!” Aniyah and

EJ mouthed at the sam e time.

The crowd began to cheer. Olivia skated to the edge of the stage and the drumbeat sped up.

A puff of smoke filled the stage and a small lady appeare d in the centre of the hall. Echoes of “Miss La La” could be heard from the crowd.

Miss La La grabbed a rope suspended in the middle of the hall. She put the rope between her teet h and held on as she was pulled up abo ve the crowd.

Miss La La began to spin round in a circ le, her arms stretched out wide.

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Brave Bus Driver

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Atlantic Adventure

Sarah’s Secret Cipher

Presenting Miss La La

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Claudia’s Carnival

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The Storm and the Samurai

Deep Sea Diver

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“I learnt a lot and I liked how it had a lot of bravery and friendship. I would recommend this book to everyone in the world if I could.

It is one of the best books I have ever read!”

PUPIL, AGED 7, ST PETER’S CE PRIMARY, ON DEEP SEA DIVER

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New to Big Cat fairy tales Contemporary

Contemporary fairy tales… with a twist!

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Complement children’s exploration of the fairy tale genre with modern twists for children aged 7–11 that deliberately challenge the traditional conventions of gender, ethnicity and agency. These books will help children to challenge embedded and outdated world views and support their increasing development as sophisticated readers.

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Ethelbert seeks a princess for Prince Wilbur. With the help of his trusty guide, ‘How To Marry a Princess’, surely nothing can go wrong… right?

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The Goldilocks Guide to Badtempered Bears Discover the truth about what wild bears are REALLY like from zoologist-intraining Jessy Locks.

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The Prince Frog Prince Francis used to be a frog until Princess Frieda kissed him. He’s now a handsome human prince… except he never asked to be.

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Adam and Little Red

After the Ball

Roller Ella

After the story ends, Cinderella’s stepsisters set up Baddies-for-Hire, but they soon realise being bad isn’t all it seems…

Ella is forbidden from going to the roller disco, but her step-mum has a super secret plan to get her there!

Will Ella follow the rules or follow her dream?

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The Drum Maker and the Aziza

Parade of the Pipers

Harris and Grace

Renowned as one of the land’s best drum makers, Ayan’s struggling to make his famous beautiful instruments. Can anyone help before he presents one as a gift to the queen?

When a group of Travelling recyclers agree to tidy up a busy town, their methods of working, their music and stories have a huge impact on the residents.

Find out if ghosts really exist as things take a turn for the spooky in this Scottish retelling of Hansel and Gretel.

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Marceline, Defender of the Sea Marceline loves reading stories when she’s in the hospital, but none of the heroes look like her. Can she create her own tale as Defender of the Sea? Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-854179-8 £8.00

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Adam finds himself plunged into the world of Little Red Riding Hood.

Does he have what it takes to be the hero of this story?

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How Not to Marry a Princess

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Jam and the Giant Jam Malik grew up hearing tales of Jack, the hero boy who climbed a beanstalk and defeated giants. But a chance encounter makes her question everything…

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“Many children know fairy tales well, but taking these stories and spinning them with exciting twists develops a love of literacy. Our children have been captivated by this range and it has promoted our reading for pleasure objective. Thank you, Collins!”

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Watch Big Cat authors Sandra Agard and Rachael Davis discuss the importance of modern fairy tales in the classroom and how teaching them can help every child to see themselves represented in the books they read.

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Encourage conversation and reflection with books to support health and wellbeing from Purple to Pearl band Written by leading children’s authors, these books for upper KS1 and KS2 cover lifestyle choices such as healthy eating, meditation and limited screen-time, as well as tackling topics that affect children’s mental health, such as friendships and family relationships, self-esteem, feelings and emotions.

Pages from Imagine a Garden

Happy as Larry Larry’s friends want to be as happy as he is, but what’s his secret? Carrie, Harry and Ari attempt to follow Larry’s lead, but maybe it’s not that easy…

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Hooked!

Can laptop-lover Alyssa cope without screens for a whole week and reconnect with her dad and brothers?

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Tex versus the Nightmare

And Now Nobody Likes Me

When a giant purple monster disrupts his dreams, Tex worries that he will never get a good night’s sleep again, so he turns to his older brother for advice.

Follow Carrie as she navigates her anxiety about her best friend playing with the new girl at school.

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There's Nothing Wrong Harry finds it hard to shake his anxiety after his mum gets ill. Can the people around him help?

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My Name is Miya

If I Were Invisible

Changes in her family and at school throw Miya into a whirlwind of uncertainty. Can family and friends help her?

Aaron feels down all the time. Will Dad’s wellness adventure help him to open up about his feelings?

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The Worry Warriors Eden, Daniel and Wale are brought together by chance and must work together to overcome their fears.

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New totoBigsupport Books Cat health and wellbeing

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Non-fiction Wonder Walk When you go on a walk, do you really pay attention to what’s around you?

Become mindful of the little moments and discover the wonder of walking.

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The Science of Kindness When was the last time you were kind to someone?

How did it make you feel?

Uncover the science of kindness and how to train your brain to be more kind to others and yourself.

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All About Allergies

Imagine a Garden

Learn more about the science behind allergies, what it means to live with asthma, hay fever or a food allergy, and what you can do to help.

Delve into the rich history of meditation before being guided through a relaxing meditation in a beautiful garden.

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Eat the Rainbow

I Am Awesome

Find out why healthy foods are good for physical and mental health and how to add more to meals to create a rainbow plate!

Discover the science behind self-esteem and practical ways to boost it through knowledge and understanding.

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Meet Your Brain

Big Feelings

Find out how one of the largest and most complex organs in your body affects everything, including your feelings, your movement and your nervous system.

Discover what happens to your body and brain when you have big feelings and learn powerful ways to cope with them, so you can feel in control again.

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Write to Feel Right Dive deep into your emotions with Michael Rosen, and discover how writing helps him – and can help you explore how you’re feeling.

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New and Tara to Big DaniCatBinns

Join Tara and Dani Binns on exciting, fast-paced adventures through different careers Challenge gender stereotypes and broaden horizons with 30 books that introduce readers to STEM professions

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When these sisters open their dressing-up box, something incredible happens! Inside the box are uniforms, shoes and hats... an outfit for every job you can think of. Which career will the box choose for them next?

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Dazzling Dentist

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Clever Chef

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Fearless Firefighter

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Ever wondered what would happen if your favourite TV heroes came to life?

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Merciless Ice Mines 978-0-00-845467-8

Lunar Launch

Mega Meteorite

978-0-00-845468-5 978-0-00-845469-2

Band 10/White £7.50 £7.00 each each

Weird Weather Static Shocks

Band 11/Lime £7.50 £7.00 each each

Band 09/Gold £6.75 £6.25 each each

Band 08/Purple £6.75 £6.25 each each

Graphic novels

Pirate Puzzle

Colour Chaos

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Submarine Scare 978-0-00-845472-2

Jungle Jump

Perilous Portal Rogue T-Rex

978-0-00-845473-9 978-0-00-845474-6 978-0-00-845475-3

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Lilac

Lilac

Band 0 • Reception/P1 22 books • £4.75 each

Lilac band supports emergent readers through wordless books that tell a story through pictures and are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.

Fiction

The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Oh Dear Me, I'm Late for Tea!

Jane Ray

A wordless story 978-0-00-718530-6

The Owl and the Pussycat

Little Red Riding Hood

Polly Dunbar A wordless story 978-0-00-751258-4

Katharine McEwen A wordless story 978-0-00-732912-0

The Ugly Duckling James Mayhew

Stop That Robot!

A wordless story 978-0-00-751259-1

Alison Sage A wordless story 978-0-00-718678-5

A wordless story 978-0-00-718529-0

A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-718535-1

How to Make a Scarecrow Kim Wilde A wordless instruction book 978-0-00-718645-7

This is Me! Charlotte Guillain A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-741274-7

How to Make a Maraca!

Non-fiction Paul Shipton

Monica Hughes

A wordless story 978-0-00-741273-0

Alison Hawes

Get the Fruit!

Carry Me

My Party Maoliosa Kelly A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-718533-7

Susie Hodge A wordless instruction book 978-0-00-741275-4

What's in the Egg? Moira Butterfield

Goldilocks and the Three Bears Barbara Mitchelhill

How to Make a Pizza Zoë Clarke A wordless instruction book 978-0-00-732913-7

A wordless story 978-0-00-718531-3

Cat and Dog Shoo Rayner A wordless story 978-0-00-718528-3

The Big Turnip Monica Hughes A wordless story 978-0-00-718644-0

A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-751260-7

My Friend Joe Russell Ayto

What am I? Maoliosa Kelly

A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-751261-4

A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-718679-2

Look Out, Butterfly!

Nic Bishop A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-718532-0

Stripes The Frog Prince Chris Fisher A wordless story 978-0-00-741272-3

Monica Hughes A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-718534-4

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AR – Accelerated Reader

RR – Reading Recovery

23 books • £5.00 each

Pink A books offer emergent readers simple text supported by illustrations. Books use no more than one line per spread, and a simple phrase with a repeated pattern.

Fiction The Picnic RR Monica Hughes A contemporary story 978-0-00-718539-9

Yum! RR

Cars RR

Zoë Clarke

Monica Hughes

A contemporary story 978-0-00-741277-8

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718558-0

Jump and Fly

My Skateboard RR

Petr Horác̆ek A contemporary story 978-0-00-751262-1

The Farmer's Lunch RR

Pink A

Pink A

Band 1A • Reception/P1

Maoliosa Kelly A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718536-8

Paul Shipton A contemporary story 978-0-00-732914-4

Oops, Owl! Michelle Robinson A contemporary story 978-0-00-751263-8

In the Boat

RR

Shapes RR Monica Hughes A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718649-5

Paul Shipton A contemporary story 978-0-00-718646-4

Paddington: A Day Out Karen Jamieson A contemporary story 978-0-00-828583-8

The Very Wet Dog RR

Getting Dressed RR Teresa Heapy A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-741278-5

Damian Harvey A contemporary story 978-0-00-718543-6

Teeth RR

Non-fiction

Nick Arnold

Minibeasts In the Garden RR Mitch Cronick A contemporary story 978-0-00-718538-2

RR

Siobhan Hardy A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718537-5

Damian Harvey A contemporary story 978-0-00-718540-5

Paul Shipton

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-751264-5

Zoë Clarke A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-732915-1

How to Make a Hat Sarah Levison

How Many Animals? RR The Guinea Pigs RR

Wash, Wash, Wash Gill Budgell

My Family Tree RR Dinosaur Rock RR

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-741279-2

A simple instruction book 978-0-00-751265-2

Lee Newman A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718647-1

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718648-8

Pushing and Pulling RR Monica Hughes

Walking and Walking

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718541-2

RR

Anthony Robinson A contemporary story 978-0-00-741276-1

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Pink B

Pink B

Band 1B • Reception/P1 24 books • £5.00 each

Pink B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. 4–5 word sentences are included per spread, and the pattern is then repeated on each page with usually no more than one word changing from one page to the next.

Fiction Fly Away Home RR

The Three Little Rabbits

I Can Do It! RR

Mandy Stanley

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718651-8

Paul Shipton

A retelling 978-0-00-751266-9

Shoo Rayner A contemporary story 978-0-00-718544-3

Cats RR

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Playing RR

Claire Llewellyn A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718548-1

Saffy Jenkins A fable 978-0-00-751267-6

Tim Hopgood A contemporary story 978-0-00-732916-8

Come to the Circus RR

Paddington: Time for Tea

Monster Mess RR

Damian Harvey A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718551-1

Rebecca Adlard A contemporary story 978-0-00-828588-3

Tasha Pym A contemporary story 978-0-00-718650-1

Paddington: My Family and Friends

Wheels RR

Pink B Band 1B

Frances Ridley

Some wheels are big and some wheels are small.

Find out about wheels in this book.

The Robot RR

Rebecca Adlard

ISBN 978-0-00-718550-4

A simple non-fiction book

A contemporary story 978-0-00-828584-5

Paul Shipton

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A contemporary story 978-0-00-718546-7

Frances Ridley

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718550-4

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We Like Fruit! RR Gill Budgell A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718653-2

The Big Splash RR Maureen Haselhurst

In the Forest AR RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718557-3

The See-saw

Becca Heddle A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-741282-2

RR

Paul Shipton

Seasons Scrapbook

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718553-5

RR

Charlotte Raby A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-741283-9

Colour Bears RR Tasha Pym A contemporary story 978-0-00-718652-5

I Can Help AR RR Anthony Robinson A contemporary story 978-0-00-741280-8

Splash! RR Lucy Courtenay A contemporary story 978-0-00-741281-5

In the Jungle

Non-fiction

Becca Heddle

The Pond RR

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-751268-3

Claire Llewellyn A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718549-8

In the Sea Becca Heddle

In the Desert RR

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-751269-0

Becca Heddle A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-732917-5

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AR – Accelerated Reader

RR – Reading Recovery

23 books • £5.00 each

Red A books support emergent readers through predictable text with familiar objects and actions combined with simple story development.

Fiction

The Fox and the Stork

What's Inside? AR RR

Simon Puttock

Monica Hughes

A retelling 978-0-00-751271-3

The Beach RR Alison Hawes A contemporary story 978-0-00-718547-4

Paddington Wants a Job

The Magic Egg AR RR

Rebecca Adlard A contemporary story 978-0-00-828590-6

Vivian French A contemporary story 978-0-00-732918-2

Paddington: Let's Go Shopping

Have You Ever? RR

Rebecca Adlard A contemporary story 978-0-00-828585-2

Tasha Pym A contemporary story 978-0-00-718654-9

Red A

Red A

Band 2A • Reception/P1

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718542-9

Up, Up and Away RR Sue Graves A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718559-7

My Bike Ride RR Maoliosa Kelly A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718661-7

Animal Coats RR Claire Llewellyn

Tec and the Cake RR

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-741286-0

Tony Mitton A contemporary story 978-0-00-718545-0

Tec and the Hole

World of Football RR Daniel Nunn

RR

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-741287-7

Tony Mitton A contemporary story 978-0-00-718554-2

A Day Out

Homes Matt Ralphs

AR RR

Claire Llewellyn A contemporary story 978-0-00-718555-9

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-751273-7

Non-fiction

Cat and Dog Play Hide and Seek RR Shoo Rayner

Shapes on the Seashore RR Frances Ridley A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718556-6

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718660-0

How to Make a Sock Puppet RR

A Night at the Gallery

Jillian Powell

RR

Paul Shipton A contemporary story 978-0-00-741284-6

How to Make a Camp Jillian Powell A simple instruction book 978-0-00-751274-4

A simple instruction book 978-0-00-732919-9

Weather Report RR Alison Hawes

Red A Band 2A

Sn p!

A retelling of a traditional story

Snap!

Sn p!

Charlotte Middleton A retelling 978-0-00-751270-6

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A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718655-6

In the Dark RR Claire Llewellyn A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718552-8

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Red B

Red B

Band 2B • Reception/P1 25 books • £5.00 each

Red B books offer emergent readers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.

Jack and the Beanstalk

Fiction

The Oak Tree RR Anna Owen Information book 978-0-00-718562-7

Caryl Hart

Tec and the Litter

A fairy tale 978-0-00-751275-1

AR RR

Tony Mitton A contemporary story 978-0-00-718565-8

Ben and Bobo AR RR A contemporary story 978-0-00-732920-5

Steve Smallman A contemporary story 978-0-00-718656-3

Where is the Wind? RR A contemporary story 978-0-00-718566-5

Pirates AR RR

Information book 978-0-00-718567-2

What do you like?

Laura Hambleton

AR RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-741285-3

Anna Owen

Paddington: The Missing Sandwich

My Exercise Diary

Rebecca Adlard

Alison Hawes

Information book 978-0-00-718564-1

AR RR

A recount 978-0-00-718669-3

Paddington: Weather AR

River Journey AR RR

Rebecca Adlard

Information book 978-0-00-741290-7

A contemporary story 978-0-00-828586-9

Paul Shipton A contemporary story 978-0-00-718561-0

What's For Breakfast?

Betty Moon

A contemporary story 978-0-00-828587-6

Celia Warren

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718560-3

Simon Puttock

AR RR

Best Bird AR RR

Super Ben AR RR

Michaela Morgan

Let's Go Shopping

A fable 978-0-00-751276-8

Martin Waddell

Woody's Week AR RR

Meg, Mum and the Donkey

All in a Month AR RR

Non-fiction

Monica Hughes A recount 978-0-00-741291-4

At the Dump RR Claire Llewellyn

Our World

A recount 978-0-00-718563-4

AR RR

Bones RR

Paul Shipton

Jonathan Emmett

Monica Hughes Information book 978-0-00-751277-5

Art in the Woods

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718668-6

Information book 978-0-00-732921-2

The Lion and the Mouse AR RR

What Are You Making?

Anthony Robinson

Alison Hawes

Traditional tale 978-0-00-741288-4

Fiona MacDonald

Elizabeth Galloway Information book 978-0-00-751278-2

RR

A recount 978-0-00-718657-0

Bad Bat AR RR Laura Hambleton A contemporary story 978-0-00-741289-1

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AR – Accelerated Reader

RR – Reading Recovery

30 books • £5.50 each

Yellow books offer more varied sentence structure and natural language. Fiction features more variation in pattern with more new words. Non-fiction uses personal experiences and simple non-fiction tools such as diagrams, labels and captions.

Time for School AR

The Baby Turtle AR RR

Wendy Cope

Andy and Angie Belcher

Poem 978-0-00-751279-9

An instruction text 978-0-00-718659-4

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718568-9

The Hare and the Tortoise AR

Where is my School?

It Was a Cold, Dark Night AR RR

Melanie Williamson

Alison Sage

Fiction The New Kite AR RR Julie Sykes

Traditional tale 978-0-00-751280-5

Tim Hopgood

AR RR

Information book 978-0-00-718569-6

A contemporary story 978-0-00-732922-9

The Dancing Dog RR

Hands RR

Jasmin Glynne

Thelma Page

Around The World RR

Poem 978-0-00-737811-1

James Carter A contemporary story 978-0-00-718658-7

Milo's Moustache AR RR

Sam the Big, Bad Cat

A contemporary story 978-0-00-737812-8

Katie McDougall

AR RR

Baby Dragon and the Animal Olympics AR

Sheila Bird A contemporary story 978-0-00-718572-6

Eliza Jones A contemporary story 978-0-00-749425-5

Percy and the Rabbit AR RR

Elephant's Ears AR

Nick Butterworth

Grace Webster

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718570-2

Rat-a-tat-tat

A contemporary story 978-0-00-753849-2

AR RR

Bob's Secret Hideaway AR

Michaela Morgan Poem 978-0-00-718573-3

Tom Dickinson Poem 978-0-00-753850-8

Rebecca at the Funfair RR

Come Home, Paddington AR RR

Frances Ridley A contemporary story 978-0-00-718575-7

Rebecca Adlard A contemporary story 978-0-00-828589-0

The Little Egg AR RR

Non-fiction The Wind RR

Gareth Owen

Monica Hughes

Doing Nothing! AR RR Petr Horáček A contemporary story 978-0-00-741293-8

Dance to the Beat RR Uz Afzal An instruction text 978-0-00-718576-4

How to Have a Party RR

Susan Gates An instruction text 978-0-00-718574-0

Lights RR Monica Hughes Information book 978-0-00-718680-8

The Helper Bird AR RR Anita Ganeri Information book 978-0-00-741294-5

Night Animals AR RR Louise Spilsbury Information book 978-0-00-741295-2

Steve Parker

Rolling AR RR Poem 978-0-00-741292-1

An instruction text 978-0-00-718587-0

Discover Mars AR

Tanya Landman A contemporary story 978-0-00-718677-8

Yellow

Yellow

Band 3 • Reception/P1

Information book 978-0-00-718577-1

Information book 978-0-00-751281-2

My Pet Worm Sally Morgan Instruction book 978-0-00-751282-9

Water Bears AR RR Sue Gates Information book 978-0-00-732923-6

SAVE 20% with the Yellow set 978-0-00-798119-9 • 30 books • £ 165.00 £132.00 AR – Accelerated Reader

RR – Reading Recovery

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Blue

Blue

Band 4 • Year 1/P2 34 books • £5.50 each

Blue books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Non-fiction uses tools such as signs, labels and diagrams.

Fiction Bert's Band AR RR Martin Waddell Humorous story 978-0-00-718581-8

The Steam Train AR RR Ian Whybrow Poem 978-0-00-732924-3

Mojo and Weeza and the New Hat AR RR

Julie Sykes

Traditional tale 978-0-00-751284-3

AR RR

Poem 978-0-00-744536-3

Michaela Morgan

Going to the Zoo RR

Information book 978-0-00-732925-0

Reece Cox

Colours AR RR

Wait and See! RR

Percy and the Badger

Blast Off to the Moon!

Kenn Nesbitt

Fantasy story 978-0-00-718662-4

Fantasy story 978-0-00-718579-5

Information book 978-0-00-718584-9

I’m Building a Rocket RR

Sean Taylor

Sean Taylor

Sounds RR

Vivian French

Poem 978-0-00-744537-0

Mojo and Weeza and the Funny Thing AR RR

Non-fiction

The Prince and the Parsnip

Satoshi Kitamura Simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-718663-1

Louisa Kelly

Top Dinosaurs AR RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-744538-7

Maoliosa Kelly Information book 978-0-00-718571-9

Super Sam RR Kaitlin Broadfoot

The Fantastic Flying Squirrel AR RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-744535-6

Nic Bishop

AR RR

Nick Butterworth A contemporary story 978-0-00-718585-6

Funny Fish AR RR Michaela Morgan A contemporary story 978-0-00-718580-1

Talk Talk Talk AR RR

Blue

Band 4

Martin Waddell

“I WISH I had someone to talk to!” said Bill.

Then the door started to open ...

Someone was coming.

Someone who wanted to talk to HIM!

Traditional tale 978-0-00-718578-8

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A traditional story

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The M Th enremaid aan dd cteopus the Oth Under the sea, the mermaid was having tea. But a greedy octopus wanted to eat her for his tea.

What could she do?

The Mermaid and the Octopus

Julia Donaldson

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A fantasy story

The Mermaid and the Octopus AR RR

Anni Axworthy

Fantasy story 978-0-00-718684-6

The Lonely Penguin AR RR Petr Horáček Traditional structure 978-0-00-741296-9

Fishy Friend

Information book 978-0-00-718583-2

AR

Kipp Whysall

Robots RR

Poem 978-0-00-749424-8

Knock! Knock!

Jonathan Emmett Information book 978-0-00-718582-5

AR

Dominic Butters

What's Underground? RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-749423-1

Gill Munton Information book 978-0-00-718586-3

Mr Brown Can Moo! Can You? AR

Harry's Garden AR RR

Dr. Seuss

Kim Wilde

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832084-3

Marvin K. Mooney Will You Please Go Now! AR Dr. Seuss

Charlotte Middleton A contemporary story 978-0-00-741297-6

It's Great to Be Small!

Jane Simmons A contemporary story 978-0-00-751283-6

Anthony Robinson Information book 978-0-00-741299-0

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832082-9

I Can Read With My Eyes Shut! AR A contemporary story 978-0-00-832083-6

Teresa Heapy

New from Old: Recycling Plastic AR RR

There's a Wocket in My Pocket! AR

Dr. Seuss

Growing and Changing RR Information book 978-0-00-741298-3

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832081-2

Dr. Seuss

Tod and the Trumpet RR

Instruction text 978-0-00-718676-1

Animals in Hiding Charlotte Guillain Information book 978-0-00-751285-0

Arctic Life Sean Callery Information book 978-0-00-751286-7

SAVE 20% with the Blue set 978-0-00-798052-9 • 34 books • £187.00 £149.00 43

AR – Accelerated Reader

RR – Reading Recovery

25 books • £6.25 each

Green books offer early readers less familiar, more complex language with varied characters.

Non-fiction titles start to introduce more abstract, impersonal language.

How the Elephant Got His Trunk AR

Fiction Worm Looks for Lunch AR RR Julia Donaldson Playscript 978-0-00-718592-4

AR RR

Poem 978-0-00-759101-5

Nick Butterworth

AR

Too Hot To Stop!

Arnold Lobel A contemporary story 978-0-00-832098-0

AR RR

Steve Webb Poem 978-0-00-733608-1

Jodie the Juggler

Frog and Toad: The Kite AR

AR RR

Arnold Lobel

Vivian French

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832096-6

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718598-6

Frog and Toad: The Surprise AR

Kaye Umansky

Saviour Pirotta

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Tasha Pym Information book 978-0-00-718686-0

Arnold Lobel

Olympic Heroes AR RR Jillian Powell Information book 978-0-00-746190-5

Non-fiction

The King of the Forest AR RR Saviour Pirotta

A story from another culture

A recount 978-0-00-718593-1

Information book 978-0-00-746191-2

Ian Whybrow

A folk tale from China

Kate Petty

Frog and Toad: Tomorrow AR A contemporary story 978-0-00-832095-9

Scary Hair AR RR

The King of the Forest

A Day at the Eden Project AR RR

Mara Bergman

Fantasy story 978-0-00-718588-7

fox was having a nap. uddenly he was caught a tiger. How could save himself?

Information book 978-0-00-718594-8

Seahorses AR RR

Hiawyn Oram

Band 5

Jonathan and Angela Scott

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832097-3

The Magic Pen AR RR

Green

Big Cat Babies AR RR

Arnold Lobel

Poem 978-0-00-718591-7

The King the Forest

A non-fiction recount 978-0-00-718595-5

Super Sculptures RR

I Want a Pet! RR

Fantasy story 978-0-00-718685-3

Making Books with Nick Butterworth

Lou Kuenzler

Frog and Toad: Alone

Green

Green

Band 5 • Year 1/P2

Traditional tale 978-0-00-746193-6

Wellies AR RR Steve Webb Poem 978-0-00-746192-9

One Potato AR Lynne Rickards Poem 978-0-00-759102-2

Spines, Stings and Teeth AR RR Andy and Angie Belcher Information book 978-0-00-718589-4

I've Just Had a Bright Idea! RR Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-733609-8

Happy New Year AR Helen Chapman Information book 978-0-00-759104-6

Wild Dog in the City AR Karen Romano Young Information book 978-0-00-753977-2

Crunch and Munch RR Nora Sands Instruction text 978-0-00-718665-5

SAVE 20% with the Green set 978-0-00-798814-3 • 25 books • £156.25 £125.00 AR – Accelerated Reader

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Orange

Orange

Band 6 • Year 1/P2 24 books • £6.25 each

Orange books for early readers offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages and less support from illustrations. A wider range of texts is included.

Slumbery Stumble in the Jungle AR

Fiction Arthur's Fantastic Party AR RR A contemporary story 978-0-00-718597-9

Bugs! RR Poem 978-0-00-733610-4

First Day AR RR Kes Gray Humorous story 978-0-00-718666-2

Information book 978-0-00-718603-7

Melrose and Croc: Find a Smile AR

Bounce, Catch, Kick, Throw RR Instruction text 978-0-00-718602-0

Melrose and Croc: Go to Town AR

Marathon AR RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832092-8

Traditional tale 978-0-00-718590-0

Information book 978-0-00-746187-5

Emma Chichester Clark A contemporary story 978-0-00-832093-5

The Titanic AR RR Anna Claybourne

Non-fiction

Information book 978-0-00-746186-8

How to Make Pop-up Cards RR

The Gardening Year Becky Dickinson

Instruction text 978-0-00-718601-3

Information book 978-0-00-759107-7

Joseph Theobald Fantasy story 978-0-00-718688-4

A Day in India AR RR

Lost Sock AR RR

A recount 978-0-00-733611-1

Jonathan and Angela Scott

Holidays: Then and Now AR Lucy M. George Information book 978-0-00-759108-4

Tim Hopgood A contemporary story 978-0-00-746189-9

Information book 978-0-00-718689-1

Fiona Macdonald

Monica Hughes

When Arthur Wouldn't Sleep AR RR

John Foster

Pompeii AR RR

Melrose and Croc: Friends for Life AR

Martin Waddell

Janice Marriott

A contemporary story 978-0-00-832091-1

Emma Chichester Clark

Kind Emma AR RR

A contemporary story 978-0-00-718599-3

An adventure story 978-0-00-759105-3

Emma Chichester Clark

Sam McBratney

Vivian French

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Dazzling Dentist

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CREEPY CREEPY CASTLE CASTLE

Chris Callaghan Amit Tayal

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Something weird’s going on with my phone!

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The Day of the Howling Head Teacher

My Granny is a Crocodile

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Inside the Puppet Theatre AR RR

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name is Ronnie and I’m

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es and what happens

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Why do we sleep?

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How to Draw Cartoons RR Ros Asquith A recount 978-0-00-718697-6

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Traditions from Around the World

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Traditions from Around the World

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So You Want a Pet? Anne Rooney Information book 978-0-00-759116-9

Dubai from the Sky AR

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Smash!

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Wonder Walk

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Does rain ever fall up? AR

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Were They Real?

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What are viruses? AR Chris Callaghan

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Fiction The Boy with Wings AR

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Simon Cheshire

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Chris Callaghan

Escape from the Island

Melrose and Croc Beside the Sea AR

Turtle Beach

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Lisa Rajan

Diane Redmond

Adventure story 978-0-00-838183-7

Playscript 978-0-00-718674-7

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Dani Binns: Talented Train Driver AR

Buzz and Bingo in the Fairytale Forest AR RR

Mission: Lunar Launch AR

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Alan Durant

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Dani Binns: Clever Chef

Peter and the Wolf

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Michael Butt

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Chris Callaghan Graphic novel 978-0-00-845468-5

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lem-solving Plumber Prob

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Dani Binns er lem-solving Plumb Prob

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We were just minding our own business.

Adventure story 978-0-00-848718-8

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We had NOTHING to do with what happened to the meteorite.

Something sneaky’s going on here. And it’s not me!

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Pet Detectives: The Ball Burglary AR RR Jana Hunter Humorous story 978-0-00-718626-6

Mountain Mona AR RR Vivian French Humorous story 978-0-00-718700-3

I'm Growing a Truck in the Garden AR RR Kenn Nesbitt Poetry 978-0-00-746200-1

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The Day of the Galloping Gargoyles AR Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839922-1

Chris Callaghan Amit Tayal

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Audrey Fry is a Spy! Contemporary story 978-0-00-864779-7

The Day of the Great Chase AR

My Favourite Day

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The Day of the Scrambled Signs AR

Various A collection of poetry 978-0-00-870166-6

Tex versus the Nightmare

Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-839908-5

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The Day of the Unexpected Guest AR

Zuki’s Beads

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A poem 978-0-00-875405-1

Abie Longstaff Traditional tale 978-0-00-759117-6

MEGA MEGA METEORITE METEORITE

Jen Campbell

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Rumpelstiltskin

Mission: Mega Meteorite AR

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Non-fiction How to be a Pirate

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What are the world's greatest races? AR

Scoular Anderson

Kay Barnham

Chris Callaghan

Information book 978-0-00-718621-1

Buried Treasure AR RR

Juliet Kerrigan

Information book 978-0-00-845481-4

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China's Terracotta Army AR RR

What is virtual reality? AR

Juliet Kerrigan Information book 978-0-00-746203-2

Chris Callaghan

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Flying High How to be a Knight AR RR

Jen Green Information book 978-0-00-759120-6

Ride the Rails Ben Lerwill

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How Does it Work?

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Gill Matthews and Sylvia Karavis Explanation text 978-0-00-718627-3

Swimming with Dolphins AR RR

Famous Explorers: Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong AR Charlotte Guillain

Slime!

Biography 978-0-00-759119-0

What is gravity?

Stevie Derrick

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What is Sound? New

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Emily Dodd

An information book

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Sue Graves

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Ice Cream! AR RR

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From buzzing bees to musical instruments, find out how important sound is and how it’s made.

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Jon Hughes Information book 978-0-00-718701-0

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White

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Fiction Buzz and Bingo in the Starry Sky AR RR

Mission: Pirate Puzzle

Dani Binns: Fair-play Footballer AR

Alan Durant

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Chris Callaghan

Lisa Rajan

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Tiger's Tale AR RR Michaela Morgan Fantasy story 978-0-00-718631-0

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Our Head Teacher is a Super-Villain AR Tommy Donbavand Humorous story 978-0-00-759122-0

Dani Binns: Fearless Firefighter AR

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Lisa Rajan Alessia Trunfio

Graphic novel 978-0-00-845471-5

Adventure story 978-0-00-848719-5

The Day of the Baffling Books AR Chris Callaghan

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How Not To Marry a Princess AR

The Day of the Game Show AR

Jan Burchett, Sara Vogler

Chris Callaghan

Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854183-5

Adventure story 978-0-00-839924-5

No Horn Unicorn

The Day of the Haunted House AR

Shani Dhanda A contemporary story 978-0-00-864754-4

Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839915-3

I Am

The Day of the Treasure Hunt AR

Joshua Seigal A collection of poetry 978-0-00-870168-0

Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-839913-9

The Day that Repeated Itself AR Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke

Bibi and Rumi Shagufta K Iqbal A story in verse 978-0-00-870170-3

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Ava’s Voice

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The Wonder of the World Leaf

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Summer Edward Caribbean story 978-0-00-841388-0

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Non-fiction Is There Anyone Out There? AR RR

Why Can't Humans Fly? AR RR

What is a secret code? AR

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Sarah Fleming

Chris Callaghan

Information book 978-0-00-718635-8

Information book 978-0-00-746207-0

Information book 978-0-00-845484-5

Brave Nurses: Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell

Is there really buried treasure? AR

Fossils AR RR Dr Andrew Ross Information book 978-0-00-733619-7

Antarctica: Land of the Penguins AR RR Jonathan and Angela Scott Information book 978-0-00-718640-2

Rally Challenge AR RR Andy and Angie Belcher A recount 978-0-00-718632-7

Charlotte Guillain Biography 978-0-00-759124-4

Changing Designs AR

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Sea Turtles Carol Mitchell Information book 978-0-00-843220-1

Chris Callaghan Information book 978-0-00-845483-8

Planet Football Simon Mugford Information book 978-0-00-870427-8

Big Moments in Space David MacPhail Information book 978-0-00-870425-4

The Camel Fair AR RR Wendy Cooling A recount 978-0-00-718634-1

Your Senses AR RR Sally Morgan Information book 978-0-00-746206-3

What is time? AR Chris Callaghan Information book 978-0-00-845482-1

Accidental Inventions

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Pixels and Coding

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Lime Lime books have longer sentences, more complex structures and a greater use of literary language.

Ideal for pupils who are becoming fluent readers.

Fiction Dani Binns: Practical Paramedic AR

Hercules: Superhero AR RR Diane Redmond Playscript 978-0-00-718638-9

Playscript 978-0-00-733620-3

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The Porridge Pincher AR RR

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Oliver AR RR Hilary McKay A classic story 978-0-00-746209-4

Mighty Mountains, Swirling Seas Valerie Bloom Poem 978-0-00-759126-8

We See a Cloud June Crebbin, Moira Butterfield and Celia Warren Poem 978-0-00-759125-1

One Night in the Zoo AR Judith Kerr Poem 978-0-00-832089-8

The Great Granny Gang A humorous story 978-0-00-832090-4

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Mission: Jungle Jump AR

Lisa Rajan

Adventure story 978-0-00-845473-9

Chris Callaghan

An adventure story

Mission: Perilous Portal AR

Dani Binns: Heroic Helicopter Pilot AR

Chris Callaghan

Lisa Rajan

SOS! Sinking boat … stormy seas … can new helicopter pilot Dani Binns steady her nerves and help the air-sea rescue team save the stranded sailor?

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Judith Kerr

Dani Binns

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Dani Binns: Promising Police Officer AR Adventure story 978-0-00-838189-9

Think Again! AR RR

Michaela Morgan

Caribbean story 978-0-00-841390-3

Adventure story 978-0-00-838185-1

Kevin Dyer

Tig in the Dumps

Joanne Hillhouse

Lisa Rajan

The Monster under the Bed AR RR

Traditional tale 978-0-00-718643-3

The Jungle Outside

Lisa Rajan Alessia Trunfio

Adventure story 978-0-00-845474-6

Adventure story 978-0-00-848720-1

Mission: Rogue T-Rex AR

The Day of the Dodgy Doubles AR

Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-845475-3

Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839927-6

The Prince Frog

The Day of the Escape Room of Doom AR

Ali Sparkes Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854187-3

Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-839916-0

Going Viral James Catchpole

The Day of the Risky Rescue AR

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The Day of the Vanishing School AR Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-839917-7

The Day of Time Travel AR Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839929-0

The Day of the Treacherous Travel AR

Heroes and Quests Jonny Walker A collection of poetry 978-0-00-870172-7

Magic, Magic, Everywhere Manjeet Mann A story in verse 978-0-00-870174-1

The Unstoppables

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Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-839919-1

Hector Parrot, New Schoolboy Detective Ed Eaves A graphic novel 978-0-00-875418-1

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Non-fiction How to Become a Calypsonian

Charles Dickens AR RR

Desryn Collins

Biography 978-0-00-746210-0

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Plague and Fire AR RR

What is a robot? AR

Information book 978-0-00-841389-7

Fabulous Creatures – Are They Real? AR RR

Jim Eldridge

Richard Platt

Could you live in the past? AR Information book 978-0-00-845487-6

Chris Callaghan

Information book 978-0-00-746211-7

Information book 978-0-00-845485-2

Martin Bolod

Wild Weather

Where did it go? AR

Information book 978-0-00-733621-0

Chris Oxlade

Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-718639-6

Blood AR RR

Information book 978-0-00-759128-2

Cloud Forest AR RR Nic Bishop Information book 978-0-00-718641-9

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Thomas Bloor

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Traditional tale 978-0-00-814725-9

Caliban's Cave RR Humorous story 978-0-00-733630-2

Hawys Morgan

Playscript 978-0-00-733631-9

Surfing the Moon Emily Dodd Contemporary story 978-0-00-847881-0

Beverley Birch

Matti's Miracle AR RR Ann Jungman

Traditional tales from Africa 978-0-00-817942-7

A story set in the past 978-0-00-723124-9

The Stubborn Prince AR

Christopher Brown: Accidental Detective

Ciaran Murtagh

Pirate! AR RR

Valerie Bloom

A traditional Norwegian tale 978-0-00-817943-4

Susan Gates A contemporary story 978-0-00-723095-2

Contemporary story 978-0-00-847882-7

Pandora's Box AR

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pIpErS When a group of Travelling recycler recyclers rs agree to tidy up a on the residents and the town itself.

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Michael Bond A contemporary story 978-0-00-832086-7

Treasure Box RR Pauline Stewart

Paddington in the Garden

Poetry 978-0-00-746538-5

Michael Bond A contemporary story 978-0-00-832087-4

The Hairy Flip-Flops and other Fulani Folk Tales AR

Paddington and the Grand Tour

Stephen Davies Traditional tales from West Africa 978-0-00-812783-1

Michael Bond A contemporary story 978-0-00-832088-1

Two Dragon Tales AR Dawn Casey

Tara Binns: Bright Spark Scientist AR

Traditional tales 978-0-00-812784-8

Lisa Rajan

Pinocchio AR

Adventure story 978-0-00-830659-5

Michael Morpurgo Traditional tale 978-0-00-814722-8

Tara Binns: Mighty Mountain Ranger AR

The Tinderbox AR

Lisa Rajan

Penny Dolan

Adventure story 978-0-00-837331-3

Traditional tale 978-0-00-814723-5

Full Moon Night in Silk Cotton Tree Village: A Collection of Caribbean Folk Tales AR

Emerald Band 15

Tara Binns

Tara Binns

Deep-sea Explorer

Deep-sea Explorer

TARA BINNS DEEP-SEA EXPLORER

Lisa Rajan

Earthquakes … a giant squid … freezing darkness … What else puts deep-sea discoverer Tara Binns under pressure on her trip to the very bottom of the ocean?

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Tara Binns: Deep-sea Explorer AR

Lisa Rajan

Alessia Trunfio

Adventure story 978-0-00-848724-9

EliJAh VarDO

Richard O’Neill and Michelle Russell Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854177-4

Rebecca Bagley

Paddington Goes to Hospital

Hilary McKay

RicHArD o’NEilL & MicHElLe rUSseLl

Parade of the Pipers

My 2000 Year Old Teacher

Michael Bond

Great Expectations AR RR

pIpErS

town, their work, music and stories have a huge impact

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Paul Shipton

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PARADE OF THE PIPERS

A retelling 978-0-00-817944-1

ParADe

ParADe

Julia Golding

The Games Player of Zob AR

Traditional Caribbean tales 978-0-00-814724-2

Mystery story 978-0-00-844068-8

Two Animal Tales from Africa AR

Lin Coghlan

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Chris Bradford

A retelling 978-0-00-817941-0

In the Rue Bel Tesoro AR RR

John Agard & Grace Nichols

The Adder that Didn't Add Up AR

The Journey of Odysseus AR

Judith Nicholls

Graphic novel 978-0-00-855044-8

Perfidious Mauro Marchesi Graphic novel 978-0-00-855046-2

Kingdom of Pages: The Wandering Watchers Michelle Mohrweis Fantasy story 978-0-00-860597-1

Presenting Miss La La Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853333-5

The Dragon in the Sewer Cindy Baldwin A contemporary story 978-0-00-864759-9

The Musical Marvel Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853345-8

My City and Me Various A collection of poetry 978-0-00-870404-9 AR – Accelerated Reader

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Band 15 • Year 4/P5

Non-fiction What Are You Looking At? AR RR

Volcanoes AR

Clare Gittings

Information book 978-0-00-812786-2

Information book 978-0-00-723091-4

My Olympic Story AR Kwame N. Acheampong Autobiography 978-0-00-733636-4

Code Making, Code Breaking AR RR Richard Platt

Emily Dodd

Mapping Australia Richard Platt Information book 978-0-00-816390-7

Boudica Claire Llewellyn Information book 978-0-00-816391-4

Information book 978-0-00-733644-9

On Safari AR RR Jonathan and Angela Scott Information book 978-0-00-723125-6

The Maasai: Tribe of Warriors AR RR Jonathan and Angela Scott Information book 978-0-00-723097-6

Olaudah Equiano: From Slavery to Freedom AR RR

Paul Thomas Biography 978-0-00-723096-9

Discovering Tutankhamun's Tomb

Six Queens, One King: The Extraordinary Reign of Henry VIII AR Kay Barnham Biography 978-0-00-842458-9

Amazing Auroras AR Royal Observatory Greenwich, Mike Gould Information book 978-0-00-843460-1

Can I talk to a chimpanzee?

Peter Gallivan, The Royal Institution

Changing Land Liz Miles Information book 978-0-00-816392-1

Information book 978-0-00-847894-0

Fighting Diseases Ben Hubbard Information book 978-0-00-847880-3

Super Stars Jenny Vaughan Information book 978-0-00-816393-8

Meet Your Brain Kathryn Boucher Information book 978-0-00-855355-5

Wonderful Wilderness Gill Arburthnott Information book 978-0-00-820885-1

A Year in Barrowswold Forest

Legends of Mythical Monsters Mike Rampton, Jennifer Beam Information book 978-0-00-870445-2

AR RR

Chris Baker

Juliet Kerrigan

Information book 978-0-00-820886-8

Are You a Roundhead or a Cavalier?

Everest Ice Climbers

Information book 978-0-00-870447-6

Information book 978-0-00-746544-6

Your Brain AR RR Sally Morgan Information book 978-0-00-746545-3

Sister Queens: The Lives and Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth AR Duffy Parry

Juliet Kerrigan, Max Marin

Rob Alcraft Information book 978-0-00-820887-5

Top Ten Great Britons Jo Nelson Information book 978-0-00-820888-2

Biography 978-0-00-812785-5

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Sapphire

Sapphire Sapphire books offer longer reads to develop children’s sustained engagement with texts that are more complex syntactically.

Fiction The Golden Turtle and Other Tales AR RR

The Jungle Book AR

Gervase Phinn

A classic story 978-0-00-814728-0

Traditional tales 978-0-00-723108-9

The Hedgehog Mystery

Black Beauty AR

AR RR

Sue Purkiss

Mystery story 978-0-00-733638-8

The Leopard Poachers AR RR

Trixie Tempest's Diary AR RR

Ros Asquith Humorous recount 978-0-00-723122-5

Great Greek Myths AR RR

Tiddles the class hamster has eaten our teacher and

THEY CAME FROM CLASS 6C!

boring, but something weird is going on in my classroom.

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Bob the goldfish is as big as a shark! Maybe this Thursday isn’t going to be boring after all!

Adventure story 978-0-00-746546-0

The Comedy of Errors

There's Nothing Wrong

AR

Jo Cotterill Contemporary story 978-0-00-855336-4

As You Like It AR Jo Cotterill

Claudia's Carnival

A classic story 978-0-00-817946-5

Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853327-4

The Merchant of Venice AR

Harris and Grace John Chalmers and Sandra Marrs Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854169-9

Henry V AR J A Henderson

Freya

A classic story 978-0-00-817948-9

John Chalmers

The Black Dog AR RR

Tara Binns: Trail-blazing Astronaut AR

Harriet Goodwin

Lisa Rajan

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Alice in Wonderland

Adventure story 978-0-00-830660-1

AR

Emma Chichester Clark

Tara Binns: Creative Coder AR Lisa Rajan

Traditional tale 978-0-00-812787-9

Adventure story 978-0-00-837332-0

The Ancient Mariner AR

Tara Binns: Futuristic Physicist AR

Sue Purkiss A retelling 978-0-00-812788-6

Lisa Rajan Adventure story 978-0-00-848725-6

The Wind in the Willows

Pudding Lane AR

AR

David Macphail

Nicky Singer A classic story 978-0-00-814726-6

The Railway Children AR Harriet Castor

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Science-fiction story 978-0-00-847886-5

A classic story 978-0-00-817947-2

A retelling 978-0-00-723128-7

Thursdays are usually really

Steve Cole

Jon Mayhew

Diane Redmond

They Came From Class 6C!

Space to Invade

A classic story 978-0-00-817945-8

A West Asian story 978-0-00-733639-5

They Came From Class 6C!

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-847885-8

Tim Knapman

Kathy Hoopmann

Band 16

Narinder Dhami

A classic story 978-0-00-814729-7

Ally Kennen

Sapphire

An unsuitable game for girls?

Narinder Dhami

A classic story 978-0-00-814727-3

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-844070-1

Graphic novel 978-0-00-855048-6

Ada and Zaz Sally J Pla Contemporary story 978-0-00-860598-8

The King of Arcabuco Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853335-9

Ruby Hastings Writes Her Own Story Rachel Charlton-Dailey A contemporary story 978-0-00-864760-5

Swords and Bikes Joseph Coelho

The Mysterious Museum AR

A story in verse 978-0-00-870180-2

Aisha Bushby Adventure story 978-0-00-844069-5

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Sapphire

Band 16 • Year 5/P6

Non-fiction Life Cycles AR RR Sally Morgan Information book 978-0-00-733640-1

The Shang Dynasty AR Anna Claybourne

Ancient Greeks: Why They Matter to Us

Information book 978-0-00-812790-9

Juliet Kerrigan

How to Build a House

Mairi's Motorbike AR

Isabel Thomas

Lynne Rickards

Information book 978-0-00-820892-9

The Big Bang AR RR Andrew Solway Information book 978-0-00-733641-8

Michael Rosen: All About Me AR RR Michael Rosen Autobiography 978-0-00-723127-0

How to be an Ancient Greek AR RR Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-723107-2

The Traveller's Guide to the Solar System AR RR

Giles Sparrow Information book 978-0-00-723101-0

Ade Adepitan: A Paralympian's Story AR RR

Ade Adepitan Autobiography 978-0-00-746548-4

Frederick Douglass: Civil Rights Leader

Sapphire Band 16

derick Douglass Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for the freedom of enslaved Americans.

Find out how he worked his way

FREDERICK DOUGLASS

ivil Rights Leader

AR RR

up to senior jobs in the American government, and why he is remembered as America’s first great civil rights leader.

Frederick Douglass Civil Rights Leader

A biography

Amanda Mitchison

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Amanda Mitchison Biography 978-0-00-746549-1

The World's First Women Doctors: Elizabeth Blackwell and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson AR Isabel Thomas

Information book 978-0-00-816394-5

The Railway Revolution Jo Nelson Information book 978-0-00-816395-2

Time-Traveller's Guide to the Bronze Age Anna Claybourne Information book 978-0-00-816396-9

The Arabian Desert Anita Ganeri Information book 978-0-00-816397-6

Biography 978-0-00-842459-6

Death Zone: Extreme Exploration AR Paul Harrison Information book 978-0-00-843439-7

Rebel Artists Thomas Bloor Information book 978-0-00-847883-4

To the Moon and Back: the Story of Katherine Johnson Sandra Agard Biography 978-0-00-847884-1

The Incredible Life of Sir David Attenborough Sally Morgan Biography 978-0-00-820889-9

The Life Cycle of the Orca Moira Butterfield Information book 978-0-00-820890-5

War School for Dogs David Long Information book 978-0-00-820891-2

Big Feelings Becky Goddard-Hill Information book 978-0-00-855357-9

From Portraits to Selfies Joe Haddow with Royal Museums Greenwich Information book 978-0-00-870451-3

Race to the North Pole: Peary Vs. Cook Anita Ganeri Information book 978-0-00-870449-0

Biography 978-0-00-812789-3

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Diamond

Diamond Diamond books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.

Fiction Moving Out AR RR

The Three Musketeers AR

Blitz Kids AR

Sally Prue

Martin Howard

Jim Eldridge

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-723104-1

A classic story 978-0-00-814731-0

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-844071-8

The Lost Gardens AR RR

The Secret Garden AR

A Home From Home

Philip Osment

Fleur Hitchcock

Hawys Morgan

Playscript 978-0-00-733643-2

A classic story 978-0-00-814732-7

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-847889-6

Wuthering Heights AR

The Lion Keeper

The Boswall Kidnapping AR RR

Keith Gray Mystery story 978-0-00-733642-5

Nightmare: Two Ghostly Tales AR RR Berlie Doherty A ghost story 978-0-00-730790-6

Fearless Flynn and Other Tales AR RR Geraldine McCaughrean, Gillian Shields and Martin Waddell A ghost story 978-0-00-723105-8

Selim-Hassan the Seventh and The Wall AR RR Vivian French Stories from other cultures 978-0-00-723103-4

Project Bright Spark AR RR

Annabel Pitcher Mystery story 978-0-00-746550-7

I Have a Dream... AR RR Levi David Addai Playscript 978-0-00-746551-4

The Tempest AR John Dougherty A classic story 978-0-00-812791-6

Tarnelia Matthews

Sue Purkiss

Contemporary story 978-0-00-855340-1

A classic story 978-0-00-817949-6

The Winter's Tale AR

The Storm and the Samurai

Alan Gibbons A classic story 978-0-00-817950-2

Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853329-8

Antony and Cleopatra AR

Marceline, Defender of the Sea

John Dougherty A classic story 978-0-00-817951-9

Jen Campbell Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854179-8

The Fall of Julius Caesar AR

Third Time’s a Charm

John Dougherty A classic story 978-0-00-817952-6

Kate Foster Contemporary story 978-0-00-860599-5

Tara Binns: Groundbreaking Fossil Hunter AR

Deep Sea Diver

Lisa Rajan

Nadine Cowan

Adventure story 978-0-00-830661-8

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853337-3

Tara Binns: Clued-up Detective AR

Max and Monty: The Raven Thief

Lisa Rajan Adventure story 978-0-00-837333-7

Adventure story 978-0-00-848726-3

Sally Doherty Contemporary story 978-0-00-864761-2 The Boy at the

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Back the Bus THE BOY AT THE BACK OF THE BUS

Lisa Rajan

A classic story 978-0-00-814730-3

The Worry Warriors

AR

Celia Rees

Sarah Webb

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-847890-2

Much Ado About Nothing

Tara Binns: Visionary Volcanologist AR

Anne of Green Gables AR

Sandra Agard

A classic story 978-0-00-814733-4

Twelfth Night AR A classic story 978-0-00-812792-3

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Emma Carroll

Antoinette Brooks

Martin Luthe Luther er King King, Junior stood up to injustice and led the Civil Rights Movement. This is the story of how he was shaped by his childhood.

Count Your Blessings AR

The Boy at the Back of the Bus

Antoinette Brooks

A story in verse 978-0-00-870182-6

Kimberly Redway Contemporary story 978-0-00-844072-5 AR – Accelerated Reader

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Non-fiction Hard Times: Growing up in the Victorian Age AR RR Jillian Powell Information book 978-0-00-723106-5

Benjamin Zephaniah: My Story AR RR Benjamin Zephaniah Autobiography 978-0-00-733645-6

The Story of Football

Warriors of the World

Grant Bage

AR

Information book 978-0-00-816398-3

Ben Hubbard

Light

Fake News: do you know what to believe? AR

Emily Dodd Information book 978-0-00-816399-0

Walter Tull: Footballer, Soldier, Hero AR RR

Technology in the Battle of Britain

Dan Lyndon

Nick Hunter

Biography 978-0-00-733637-1

The Story of the Electric Guitar

Adrian Bradbury

James Carter Information book 978-0-00-816401-0

Fragile Earth AR RR

Creatures from the Past

Claire Llewellyn

Anne Rooney

Information book 978-0-00-723110-2

Information book 978-0-00-816402-7

How to Make Manga Characters RR

Mary Anning: Fossil Hunter

Katy Coope

Anna Claybourne

Instruction book 978-0-00-723102-7

My Journey Across the Indian Ocean AR RR James Adair Autobiography 978-0-00-746552-1

How to be a Victorian in 16 easy stages AR RR Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-746553-8

The Kingdom of Benin AR Philip Steele Information book 978-0-00-812794-7

Paul Harrison Information book 978-0-00-843438-0

Brave Spies Sufiya Ahmed Information book 978-0-00-847887-2

Information book 978-0-00-816400-3

Designing Places and Spaces AR RR Information book 978-0-00-718682-2

Information book 978-0-00-842460-2

Inspiring Change: Elizabeth Fry Donna David Biography 978-0-00-847888-9

Write To Feel Right Michael Rosen Instruction book 978-0-00-855359-3

Captain Scott Nigel Baines Graphic novel 978-0-00-855052-3

Information book 978-0-00-820893-6

The Story of the Suffragettes Joanna Nadin

A Guide to: Money Kalpana Fitzpatrick Information book 978-0-00-870455-1

Information book 978-0-00-820894-3

The Golden Age of Baghdad Richard Platt

Journey on the Nile Philippa Forrester Information book 978-0-00-870453-7

Information book 978-0-00-820895-0

The Story of the Wolf James Carter Information book 978-0-00-820896-7

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Pearl

Pearl Pearl books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.

Fiction Daybreak AR RR

Jane Eyre AR

Wolf Girl AR

Ally Kennen

Julie Berry

Bali Rai

An adventure story 978-0-00-742828-1

A classic story 978-0-00-814734-1

Contemporary story 978-0-00-844074-9

The Football Shirt AR RR

The 39 Steps AR

Jump into the New

Catherine MacPhail

Andrew Lane

Janis Mackay

A mystery story 978-0-00-742829-8

Beneath the Waves: Two Ghost Stories

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Beneath

Beneath

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Two Ghost Stories Two haunting stories. In the first, Joe and his dad take their first holiday since Joe’s mum’s death, but soon find that memories are not easy to leave behind. In the second, Billy stumbles upon a beautiful garden with a dark secret at its heart ...

the BENEATH THE WAVES: TWO GHOST STORIES

Waves

Waves

Two Ghost Stories

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Harriet Goodwin and Leon Rosselson

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The House Across the Quaggy AR RR Chris Powling An adventure story 978-0-00-742831-1

Wild Cat AR RR Berlie Doherty Mystery story 978-0-00-742833-5

The Tear Jar Celia Rees Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-753011-3

Macbeth

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A Midsummer Night's Dream AR John Dougherty A classic story 978-0-00-753012-0

Nicholas Nickleby AR Julie Berry A classic story 978-0-00-812795-4

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Frankenstein AR

Searching for Jamila

Beverly Birch

Sufiya Ahmed

A classic story 978-0-00-814736-5

Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-847892-6

Little Women AR

My Name is Miya

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Mio Debnam

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Hamlet AR

If I Were Invisible

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Kimberly Redway

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Contemporary story 978-0-00-855342-5

King Lear AR

Jam and the Giant

Martin Howard

Zohra Nabi

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Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854185-9

Othello AR

Alfie Smith the Speedcuber

Sally Prue A classic story 978-0-00-817955-7

Chris Bonnello

Richard III AR

Kadeena the Dreamer

Chris Powling A classic story 978-0-00-817956-4

Contemporary story 978-0-00-860600-8

Kadeena Cox Contemporary story 978-0-00-864762-9

The Grey Ghost AR Stuart Hill Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-844073-2

Romeo and Juliet AR Jon Mayhew and Barbara Vagnozzi

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Himalayas: Bottom to Top

Isabel Thomas

Jo Nelson

Simon Chapman

Information book 978-0-00-742835-9

Biography 978-0-00-753017-5

Information book 978-0-00-820900-1

What If We Run Out of Oil? AR RR

The Maya AR

The Story of Us: Becoming Human AR

Information book 978-0-00-742834-2

Virginia Hall: World War II Spy AR RR Adrian Bradbury A biography 978-0-00-742836-6

Becoming an Olympic Gymnast AR RR Beth Tweddle An autobiography 978-0-00-742837-3

Swimming the Dream AR RR

Ellie Simmonds An autobiography 978-0-00-742838-0

The Tour de France

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The Tour de France is the most famous cycle race in the world, pitting riders against steep mountains, punishing time trials – and each other. Discover how the race began, what each stage entails and find out top cyclist Geraint Thomas’s view on what it’s like to actually be in the race.

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A Time-Traveller's Guide to the Future AR RR

Nick Hunter

Sean Callery Information book 978-0-00-742839-7

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Charles Darwin and Alfred Russel Wallace Anna Claybourne Biography 978-0-00-753014-4

Against the Odds Stef Reid An autobiography 978-0-00-753015-1

Richard Platt Information book 978-0-00-812797-8

The Mysterious World of Microorganisms Isabel Thomas Information book 978-0-00-812798-5

Coral Reefs Moira Butterfield Information book 978-0-00-816403-4

Charlotte Brontë Harriet Castor Biography 978-0-00-816405-8

The Battle of Passchendaele David Long Information book 978-0-00-816406-5

Linnaeus: Organising Nature Liz Miles Information book 978-0-00-820897-4

Michael Haralambos Information book 978-0-00-844394-8

Nature Fights Back AR Simon Chapman Information book 978-0-00-842461-9

Into the Arena: Emperors and Gladiators Ben Hubbard Information book 978-0-00-847893-3

Why do we need maths?

Peter Gallivan, The Royal Institution Information book 978-0-00-847915-2

Twentieth Century Trailblazers Zoë Clarke Information book 978-0-00-870457-5

A Guide to: Psychology Belynder Walia Information book 978-0-00-870459-9

The Life and Times of William Shakespeare Sue Purkiss Information book 978-0-00-820898-1

Palaces, Peasants and Plagues: England in the 14th Century Richard Platt Information book 978-0-00-753016-8

Crime and Punishment Through the Ages Grant Bage Information book 978-0-00-820899-8

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Big Cat resources for Little Wandle

Discover decodable books • Our diverse range of authors and illustrators write truly inclusive books where every child can see themselves represented • Each book is matched perfectly to the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised progression from wordless books through to Phase 5 • Supports the teaching of decoding, prosody and comprehension

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised

Rapid Catch-up for Age 7+ Little Wandle Rapid Catch-up for Age 7+ is an accelerated catch-up programme for children in Year 2 and above who are not reading at the expected level for their age. It mirrors the core Little Wandle phonics programme but has been created to help children catch up quickly and has a faster pace. By the end of the Rapid Catch-up programme, children should be reading with enough fluency and accuracy to access the curriculum in class, and to read with enjoyment and understanding.

Develop strong decoding and fluent reading skills for children who have fallen behind their peers using Rapid Catch-up for children age 7+.

This comprehensive teacher’s guide contains information and advice for delivering the Little Wandle Rapid Catch-up programme, including lesson templates and prompt cards for all aspects of teaching and advice on: • using the online assessment materials to identify children for Rapid Catch-up • choosing the correct pathway for each child • using the Little Wandle resources and books • reading practice, with updated guidance aligned to the 2023 Reading Framework.

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Teacher’s Guide Rapid Catch-up for Age 7+

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Assess pupils’ speed, accuracy, expression and understanding with 60 ready-to-use assessment sheets mapped against age-related expectations.

Pupil’s page

Yellow/Band 3 Assessment 1

The Best Vest Quest Read the sounds

ur

ow

oi

ear

air

ure

er

Blend and read the words

join

hair

sure

hurt

Read the captions

Match pupils to a Big Cat reading book at the right level

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Assess Fluency in Reading

Assess Fluency in Reading

King Chester’s vest had a rip and a food splash.

I am on a quest

Teacher’s page

for a better vest!

Yellow/Band 3 Assessment 1 The Best Vest Quest by Alice Hemming

King Chester got a metal vest.

Read the sounds

Tick each grapheme or word that is read correctly.

Blend and read the words

Ask the child to say the sounds and blend them to read the word. It is acceptable for the child to automatically blend the word without sounding out.

This vest is too hard!

The Best Vest must

Read the sounds

be soft.

ur

In the end, King Chester went back to his soft, snug vest.

Assess Fluency in Reading

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oi

ear

air

ure

er

Blend and read the words

join

hair

sure

hurt

Read the captions Word Analysis count

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King Chester’s vest had a rip and a food splash.

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I am on a quest for a better vest!

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King Chester got a metal vest.

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This vest is too hard! The Best Vest must be soft.

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In the end, King Chester went back to his soft, snug vest.

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Comprehension questions 1. What was wrong with King Chester’s vest? (It had a rip and a food splash.)

2. Why didn’t he like the metal vest? (It was too hard.)

3. Find a word that is the opposite of soft. (Hard) WPM

Assess Fluency in Reading

Errors

WCPM

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Accuracy /reading rate %

Measure and record pupil progress in fluency

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How does the assessment work?

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Deliver effective phonics with 300 readers matched to the Letters and Sounds 2007 progression • Ensure a secure start to every child’s reading journey in Reception/P1 and Year 1/P2 with fully decodable fiction and non-fiction books expertly aligned to the 2007 Letters and Sounds progression • Foster a love of reading for pleasure with books on a wide range of age-appropriate topics, supported by engaging illustrations and photographs

Chant and Chatter

Chant and Chatter books in Pink band contain simple, rhythmic chants to support children in developing fluency from the outset

Pages from Map Man, Pink A

The I-spy feature for Pink A to Red A books supports further practice of focus phonemes using visual support to embed phonic knowledge

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Reader response

Consolidate sounds that have been practised and check comprehension with the summary spread in each book starting from Red B

Treasure maps

After reading Letters and Sounds: Phases 5–6 Word count: 519 Focus phonemes: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb, /r/ wr, zh /s/ sc, ce /sh/ ti, ssi /zh/ su Common exception words: of, to, the, into, are, said, were, one, their, water Curriculum links: Geography: Physical geography, Geographical skills National Curriculum learning objectives: Spoken language: listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers; Reading/Word reading: apply phonic knowledge and skills as the route to decode words, read accurately by blending sounds in unfamiliar words containing GPCs that have been taught, read common exception words, read other words of more than one syllable that contain taught GPCs, read aloud accurately books that are consistent with their developing phonic knowledge; Reading/Comprehension: understand both the books that they can already read accurately and fluently … by making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done

Developing fluency • Your child may enjoy hearing you read the story. Model reading dialogue with expression.

• Now ask your child to read some of the dialogue with lots of expression, particularly focusing on lowering their voice at pages 10 and 11.

Phonic practice • Point to the word knapsack on page 6. Ask your child to sound out the word and blend the sounds together kn/a/p/s/a/ck. Can they point to the grapheme that represents the /n/ sound in this word? (kn) • Do the same thing with the word gnashing on page 9.

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Teaching and assessment support Ensure every pupil meets age-related expectations with targeted lesson plans that guide practice of reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary development.

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Extending vocabulary • Ask your child to spot the synonyms below. Which is the odd one out?

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shiver

sparkled

shone

(shiver)

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jumped

woke

leapt

(woke)

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tomb

rock

boulder

(tomb)

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Party Time

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Pat it

Map Man

Pit Pat

Tip It

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Zoë Clarke

Charlotte Raby

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Charlotte Raby

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Sarah Rice

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Nap Tap

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Sit in!

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Abbie Rushton

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Sit Sip Nap

Sid

It Tips

Sit Tip Pat

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Hatty Skinner

Hatty Skinner

Natasha Paul

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Tim tips it

Pit Pat Pit Pat

Tap Tip Sip

Tat

Alma Puts Keren

Pranika Sharma

Caroline Green

Fiona Undrill

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Dan Taps

Sam Sits

Tap it in

Nap in it

Tina Pietron

Alex Marson

Pranika Sharma

Caroline Green

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Tap Tap Nap

Dip it Tip it

Clare Helen Welsh

Caroline Green

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Pink B

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Not a Pot

Catherine Baker

Mog and Mim AR

Duck Socks

Up on Deck AR

Leilani Sparrow

AR

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Non-fiction

Dig it

Pop Pop Pop!

Leilani Sparrow

Catherine Baker

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978-0-00-825137-6 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ ck

978-0-00-825138-3 Phonemes covered: /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck

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AR

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Mess on the Rocks

Catherine Coe

Zoë Clarke

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Cat, Kid and Duck

Pam Cat

Is it a bat?

Up and Off!

Catherine Baker

Karra McFarlane

Karra McFarlane

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Pog Pops In

The Big Nut

Pack it

Fiona Tomlinson

Fiona Tomlinson

Pick it up!

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Tick Tock and a Pit Mick

Pod Digs

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Bad Luck, Dad

An Vrombaut

Catherine Coe

Pod Digs

Pink B Band 1B

a Pit

Letters and Sounds Phase 2

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Pod digs a pit.

the

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Pink B Band 1B

Letters and Sounds Phase 2

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Tap and hit the kit.

A story

Clare Helen Welsh

Michael Emmerson

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Hi t the H t !

R chel Russ

Hit the Hat! Rachel Russ

The Cup

Catherine Baker

Pink B Band 1B

Letters and Sounds Phase 2

The Cup

The Cup

Fiona Undrill

Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ ck

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Can I get the cup?

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Pod DigsHiat Pit H t!

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Fion Undrill S r h Hoyle

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Pegs and Socks

Nell and Tess

Pop it on!

Kick it in!

Clare Helen Welsh

Rachel Russ

Suzannah Ditchburn

Charlotte Guillain

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Sit Tog!

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Sit Tog!

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Letters and Sounds Phase 2

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Tig tips in.

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A story

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Sylwia Filipczak

Sit Tog!

Go Mat!

Nip it! Dig it!

Fiona Undrill

Clare Helen Welsh

Natasha Paul

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Pip and Pop

No Tiff!

Pick a Pet!

Rip it! Tip it!

Natasha Paul

Alex Marson

Clare Helen Welsh

Tina Pietron

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Mel and the Big Mess

Lots of Ducks

Rag Duck

I can get fit!

Holly Woolnough

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Pop the Pot on

Get it, Gus! AR

AR

Tina Pietron

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Red A

C han

and his Van

In the Fish Tank

AR

AR

Laura Hambleton

Catherine Coe

Alison Hawes

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Up in a Rocket

Bob and the AR Pink Wig

This is My Kit

Jill Atkins

Zoë Clarke

Paul Harrison

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The Big Radish

Jazz and Jet

In the Big Box

Jig and Jog

Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler

Kate Scott

Hawys Morgan

Teresa Heapy

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Ding Dong

Hush!

A Sunken Ship

Six of Us

An Vrombaut

Liz Miles

Hawys Morgan

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Fox is quick in his van.

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Fix it, Fox

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Ch t, Ch t, Ch t!

Samantha Montgomerie

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Letters and Sounds Phase 3

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Ch t, Ch t, Ch t!

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Chat, Chat, Chat!

Buzz, Hop, Zip!

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Bugs can hop, buzz and run.

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Fantastic Yak

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Holly Woolnough

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Hatty Skinner

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Buzz and Jack

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Jeanne Willis

Sarah Snashall

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Dash to Dig

Run to Win

On the Bus

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Samantha Montgomerie

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It is Fun to Think

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Fuzz and Buzz

Jazz and Jeff

Dig and Tip

Sing, Ping, Ting!

Caroline Green

Catherine Baker

Hatty Skinner

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Visit the Vet

King of the Kicks

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Mix and Mash AR Hatty Skinner

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Karra McFarlane 978-0-00-844217-0 Phonemes covered: /j/ /y/ /z/ zz /qu/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/

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A Bee on a Lark

Get Set For Fun

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Helen Baugh

David Lavelle

Paul Harrison

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Shoot a Hoop

Down the River

Catherine Coe

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Look at Them Go

Sasha Morton

Catherine Coe

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Anne Rooney 978-0-00-835199-1 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /ure/ /er/, nn, rr, pp, gg, dd, tt

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It is a Fox Alison Milford 978-0-00-835200-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /ur/ /ear/ /ar/ /or/, bb, nn

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Lee and the Box

Aimee and the Tablet

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Tom Pinfield and Childnet 978-0-00-835767-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /er/ Red B Band 2B

Finn Feels Better

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Finn looks in the box.

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Finn Feels Better Jessica Ellis

Letters and Sounds Phase 3

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The night howls and the rain patters.

The Power Cut

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The Power Cut

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The Power Cut

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Finn Feels Better Jessic Ellis Parwinder Singh

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Samantha Montgomerie

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Jack and Zain

Alfredo Belli

Samantha Montgomerie

An Animal Park Keeper

Red B Band 2B

Letters and Sounds Phase 3

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An Animal Park Keeper Anne Rooney Natalie Ortega

An Animal Park gher Keeper Higher

and Hi

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This is a keeper at the animal park.

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Higher

How high can you go?

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978-0-00-835770-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /or/ /er/

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9

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Catherine Baker

Catherine Casey

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Rock Pools

Food on the Farm

Catherine Casey

ISBN 978-0-00-838202-5

A non-fiction book

9

780008 382025

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A non-fiction book

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A Job for the Dog

Look at the shoots!

In the Dark Woods

Charlotte Guillain

Clare Helen Welsh

Hawys Morgan

978-0-00-837964-3 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /ai/ /or/ /ar/ /oo/ /oo/ /igh/ /ur/ /er/

978-0-00-837965-0 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /ur/

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Too Hot!

Sid the Sheep

Odd Fish!

Clare Helen Welsh

Teresa Heapy

Fiona Undrill

978-0-00-841017-9 Phonemes covered: /er/ /oo/ /ow/ /ee/ /ar/ /oa/ /ai/ /ur/

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Owls in the Night

Off to Town!

Nipper and Gull

Down to Up

Sun and Rain

Hawys Morgan

An Vrombaut

Hawys Morgan

Becca Heddle

978-0-00-841019-3 Phonemes covered: /ow/ /ee/ /air/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /ar/ /er/ /or/ /oa/ /igh/ /ai/ /oi/

978-0-00-841020-9 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /er/

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I Look for Mark

Mix up on the Farm AR

Zoom to the Moon

Is it magnetic?

Susan Frame

Hatty Skinner

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Jessica Ellis 978-0-00-837963-6 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /er/ /ai/ /ear/

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Meena and the Rabbit AR Jessica Ellis 978-0-00-8442187 Phonemes covered: /ar/ /ee/ /oi/ /ow/ /ai/ /er/ /igh/ /ear/ /oo//oo/ /or/

Catherine Baker 978-0-00-841023-0 Phonemes covered: /er/ /oo/ /oo/ /ee/ /ai/ /ow/ /igh/ /ear/ /ar/ /or/

Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007

Fiction

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Bees! AR Mio Debnam 978-0-00-844221-7 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /oo/ /oo/ /er/ /or/ /ar/ /igh/ /air/

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Yellow Fiction

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Scrap Rat

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Simon Mugford 978-0-00-823024-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

Map Scraps

Tickets!

978-0-00-838127-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

Stan, look! Scrap Rat is on the run. www.collins.co.uk

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A story

Clare Helen Welsh Irene Montano

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Snug in the do Tent How I feel?

Suzy Senior

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Thumper Liz Miles 978-0-00-841029-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

The Plum Trip AR

Teresa Heapy 978-0-00-844222-4 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

How do I feel?

A non-fiction book

Yellow Band 3

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978-0-00-841028-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

Good Things from Farms Catherine Baker

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Strong Trucks Sarah Snashall 978-0-00-837989-6 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

Good Things from Farms

At the Medical Room

Yellow Band 3

Letters and Sounds Phase 4

At the Medical Room

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978-0-00-841030-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

Helen Dineen

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9 780008 410315

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Ben Hubbard

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Catherine Baker

Chimpanzees

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We get lots of good things from farms!

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Helen Dineen Lucy Macuk

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Samantha Montgomerie

Art is Fun

Catherine Veitch

Helen Dineen

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Stunt Jets

How do I feel?

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Good Things from Farms

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Kate Scott

Becca Heddle

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Crick and Crock Have Lunch

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Clare Helen Welsh

How the Ear Can Hear AR

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Lou Kuenzler

Alice Hemming

Scrap Rat

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Simon Mugford

Josh and the Thunder AR

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From the Top

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Alice Hemming

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The Foolish, Timid Rabbit

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In the Frog Bog AR

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At the Medical Room

Helen Dineen

Lucy Makuc

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I Feel Good Susan Frame 978-0-00-844224-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes

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Jump On, Jump Off! AR

Eggs on Toast

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Andy Seed

June Crebbin

Isabel Thomas

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Karen Wallace

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Zebra’s Tent

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Suzannah Ditchburn

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Spook Night

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Shoo Rayner

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Harper and to Win the Big Train Dog

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Laura Hambleton

The Chicken Coop Scoop

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Samantha Montgomerie

Letters and Sounds Phase 4

978-0-00-825164-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Huffkin AR

978-0-00-835203-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Becca Heddle

Jane Clarke

Becca Heddle

Letters and Sounds Phase 4

How to Spot an Otter AR

Tusks AR

AR

The Chicken Coop Scoop

978-0-00-825163-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

978-0-00-825161-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Non-fiction

www.collins.co.uk

ISBN 978-0-00-838130-1

A non-fiction book

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

978-0-00-838130-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Tr in to Win S m nth Montgomerie

Storms Catherine Baker 978-0-00-840990-6 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Clare Helen Welsh 978-0-00-840988-3 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

The Hamster Problem AR

It’s Freezing Out!

Blue Band 4

Letters and Sounds Phase 4

Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Suzy Senior 978-0-00-844226-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes It’s freezing out, but there is lots to see.

It’s Freezing Out!

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ISBN 978-0-00-840992-0

9 780008 409920

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Samantha Montgomerie

Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

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Train to Win

Blue Band 4

Letters and Sounds Phase 4

Sled dogs speed and zoom on the Arctic trails.

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

A story

ollinsbigcat

978-0-00-835202-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

A non-fiction book

Becca H Heddle ddl

Arief Putra 13/08/2020 13:18

978-0-00-823027-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

978-0-00-835774-0 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Stunning Stunts Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-837994-0 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Extinct Monsters Liz Miles 978-0-00-840991-3 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

It’s Freezing Out!

Fantastic Frogs

Becca Heddle

Liz Miles

978-0-00-840992-0 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

Little Red’s Lost Cap AR

Our Pet Rabbits AR

Fiona Undrill

Suzy Senior

978-0-00-844227-9 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

978-0-00-844229-3 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

AR – Accelerated Reader

AR

Sarah Rice

Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007

Phase 4 • Band 4

Blue

AR

978-0-00-844228-6 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes

82

Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007

Fiction

The Elf and the Bootmaker AR Alison Milford 978-0-00-825166-6 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i-e, i, /ai/ a-e, ay, ey, /e/, ea, /ar/ a, /or/ aw, al, /ow/ ou, /ee/ ea, /oo/ ue, ui, u-e, ew, /oa/ o, o-e, /ur/ ir, or, ear, /i/ y, /oi/ oy, /air/ are, ere, /u/ o-e

Where Did My Dingo Go? AR

Band 5

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Not in Otter’s Pocket

Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey /oa/ o, o-e /oo/ ue, ew /ow/ ou /ee/ ea /ar/ a /or/ aw, augh, al /air/ ere /ur/ ir, or, ear /ear/ ere, eer /e/ a /o/ a /u/ o-e

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

Suzy Senior Angelika Scudamore

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ISBN 978-0-00-838131-8

9 780008 381318

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A story

£6.25 each

Non-fiction

How Not to be Eaten

Bear Spotting AR

Amy Sparkes

Isabel Thomas

978-0-00-825167-3 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e, /u/ o-e, /igh/ i, i-e, /ur/ ir, /oo/ ui, u-e, ew, ue, /ow/ ou, /e/ ea, /o/ a, /oo/ oul, /oa/ ow, /ee/ ea, /ar/ a

978-0-00-825169-7 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ei, ey, a-e /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ u, ou /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /ar/ a /or/ au, aw, al /ure/ our /air/ ear, are, ere /ur/ ir, or /ear/ eer /e/ ea

Let’s Pretend! AR

How to Draw Cat and Dog

Blackcurrant Jam

Shoo Rayner

Louise Spilsbury

978-0-00-825171-0 Phonemes covered: /ar/ a, /or/ aw, our, al, /ow/ ou, /ai/ a-e, /e/ ea, /igh/ i-e, i, /ee/ ea, /ure/ our, /oa/ o, ow, o-e

978-0-00-823029-6 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a-e, ey /oo/ ui, ou /oa/ ow, o /ar/ a /or/ our, al /e/ ea /oi/ oy /ur/ ir /u/ o, o-e /oo/ oul /ow/ ou /ee/ ea /igh/ y, i-e

Wild Homes AR

Welcome to My Home! AR

Kate Scott 978-0-00-823028-9 Phonemes covered: /oa/ oe, o /ai/ a-e, ay, ei, ey /e/ ea /ee/ ea /u/ o /igh/ i-e, i /i/ y /oo/ oul /oo/ u-e /oi/ oy /ar/ a /ow/ ou /ear/ eer /air/ are, ere /or/ al /u/ o-e /o/ a

The Grasshopper and the Ants AR

Dragon Owner’s Manual

Pippa Goodhart

Catherine Baker

978-0-00-835205-9 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, oe, o-e, ow, ou /oo/ oul /ee/ ea /ar/ a /or/ our, al /air/ ere, are /ur/ or /o/ a /oo/ ew, u-e, ou, u /ow/ ou /u/ o, o-e

978-0-00-835775-7 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, a-e /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, ou, u-e /ee/ ie, ea /oi/ oy /ow/ ou /or/ our, al /er/ ir, or, ear /ear/ ere /e/ ea /u/ o-e

Not in Otter’s Pocket

Rob Alcraft 978-0-00-835206-6 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, ui, ou /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /oo/ oul /ar/ a /or/ augh, al /air/ are /ur/ ir, ear /e/ ea /i/ y /o/ a /u/ o

Super Sharks

Green

Super Sharks

Band 5

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, u-e /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /oo/ oul /or/ aw, augh, al /er/ or, ear /e/ a /u/ o, our, o-e

Suzy Senior

Sea Otter has the best stone in the world, but today it is missing!

Join Otter as he looks for it.

Phase 5 • Band 5

Monster Treat AR

978-0-00-825168-0 Phonemes covered: /oa/ o, ow, /oo/ ue, u, /air/ ear, /ee/ ea, /ai/ a-e, ay, ey, /igh/ i-e, i, /i/ y, /oo/ oul, /or/ al

Jane Clarke

Green

Not in Otter’s Pocket

Green

978-0-00-838131-8 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey /oa/ o, o-e /oo/ ue, ew /ow/ ou /ee/ ea /ar/ a /or/ aw, augh, al /air/ ere /ur/ ir, or, ear /ear/ ere, eer /e/ a /o/ a /u/ o-e

Meet the super hunters of the sea!

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ISBN 978-0-00-838132-5

9 780008 381325

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A story

Ben Hubbard

Rob Alcraft 978-0-00-825175-8 Phonemes covered: /ee/ ea, ie, /e/ ea, /ai/ ay, a-e, /igh/ i-e, /oo/ u-e, ew, ou, /oa/ oe, o, o-e, /or/ al, our, /o/ a, /ow/ ou, /u/ o-e, /ar/ a, /air/ are /oo/ oul, /ure/ our, /ur/ ir

Catherine Baker 978-0-00-835776-4 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, a-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ u, ew, ou /ee/ ie, ea /ow/ ou /ar/ a /or/ al /air/ ere /u/ o-e /o/ a

Super Sharks Ben Hubbard

978-0-00-838132-5 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, i-e /ai/ ay, ey, a-e / oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ew, u-e /ee/ ea /ow/ ou /oo/ oul /or/ aw, augh, al / er/ or, ear /e/ a /u/ o, our, o-e

Green Band titles that cover the long vowel graphemes only, to support schools that would like a more staggered approach at the start of Phase 5.

Pixie Makes a Friend

Iris’s Wild Ride

Chitra Soundar

Catherine Baker

978-0-00-841841-0 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea

978-0-00-841843-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e, /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-e

The Stone Shadows

Don’t Blame Me!

Be a Cave Explorer!

This is Our Planet

Charlotte Guillain

Catherine Baker

Rob Alcraft

978-0-00-840994-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ ow, o, oe, ou, o-e

978-0-00-840995-1 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a-e, ay, ey /ee/ ie, ea

978-0-00-840996-8 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-e

Jake and Jen in the Balloon of Doom

The Train Set

Show Time!

Cave Art AR

Chris Bradford

Karra McFarlane

Zoë Clarke 978-0-00-840993-7 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /oa/ o, oe, ow, ou, o-e /igh/ i, i-e

978-0-00-841842-7 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, ou, o-e /oo/ ue, ui, ew, ou, u-e /oo/ oul

Hugo’s Moon Crew AR Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-844231-6 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ey, a-e /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ui, ew, ou, u, u-e /oo/ oul

83

AR

978-0-00-844230-9 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e

Animal Tricks: Sticking Power Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-840998-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a-e, ay, ey

Suzy Senior 978-0-00-840997-5 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea, ie /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ u, ue, ew, ui, ou, u-e /oo/ oul

Bertha Benz Fiona Tomlinson 978-0-00-841844-1 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ei, ay, ey, a-e

Rob Alcraft 978-0-00-844233-0 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a-e, ey, ay /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ o, ow, o-e, oe, ou

Beaches and Bays AR Hawys Morgan 978-0-00-844232-3 Phonemes covered: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ie, ea AR – Accelerated Reader

Fiction

Watch Out, Nebit!

Disaster Duck AR

AR

Catherine Baker

978-0-00-825172-7 Phonemes covered: /f/ ph, /w/ wh, /ee/ e-e, e, y, /igh/ y, /ch/ tch, /j/ g, ge, dge, /l/ le, /z/ se, /sh/ ch /ai/ a

Noisy Neesha AR Lynne Rickards 978-0-00-825174-1 Phonemes covered: /ee/ e, ey, y, /l/ le, /oo/ u, /igh/ y, /ai/ a, /z/ se, /v/ ve, /f/ ph, /w/ wh

978-0-00-835207-3 Phonemes covered: /ee/ y, e, ey /j/ g, ge, dge /oo/ u /w/ wh /v/ ve /igh/ y /c/ ch /f/ ph /ai/ a /s/ se /z/ se /l/ le /ch/ t, tch

Orange

n Found

Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /oo/ u /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch, t /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le

nd tney a Boscoe’s Wi d

L o st a

n Found

Witney and her itchy dog, Boscoe, find lost things. Will looking for Little April turn out to be a really big adventure?

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

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ISBN 978-0-00-838133-2

9 780008 381332

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A story

Witney and Oo les of Boscoe’s LostNoo lesand Found

Oo les of Noo les

Zoë Clarke Felicia Whaley

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Clare Helen Welsh

Phonemes covered: /igh/ y, i /ee/ y, e, e-e /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /s/ se /z/ se /ai/ eigh, a /ch/ tch /sh/ ch /l/ le /w/ wh /f/ ph

Sarah DeMontever e

The Equator AR Angie Belcher 978-0-00-825176-5 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh, /ee/ y, e-e, e, ey, /igh/ y, /j/ ge, g, /l/ le, /z/ se, /ch/ tch, t, /w/ wh, /v/ ve, /c/ ch, t, /s/ se, /f/ ph

Smart Gadgets AR

The Loch Ness Mystery AR

Lari Don

Jo Nelson

Sarah Rice

Oodles of Noodles

978-0-00-833968-5 Phonemes covered: /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /c/ ch /ee/ y, e /f/ ph /ch/ tch, t /w/ wh /igh/ y /l/ le /s/ se

Around the World in 72 Days AR

Strange Bridges

978-0-00-835208-0 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /igh/ y /ch/ tch, t /sh/ ch /j/ g, ge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /oo/ u

Fly Secrets

Orange Band 6

Fly Secrets

978-0-00-825177-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, /ee/ e-e, y, e, /igh/ y, /w/ wh, /sh/ ch, /c/ ch, /j/ g, ge, /f/ ph, /z/ se, /ch/ t, /l/ le

Liz Miles

978-0-00-835777-1 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e, y /oo/ u /igh/ y /ch/ tch, t /c/ ch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ se

Band 6

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Non-fiction

The Hide and Seek Squirrels AR

Chris Bradford

Orange

Band 6

L o st a

978-0-00-825170-3 Phonemes covered: /igh/ y, ie, /ee/ y, e, /w/ wh, /v/ ve, /l/ le, /ch/ t, /ai/ a, /j/ g, ge, /f/ ph, /z/ se

Jake and Jen and the Sea of Sharks

Shoo Rayner

nd tney a Boscoe’s Wi d

Sally Morgan

978-0-00-823030-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /j/ ge, g, dge /ch/ tch, t /ee/ e, y /w/ wh /c/ ch /s/ se /igh/ y, ie /l/ le /f/ ph /v/ ve /oo/ u /z/ se

A Helping Hand AR

£6.25 each

Beetles Around the World AR

978-0-00-825173-4 Phonemes covered: /w/ wh, /f/ ph, /igh/ ie, y, /ee/ y, e-e, e, /j/ g, ge, /ch/ tch, /sh/ ch, /c/ ch, /l/ le

Katie Dale

Phase 5 • Band 6

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Clare Helen Welsh

Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /ee/ e, y /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch /j/ g, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /s/ se

Isabel Thomas 978-0-00-835778-8 Phonemes covered: /ai/ eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /oo/ u /igh/ y /c/ ch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ se

Crocs and Rocks Teresa Heapy

978-0-00-837334-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /ee/ e, y /igh/ ie, y / ch/ tch /j/ g, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /s/ se

978-0-00-841002-5 Phonemes covered: /ee/ e, y, e-e /j/ g, ge /f/ ph /l/ le /z/ se /igh/ y /w/ wh /ai/ a /ch/ tch /v/ ve /s/ se

Little Pickle and Greedy Giant

Extraordinary Pets

Helen Dineen

Hawys Morgan

978-0-00-841001-8 Phonemes covered: /l/ le /j/ g, ge /ee/ y, e, e-e /igh/ y, ie /sh/ ch /c/ ch /v/ ve /oo/ u /s/ se /w/ wh /ch/ tch /ai/ a

978-0-00-841003-2 Phonemes covered: /igh/ ie, y /ee/ ey, e, y, e-e /ch/ tch, t /c/ ch /l/ le /j/ ge, dge, g /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /ai/ eigh, a /z/ se

Mystery Structures from the Past

The Incredible Whale and Other Poems AR

Jake and Jen and the Castle of Kings AR

Amazing Raptors

Helen Dineen

Chris Bradford

978-0-00-844237-8 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e, y /oo/ u /igh/ y, ie /ch/ tch, t /j/ g, ge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /s/ se

978-0-00-844235-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e, y, ey /oo/ u /igh/ y, ie /ch/ tch, t /c/ ch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ se

Yummy Stone Soup AR

The Paper Planes Club AR

It Looks Like Rain

Alison Milford

Zoë Clarke 978-0-00-844236-1 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /j/ dge, g, ge /ee/ e, ey, y /l/ le /f/ ph /ch/ t, tch /oo/ u /igh/ y, ie /w/ wh

Zoë Armstrong

AR

978-0-00-844234-7 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /ch/ tch /j/ g, ge /l/ le /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /sh/ ch /oo/ u /igh/ y, ie

978-0-00-844238-5 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /ee/ ey, y, e /ch/ tch, t /l/ le /s/ se /igh/ y /c/ ch /v/ ve /oo/ u /j/ g, dge /z/ se

Rob Alcraft

Zoë Clarke

Clare Helen Welsh

Flies buzz in your ear and land in your food.

They are pests in every part of the world.

Here’s why!

Come to the floating market and see Mr Lee’s magic wok!

978-0-00-840999-9 Phonemes covered: /igh/ i, y /ee/ y, e, e-e /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /s/ se /z/ se /ai/ eigh, a /ch/ tch /sh/ ch /l/ le /w/ wh /f/ ph Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

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Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

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ISBN 978-0-00-837334-4

ISBN 978-0-00-840999-9

9 780008 373344

978-0-00-838133-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e-e, ey, e, y /oo/ u /igh/ ie, y, /ch/ tch, t /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le

The Heroes of White Whale Lighthouse

Little Pickle and Greedy Giant

13/08/2020 15:10

Orange Band 6

Letters and Sounds Phase 5

Phonemes covered: /l/ le /j/ g, ge /ee/ y, e, e-e /igh/ y, ie /sh/ ch /c/ ch /v/ ve /oo/ u /s/ se /w/ wh /ch/ tch /ai/ a

Little Pickle and Giant GreedyDineen

Greedy Giant’s vegetables will not grow! Can Little Pickle help?

Alison Milford

Browse the complete Collins catalogue at

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ISBN 978-0-00-841001-8

9 780008 410018

10018_Cover.indd 1

AR – Accelerated Reader

A story

Helen Elif Balta Parks

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

978-0-00-841000-1 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /ee/ e-e, e, y /oo/ u /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ se

A non-fiction book

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

A story

9 780008 409999

www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat

09999_Cover.indd 1

22/07/2020 11:51

Fly Secrets Clare Helen Welsh

AR

Catherine Baker 978-0-00-844241-5 Phonemes covered: /igh/ y, ie /ee/ y, e, ey, e-e /j/ g, ge /ai/ a, eigh /ch/ t, tch /v/ ve /oo/ u /w/ wh /c/ ch /l/ le

AR

Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007

Orange

Rob Alcraft 978-0-00-841004-9 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a, eigh /ee/ e-e , y, e, ey /oo/ u /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch, t /c/ ch /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /s/ se /z/ se

The Incredible Lives of Monarch Butterflies AR Hawys Morgan 978-0-00-844240-8 Phonemes covered: /ai/ eigh, a /ee/ y, ey, e-e, e /igh/ ie, y /c/ ch /ch/ tch /l/ le /w/ wh /v/ ve /j/ g, ge /s/ se /oo/ u

Animal Tricks: Glow in the Dark 978-0-00-844239-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /ee/ e, y, e-e /oo/ u /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch, t /j/ g, ge, dge /l/ le /w/ wh /v/ ve /c/ ch

84

Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007

Turquoise Jake and Jen in the Tomb of Ice

Nibble, Nosh and Gnasher AR

AR

Shoo Rayner 978-0-00-825179-6 Phonemes covered: /m/ mb, /r/ wr, /s/ c, /n/ gn, kn, /c/ que, x, /sh/ ci

Chris Bradford 978-0-00-825178-9 Phonemes covered: /sh/ ti, ssi, /m/ mb, /n/ kn, gn, /r/ wr, zh /s/ ce, sc, /zh/ su

Band 7

Tit nic Survivor

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ISBN 978-0-00-841006-3

9 780008 410063

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A story

Liz Miles

Amerigo Pinelli

Big Questions

AR

AR

Rob Alcraft

Isabel Thomas

978-0-00-823032-6 Phonemes covered: /c/ que, ch /sh/ ci, ssi, ti, ch /zh/ s /m/ mb /n/ kn /s/ c, ce, sc /r/ wr

978-0-00-825182-6 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, /r/ wr, /s/ c, ce, sc, /sh/ ti, ci, si

978-0-00-823033-3 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /sh/ ci, ti, si, ssi /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ qu(e) /zh/ s

The Only Rosie Maloney AR

The Knight Who Could Knit AR

How to be a Magician

Reptiles Break Rules AR

Charlotte Middleton

Teresa Heapy

Isabel Thomas

Isabel Thomas

978-0-00-835209-7 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ ce, c /c/ x, qu(e) /sh/ ti, si, ssi /zh/ s

978-0-00-835779-5 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /c/ x /zh/ s /sh/ ti, ci

978-0-00-835210-3 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ que /zh/ s, si /sh/ ti, ci, si, ssi

978-0-00-835780-1 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x /zh/ sion /sh/ ti, ci

Jake and Jen in the Mission to Mars

The Shy Monster

The Great Fire of London

Poles Apart

The

Great FFire ire of London

Kathy Webb

978-0-00-841005-6 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /sh/ s, ci, ti /zh/ s

Turquoise

The

Band 7

Letters and Sounds Phase 5–6

Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn, mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x /sh/ ti, si, ssi, s

Great Fire of London

Hawys Morgan

One Sunday in 1666, a fire started in a bakery on Pudding Lane in London, and quickly spread across the city. Why did it burn so quickly and how was it finally put out?

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9 780008 373368

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Turquoise Band 7

Letters and Sounds Phases 5–6

Phonemes covered: /m/ mb /n/ kn, gn /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /sh/ ci, ti, s /zh/ s /c/ x

978-0-00-841006-3 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /zh/ s /sh/ ti, si, ssi, s, ci /c/ x

Zoë Clar e Andrea Castro Naranjo

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ISBN 978-0-00-841007-0

9 780008 410070

The Clockwork Hand Zoë Clarke

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A story

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978-0-00-825181-9 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /s/ c, ce, sc /sh/ ti, ssi, /zh/ s

Celia Warren

There was once a girl made of glass, who cracked her hand. Will she ever climb snowy trees and frozen waterfalls again?

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Ciaran Murtagh

978-0-00-825180-2 Phonemes covered: /s/ c, sc, /m/ mb, /sh/ ci, si

Charlotte Raby

Liz Miles

Roger was excited to be on the Titanic’s first big trip. But a noise in the night made him run onto deck.

Space Science AR

Sally Morgan

What’s it made from? AR

Titanic Survivor

Turquoise

Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /zh/ s /sh/ ti, si, ssi, s, ci /c/ x

Living Fossils AR

Tim and the Tiger

978-0-00-825153-6 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /m/ mb, /s/ c, ce /zh/ su /sh/ ti, si, ssi

Letters and Sounds Phases 5–6

Non-fiction

The Dragon King’s Daughter AR

978-0-00-837335-1 Phonemes covered: /ai/ a /ee/ e, y /igh/ ie, y /ch/ tch /j/ g, dge /l/ le /f/ ph /w/ wh /v/ ve /z/ se /s/ se

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Chris Bradford

Tit nic Survivor

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A non-fiction book

Hawys Morgan Ludovic Salle

978-0-00-837336-8 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn, mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x /sh/ ti, si, ssi, s

Liz Miles 978-0-00-841008-7 Phonemes covered: /n/ gn, kn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, sc, ce /sh/ ti, si, ci /zh/ s

Plastic Planet

Down the Drain

Charlotte Guillain

Clare Helen Welsh

978-0-00-841009-4 Phonemes covered: /r/ wr /s/ sc, ce, c /m/ mb /sh/ ti, ssi, s /n/ kn

978-0-00-841010-0 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /sh/ ti, s, ci /s/ c, ce /zh/ s

The Garden Invention Invasion

The Owl in the Mirror AR

Powerful Queens AR

Flick The Switch!

AR

Zoë Clarke

Fiona Tomlinson

978-0-00-844242-2 Phonemes covered: /m/ mb /n/ kn, gn /r/ wr /s/ c, ce /sh/ ti /zh/ s, si /c/ que

978-0-00-844249-1 Phonemes covered: /s/ ce, c, sc /n/ kn, gn /sh/ ti, ci, ssi /c/ qu /r/ wr /zh/ s

Clare Helen Welsh

Don’t pet the plants! AR

Top Hunters AR

The Right Bite AR

Claire Llewellyn

Rachel Delahaye

978-0-00-844247-7 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /s/ c, ce, sc /sh/ ci, ti, ssi, s /zh/ si, s /r/ wr /m/ mb

978-0-00-844248-4 Phonemes covered: /n/ gn, kn /sh/ ci, ti /zh/ s /s/ c, sc, ce

Becca Heddle 978-0-00-844244-6 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn, gn /sh/ ti, ci, s /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ qu /zh/ s, si /r/ wr

Hitty’s Goose AR Hawys Morgan 978-0-00-844243-9 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /c/ x /zh/ s /sh/ ti, si, ssi, s

Rachel Delahaye 978-0-00-844245-3 Phonemes covered: /n/ kn /m/ mb /r/ wr /s/ c, ce, sc /zh/ s /sh/ ti, ci, ssi, s

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£15.99 each

Band 1B/Pink B Up On Deck

Catherine Baker

Band 00/Lilac I Spy Fairytales

Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby 978-0-00-841797-0

Animal Fun

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Band 1A/Pink A Nap Tap

Alexandra Wells 978-0-00-841806-9 Phonemes: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/

Map Man Zoë Clarke

978-0-00-841799-4 Phonemes: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/

978-0-00-841802-1 Phonemes: /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck

Bad Luck, Dad Catherine Coe

978-0-00-841803-8 Phonemes: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ /l/, ck, ff, ll, ss

Not a Pot

Leilani Sparrow 978-0-00-841801-4 Phonemes: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ ck

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Band 2A/Red A Zip and Zigzag Catherine Coe

978-0-00-841804-5 Phonemes: /j/ /v/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /nk/

Fix It, Fox

Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-841807-6 Phonemes: /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/

Buzz, Hop, Zip!

Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-841808-3 Phonemes: /w/ /x/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /ng/, zz

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Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 – Age 7+

Phonics for Letters and Sounds – Age 7+ 28 fully decodable readers to support pupils aged 7+ who need to continue practising phonics. There is an equal mix of fiction and non-fiction readers, all expertly aligned to the 2007 Letters and Sounds progression with age-appropriate content but accessible text.

9 fiction books with more mature illustration styles

5 graphic novel style fiction books

14 non-fiction books all with a fully decodable glossary and index

Teaching and assessment support • A dedicated lesson plan and resource sheets for every book • Advice on how to use the readers, including a book by book chart, a word cards template and a grapheme chart

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My Gran is a Fibber Book band and number: Blue 6 Jai’s gran tells a lot of fibs. When she comes to help out at school, Jai is worried that she will get into trouble. Will Gran keep telling fibs?

Learning aims

You will need

• Phonics: to consolidate the reading of /air/, /ure/ and /er/ • To revise selected common exception words from the book • Comprehension: to be able to describe characters from the book.

• A copy of the book for yourself and for each child • Word cards: shower lair secure pure fibber chair immature never hair desert • Common exception word cards: up to four from the book • Sound cards: air ure er • Whiteboard • Copies of Resource sheets 1 and 2.

My Gran is a Fibber: Resource sheet 1

Big Cat Phonics assessment for children aged 7+

Phonic focus: Words with digraphs air, ure and er

Name: Read the graphemes. Flip through the book to find at least two words that use each grapheme and write them down.

air

ure

er

• Use the word cards. Challenge children to read each word and sort them into three groups depending on whether they contain air, ure or er.

• Ask children to flick through the book and find one more word with each of the digraphs: air, ure, er.

Optional: Decoding and exception words • Practise reading the words listed inside the front cover of the book, under ‘Read the words together’.

• Show children the common exception word cards. Challenge them to read the words, pointing out the tricky parts. Children then write these words down, and look out for them as they read the book.

Using the lesson plans for each group, you can easily identify the learning aims for each reading session (see the further guidance on using the lesson plans on page 10 of CBC Age 7+_How to use).

Look at these pictures of Gran’s fibs and find them in the book. Can you complete the sentences for each of them by using words from the box below?

Children read • Listen to children as they read the book aloud.

Encourage them to sound out any words they cannot read on sight.

• If children stumble on a word, help them decode it and check they understand the meaning.

Gran went to the

and of a dragon.

visited the

Optional: Fluency and comprehension

Assessing phonics and comprehension • Phonics: Give each child a set of the sound cards.

• Read pages 12 and 13 and ask children to show the appropriate card each time they hear a

word with a focus sound. Ask them to write the words with the focus sounds (her, fibber, chair, immature).

• Make a note if children don’t link the words to the correct sound cards, or if they struggle to use phonics to work out how to spell the words.

• Resource sheet 1 can be used to check children’s knowledge and spelling of focus sounds.

• Comprehension: Briefly look back through the book with the children. Ask them to find or think of words to describe Gran and Jai. Record these words on a whiteboard and discuss where necessary why children chose those words.

• Make a note if children cannot find or think of words to describe the characters, or if they cannot justify their descriptions.

• Resource sheet 2 gives a framework for children to make a character profile for Gran and Jai.

Once you’ve selected your learning aims for the session, you can use the suggested activities to focus on the relevant skills and to check whether children have learnt them. Each lesson plan has an assessment section which will enable you to check children’s understanding of the focus phonics, and their grasp of a key comprehension skill. The lesson plans prompt you to make a note of children’s response to each assessment activity – you can use the photocopiable form CBC Age 7+_Assessment record keeping sheet to do this.

You can either complete a form for each reading session, or use the form periodically as best suits the needs of the group. Either way, the information collected on these forms will be very helpful in deciding the next steps to reinforce any skills which children may not yet have mastered.

You’ll find some flexible ideas for reinforcing phonics skills, comprehension and fluency on pages 5 to 7 of this section. You can use these ideas at any time to help children practise and improve their reading skills.

After reading • Read the book aloud and ask children to follow in their books. Tell children to join with you as you read. Hesitate as you read so children can take over reading the next word.

• Tell children what you are thinking as you read so they can see how you make links between the words and the story. For example, on page 4, say: When I read ‘“I never fib!” Gran grins’, I wonder – is Gran telling the truth here? Because Jai told us that his gran is a fibber. And look! Does she look like she’s telling the truth in this picture? Let’s read on and find out …

• Encourage children to add their own thoughts in a similar way as they re-read the story.

In this section, you will find: • guidance on using the Age 7+ lesson plans for assessment • a chart to help identify the most appropriate starting point in Age 7+ for a child or group • a summary of what to look for to check children are at the right level, showing what successful reading looks like at both Blue and Green bands • guidance on what it looks like if a child is struggling, or if a child is finding a particular band too easy • activity suggestions to help you fill in gaps in children’s phonics knowledge, and to help improve fluency and comprehension.

Using the Age 7+ lesson plans for assessment

Before reading Phonics warm-up

Big Cat Phonics assessment for children aged 7+

Gran tells Tim that there was a .

shark in our

Gran tells Miss was a

that she .

boxer shower lair Bure desert © HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2021

© HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2021

My Gran is a Fibber

© HarperCollinsPublishers Limited 2021

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Blue band gradually introduces the Phase 3 double letter and long vowel phonemes along with Phase 4 adjacent consonants.

Blue

Fiction

Mega Slug and Big Dash AR Catherine Baker

978-0-00-844628-4 /ch/ /sh/ /th/, and adjacent consonants

Night of the Chickens AR

The Thing in the Deep AR

Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler 978-0-00-844629-1 /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/, and adjacent consonants

Phase 4 • Band 4 £6.75 each

What happens next? AR Catherine Baker

978-0-00-844634-5 /ch/ /sh/ /th/, and adjacent consonants

Non-fiction

In a Rainforest Tree AR

Liz Miles 978-0-00-844635-2 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/, and adjacent consonants

Hanako’s Egg AR

Goat Skills AR

Hidden Bugs AR

978-0-00-844631-4 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/, and adjacent consonants

978-0-00-844636-9 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/, and adjacent consonants

978-0-00-844637-6 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/, and adjacent consonants

Bor of the Forest AR

My Gran is a Fibber AR

How to Fight Fear

Bigger, Better, Stronger!

978-0-00-844632-1 /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/, including adjacent consonants

978-0-00-844633-8 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ow/ /air/ /ure/ /er/, and adjacent consonants

978-0-00-844638-3 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/, including adjacent consonants

978-0-00-844639-0 /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /air/ /ure/ /er/, and adjacent consonants

Danny Pearson

978-0-00-844630-7 /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/, and adjacent consonants

Abbie Rushton

Mio Debnam

Swapna Haddow

Isabel Thomas

Rachael Davis

Isabel Thomas

Rob Alcraft

Green band gradually introduces the Phase 5 alternative vowel graphemes.

Green

Fiction

Kay and Aiden – The Tram Bell AR Carol Mitchell

Stranded under the Stars AR Karra McFarlane

Phase 5 • Band 5

The Case of the Piltdown Man AR Narinder Dhami

978-0-00-844640-6 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey, ei

978-0-00-844641-3 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i

978-0-00-844648-2 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey, ei

The Forgotten Garden AR

Lucas Dives Deep AR

Feel Strong with Yoga AR

Maisie Chan

Jasmine Richards

Rachael Davis

978-0-00-844642-0 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, oe, ow, oul, o-e

978-0-00-844643-7 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o /oo/ ue, ui, ew, ou, u, oul, u-e

978-0-00-844650-5 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, oe, ow, oul, o-e

Man-yee and the New School

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Football Skills AR

978-0-00-844646-8 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea /igh /i-e, i /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ew, ou /ow/ ou /or/ al, our, aw /ur/ ear, or, ir /e/ ea /i/ y

978-0-00-844654-3 /ai/ ay, ey /ee/ ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, oe, ow, o-e /oo/ ew, ou, u, u-e /ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al, our, augh, aw, au

Zayn Levels Up

A Day in the Life of an Astronaut

AR

Mio Debnam 978-0-00-844644-4 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, o-e /oo/ ew, ou, u, oul /ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al, our, augh, aw, au

Kay and Aiden – The Stolen Trumpet AR Carol Mitchell

978-0-00-844662-8 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea, ie /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ou, u, oul /ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al, our /ear/ ere, eer /oi/ oy /o/ a

Danny Pearson

AR

Non-fiction

£7.00 each

Rachel Russ

Maisie Chan

AR

978-0-00-844663-5 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, oe, ow, oul, o-e /oo/ ew, ou / ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al /ur/ ear, or, ir /e/ ea /o/ a /air/ ere, ear, are /u/ o, our, o-e

Mio Debnam 978-0-00-844659-8 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo /ew, ou, u-e /ar/ a /or/ al, au /ur/ ear, or, ir /e/ ea /i/ y /ear/ ere, eer /oi/ oy /o/ a

Spider Strike!

AR

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Swapna Haddow 978-0-00-844652-9 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, o-e /oo/ ue, ui, ew, ou, u, oul, u-e

Our Fantastic World AR Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler

978-0-00-844656-7 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, ow, o-e /oo/ ue, ou, u, oul /ar/ a /ow/ ou /or/ al, our /ur/ ear, or, ir /e/ ea /i/ y /e/ ea /i/ y

Stargaze AR Alison Milford

978-0-00-844660-4 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i /oa/ o, ow /oo/ ou /ow/ ou /or/ al /ur/ ear /e/ ea /i/ y /ear/ ere /air/ ere, ear, are /u/ o, our, o-e

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Nip! Nip!

Pam Naps

A contemporary story

A contemporary story

978-0-00-733096-6 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d

Shoo Rayner

Non-fiction

Pit Pat! Tip Tap!

Dip It! Tap It!

Jillian Powell and Steve Lumb

Catherine Baker

978-0-00-742190-9 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-742191-6 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d

In a Pit

Dip In!

A humorous story

A contemporary story

Sip It, Dip It, Tap It

978-0-00-733488-9 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d

978-0-00-750787-0 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d

Jane Clarke

Robyn Lever

£5.00 each

Sue Graves

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-733492-6 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d

Sit in It

Gill Budgell A simple non-fiction book

Monica Hughes and Steve Lumb

978-0-00-750788-7 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d

A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-733490-2 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d

Band 1B – Pink B

Fiction

£5.00 each

Non-fiction

Rat Naps AR

No, Sid, No! AR

Pips in Pots AR

Got It! AR

A contemporary story

A contemporary story

An instruction text

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-733287-8 Focus phonemes: s, a, d, t, p, i, n, r, ck, o, m, c, u, g, e

978-0-00-742192-3 Focus phonemes: r, u, o, d, ck, k, g

978-0-00-733504-6 Focus phonemes: p, o, t, s, c, u, g, e, i, a, m, d, ck, n

978-0-00-742193-0 Focus phonemes: g, t, a, n, d, i, p, o, ck, s, u

Sam and the Nut

Get up, Tom! AR

In the Net!

I Can, Kim Can

Paul Shipton

Kate Scott

John Townsend

AR

Sheryl Webster A contemporary story 978-0-00-733499-5 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, c, g, k, ck, d, e, o, u

A contemporary story 978-0-00-750789-4 Focus phonemes: g, o, c, n, ck, e, u, r

Alison Hawes

Charlotte Guillian

Jillian Powell and Steve Lumb

Greg Cook

A simple non-fiction book

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-750790-0 Focus phonemes: c, a, n, k, i, m, ck, n, o, t

978-0-00-733501-5 Focus phonemes: i, c, a, n, p, ck, t, k, o, d, r, u, g, e, s

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Jane Clarke

Laura Hambleton

Panda's Band AR

Pet Cat, Big Cat AR

Chick to Hen AR

A contemporary story

A contemporary story

A simple non-fiction book

An information book

978-0-00-723583-4

978-0-00-742195-4 Focus phonemes: r, ck, b, u, h, f, ll

978-0-00-723587-2 Focus phonemes: i (sit, in, hiss), c (cat, cross), h (hunt, hiss), l (lot, lap) Other new phonemes: s, a, t, p, n, k, e, o, r, m, d, g, u, h, f, b

978-0-00-742197-8

Muck It Up! AR Focus phonemes: u (muck, duck, fun, up), p (pond, Plip, Plop, mop), o (pond, Plop, not), m (muck, mess, mop) Other new phonemes: s, a, t, i, ck, e, r, d, g, u, l

Alison Hawes

Elspeth Graham

Focus phonemes: ai, ck, e, u, r, h, b, l, ll

Pat the Rat AR

Honor Head

Run, Jump, Hop! AR

Nests

Paul Shipton

John Foster

Elspeth Graham

Simple traditional story

A contemporary story

A simple non-fiction book

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-723584-1 Focus phonemes: n (run, not, ran, in), r (run, ran, rock, rest), f (fit, fast), ai (snail) Other new phonemes: a, t, i, n , c, e, o, r, m, d, g, u, l, h, f, b

978-0-00-750791-7 Focus phonemes: ck, e, u, r, h, f, h, ss, j, ai

978-0-00-723586-5 Focus phonemes: j (jump), a (cat, can, fast), d (dig, mud) Other new phonemes: s, t, i, p, n, c/k, e, o, r, g, u, l, h, f, b, ai

978-0-00-750793-1 Focus phonemes: ck, u, h, f, ff, b, g, ss

Cat and Dog in a Mess AR

Top Dog AR

The Big Red Bus AR

Pet Dog AR

A contemporary story

A simple non-fiction book

A simple non-fiction book

A contemporary story

978-0-00-750792-4 Focus phonemes: h, b, f, ff, l, ll, ss, j

978-0-00-723585-8 Focus phonemes: b (big, bus, back, bell), g (get, grab, grandad), t (at, it, Nut, sit)

978-0-00-750794-8

Ant and Snail AR

Shoo Rayner

978-0-00-723582-7 Focus phonemes: t (cat, tub, let, cut, not), ck (pick, stuck, spick), e (mess, let) Other new phonemes: s, a, i, n, c, e, o, r, m, d, g, u, l, h, f, b

Laura Hambleton

Alison Hawes

Puff the Pup AR

Get Fit AR

A contemporary story

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-742194-7 Focus phonemes: u, ff, g, o, f, r, h

978-0-00-742196-1 Focus phonemes: g, o, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, j, ll

Tony Mitton

Jean Coppendale

Focus phonemes: d, g, ck, b, f, ss, j, ai

Gina Nuttall

Band 2B – Red B

Fiction

The Mouse and the Monster AR

Goat’s Coat AR

£5.00 each

Feelings AR

Non-fiction

Pond Food AR

Laura Hambleton

Monica Hughes

John Townsend

Martin Waddell

A contemporary story

A simple non-fiction book

An information book

A traditional tale

978-0-00-742199-2

978-0-00-723592-6

978-0-00-742201-2

978-0-00-723589-6 Focus phonemes: sh, er, oa, ng Other phonemes practised: ou (ground), th (this), th (thin), ee, w, oo (look), ie (lie), ch

Focus phonemes: x, oo, oa, or

Focus phonemes: ou (shout, out), ee (feeling), ie (died, cried), or (torch) Other new phonemes: ar, er, ou, th (this), ng, w, oo (look), y

Focus phonemes: sh, ee, ai, ck, x

Bot on the Moon

This Is Me and This Is Pip AR

Alison Hawes

Thick and Thin AR

Wet, Wet, Wet AR

Shoo Rayner

Sally Symes

An information book

An information book

A fantasy story

A poem

978-0-00-723593-3

978-0-00-723588-9

978-0-00-750795-5 Focus phonemes: y, zz, sh, th (this, thump), ai, ee, oo (boot, look), ou (round)

978-0-00-750777-1 Focus phonemes: a, ai, ou (cloud), oo (good), ee, ow, oa, ar, y (ee), o-e, z

AR

Focus phonemes: oo (moon, zoom), z (zoom), ar (stars, card) Other phonemes practised: sh, ng, ou, ch

We are Not Fond of Rat! AR

Rat’s Wishing Hat AR

A poem

A contemporary story

978-0-00-723590-2 Focus phonemes: qu, th (them), ch Other phonemes practised: sh, th (thin), ng, ee, z, w, oo (look), ie (lie), y

978-0-00-750796-2 Focus phonemes: z, sh, th (think), ng, ee, oo (good), ou (found)

Emma Chichester Clark

Max Can Do It! AR

Laura Hambleton

Focus phonemes: th (thick, thin), oo (wool, cook), v (names, Bev, Kevin), oi (coil) Other new phonemes: ar, er, ou, sh, th (this), ee, z, oo (cool)

Boom, Boom AR

A simple non-fiction book

An information book

978-0-00-723591-9 Focus phonemes: x (box, six), w (wet), ue (blue)

978-0-00-750778-8 Focus phonemes: ou (loud), sh (brush), oo (boom), ee, w, ch, sh, ng, ar

Fiona Macdonald

I Found a Sound AR

Vic Parker

A contemporary story

A simple non-fiction book

978-0-00-742198-5

978-0-00-742200-5 Focus phonemes: ou, oa, oo, ai, ch, ee, zz

AR – Accelerated Reader

Helen Greathead

Pond Dipping AR

Alison Hawes

Charlotte Raby

Focus phonemes: oo (moon, zoom), z (zoom), ar (stars, card)

Phonics Practice

Band 2A – Red A £5.00 each

Fiction

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Band 3 – Yellow

Fiction

Diggety Dog AR

Michaela Morgan A poem

978-0-00-723595-7 Focus phonemes: y (ugly, spotty, greedy, very, slithery, happy, sleepy, dizzy), o-e (bone, mole, vole, joke) Other new phonemes: ea, ie

Horse Up a Tree AR

I Spy Fly AR

£5.50 each

Non-fiction

Real Monsters AR

Frog or Toad? AR

An information book

An information book

978-0-00-742203-6 Focus phonemes: y, oo, zz, ea, i-e

978-0-00-723598-8 Focus phonemes: ea (real, lean), ew (chew), a-e (snake, safe), ay (way, away)

978-0-00-742205-0 Focus phonemes: ay, ie, ae, ue, a-e, i-e, u-e

Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham

Nic Bishop

A contemporary story

Sue Barraclough

Hand Play

Martin Waddell

Sally Symes

Feeling Things AR

Rock Out! AR Janice Vale

Elspeth Graham

A humorous story

A poem

An information book

An instruction text

978-0-00-723596-4 Focus phonemes: ay (day, hay, nay), ow (below, show), ay (day, hay, nay), a-e (came, mane)

978-0-00-750779-5 Focus phonemes: oa, oo (boots), sq, ou (around), ay, a-e, ea (gleaming), i-e, igh, y, ow, o-e

978-0-00-723599-5 Focus phonemes: i-e (like, slides, wire), u-e (tube), ea (beats, squeaks, squeals), igh (right, might), ow (low, snow)

978-0-00-750781-8 Focus phonemes: ay, a-e, ea (reach), y, igh (tight), ow

Bart the Shark AR

Zog and Zebra AR

The Sun and the Moon AR

Sheep to Jumper

Paul Shipton

A humorous story 978-0-00-723594-0 Focus phonemes: a-e (cave, shape), ea (eat, seaweed), i-e (hide), y (hungry)

Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham A fantasy story

978-0-00-750780-1 Focus phonemes: z, qu, ay, ea (eat), a-e, i-e

Fiona Macdonald

An information book

An information book

978-0-00-723597-1 Focus phonemes: igh (high, right, night, light), y (sky), ay (daytime, away), a-e (make, made, pale, same), i-e (shine), y (very, rocky)

978-0-00-750782-5 Focus phonemes: ar, ea, y (fluffy), a-e, i-e, igh, o-e, ow, u-e

The Singing Beetle AR

Peas, Please! AR

A contemporary story

An information book

978-0-00-742202-9 Focus phonemes: ee, i-e, a-e, ea, oo, ie

978-0-00-742204-3 Focus phonemes: ea, a-e, i-e, ai, oo/oo, ee

Linda Strachan

AR

Paul Shipton

Fiona Macdonald

Band 4 – Blue £5.50 each

Fiction

The Small Bun AR Martin Waddell

A traditional tale 978-0-00-723601-5 Focus phonemes: al (small)

Mole and the New Hole AR

Jane Clarke

A contemporary story 978-0-00-723600-8 Focus phonemes: are (share)

Hansel and Gretel AR

Malachy Doyle A fairy tale 978-0-00-723602-2 Focus phonemes: oy (boy), ir (birds, girl, dirt), au (cauldron), al (walk), aw (caw, saw), air (hair)

Catching the Moon AR

Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham A contemporary story 978-0-00-742206-7 Focus phonemes: ch, al, ow, au, -y

The Hat Maker and the Chimps AR

Jilly MacLeod

A humorous story

978-0-00-723604-6

Adam Guillain

Birds AR

An information book

978-0-00-742207-4 Focus phonemes: a-e, ch, ow, oo

Focus phonemes: ow (clown, towns, down), air (air) ir (birds), al (all, taller, smaller, talk, tall), aw (prawns, claws)

A Day Out AR

How to Grow a Beanstalk

Petr Horáček

A contemporary story

Janice Vale

978-0-00-750783-2 Focus phonemes: ir (bird), ow (window), al, y, ea

An instruction text

Bert the Ugly Bug AR

The Rainforest at Night AR

Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham A contemporary story 978-0-00-750784-9 Focus phonemes: igh, y, aw, ow (glow)

978-0-00-723603-9 Focus phonemes: ur (curl, turning), al (beanstalk, small, talk), ow (how)

Nic Bishop

An information book 978-0-00-723605-3 Focus phonemes: aw (crawl), al (talk, small), are (care)

Non-fiction

From Cow to Carton AR Vic Parker

An information book 978-0-00-742209-8 Focus phonemes: a-e, i-e, u-e, ow

Buzzy Bee AR

Sally Morgan

An information book 978-0-00-750785-6 Focus phonemes: zz, qu, ee, ea, ar, ur, ow, a-e, i-e, u-e

Your Nose AR

Nick Arnold

An information book 978-0-00-750786-3 Focus phonemes: ur, ir, air, o-e

Gorillas AR

Teresa Heapy

An information book 978-0-00-742208-1 Focus phonemes: oo, al, are, ow, ai, a-e, aw, air, ur

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AR – Accelerated Reader

Boost reading progress in Year 2/P3 with 22 carefully levelled phonic based books.

Purple

Purple

£5.00 each £5.00 each £5.00 each

Pink A

Reading age 4–5

Pink B

Reading age 4–5

Red A

Reading age 4–5

White

Interest age 6–7

Interest age 6–7

Interest age 6–8

White

Interest age 6–8

Dad Nips!

Mats

Map Pad

Tap in a Pan!

978-0-00-751623-0

978-0-00-751624-7

978-0-00-751625-4

978-0-00-751626-1

Tug!

Pin and Tuck It!

Dog Rocks!

Get Set, Go!

978-0-00-751627-8

978-0-00-751628-5

978-0-00-751629-2

978-0-00-751630-8

How the Camel Got His Hump

Set off and Stop

Red Hen

978-0-00-751632-2

978-0-00-751633-9

Sinbad the Sailor

Trees

Stuck!

Fun Bookmarks

978-0-00-751635-3

978-0-00-751636-0

978-0-00-751637-7

978-0-00-751638-4

The Sun and the Wind

The Super Seven

Do You Want?

Bats and Rats

978-0-00-751639-1

978-0-00-751640-7

978-0-00-751641-4

978-0-00-751642-1

First Football Game

Let’s Dive

The Snow Queen

978-0-00-751643-8

978-0-00-751644-5

978-0-00-751645-2

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Fiction

Fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Reading Intervention – Phonics Progress

Phonics Progress

Fiction

£5.00 each £5.50 each £5.50 each

Blue

Reading age 5–6

Yellow

Reading age 5–6

Red B

Reading age 4–5

978-0-00-751631-5

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Fiction

Fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Fiction

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Phonics Intervention Reading for Letters and – Progress Sounds 2007

Progress 70 dual-banded books offer Reception and KS1/First Level reading levels at KS2/Second Level interest levels and are designed to develop comprehension and fluency.

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Pages from The Dolphin King, Blue/Copper

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Yellow

Reading age 5–6

Interest age 7–8

Ruby

Interest age 8–9

Sapphire

Diamond

Interest age 9–10

Interest age 10–11

Thin Ice AR RR

Mission Mars

In The Game

Top Secret

RR

RR

AR RR

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-742877-9

978-0-00-742871-7

978-0-00-742875-5

978-0-00-749838-3

Cool Cars

Olympic BMX

Muscles AR RR

RR

RR

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

978-0-00-742876-2

978-0-00-742872-4

978-0-00-742874-8

When Rosa Parks Met Martin Luther King Junior RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-742878-6

£5.50 each

Blue

Reading age 5–6

The Dolphin King AR RR Fiction

Dinner with a Pirate AR RR

AR RR

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-742883-0

978-0-00-742886-1

The Modern Pentathlon

Animals in War

AR RR

Non-fiction

AR RR

Non-fiction

978-0-00-742885-4

Non-fiction

978-0-00-742884-7

Fiction

978-0-00-742881-6

Tigers in Trouble AR RR

World’s Deadliest Creatures

978-0-00-742880-9

Fire in the Sky!

AR RR

978-0-00-742879-3

Non-fiction

Seal Skull

AR RR

978-0-00-742882-3

£6.25 each

Green

Reading age 5–6

The Deadly Monster AR RR

Fiction 978-0-00-742887-8

AR RR

Winkie’s War AR RR

Fiction 978-0-00-742894-6

Growing Up in Wartime AR RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-742893-9

Fiction 978-0-00-742889-2

Natural Disasters RR

Long-Distance Lunch AR RR

978-0-00-742888-5

978-0-00-742890-8

Non-fiction

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Zara and the Fairy Godbrother

Non-fiction

Amazing Escapes AR RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-742891-5 AR – Accelerated Reader

RR – Reading Recovery

£6.25 each £6.25 each

Reading age 6–7 Reading age 6–7

Orange Turquoise

Ruby

Interest age 8–9

Sapphire

Interest age 9–10

Diamond

Interest age 10–11

Fossil Finder

The Red Light

Real Cricket

AR RR

AR RR

AR RR

Goodbye to All That AR RR

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-749834-5

978-0-00-749836-9

978-0-00-749838-3

978-0-00-749840-6

The Story of Skateboarding

Search and Rescue Dogs

Incredible Ironman AR RR

World War II: Secret Agent Non-fiction

Fiction

AR RR

AR RR

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

Non-fiction

978-0-00-749839-0

978-0-00-749835-2

978-0-00-749837-6

One Short

Snake Hair

The Diver

AR RR

AR RR

AR RR

AR RR

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-749842-0

978-0-00-749844-4

978-0-00-749846-8

978-0-00-749848-2

Formula 1

The Train Under Your Feet AR RR

The Last War Horses AR RR

Grace Darling

AR RR

Non-fiction 978-0-00-749843-7

Non-fiction

RR

978-0-00-749841-3

Non-fiction

978-0-00-749847-5

The Rescue

AR RR

Non-fiction 978-0-00-749849-9

£6.75 each

Reading age 6–7

Purple

978-0-00-749845-1

The Monster of Pit Street

The Penalty

AR RR

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-749852-9

978-0-00-749854-3

Motocross

Andrew Watson AR RR

AR RR

The Terror Birds AR RR Fiction

The Pier AR RR Fiction

978-0-00-749856-7

978-0-00-749850-5

Elephant Rescue AR RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-749851-2

AR RR

Non-fiction 978-0-00-749853-6

Non-fiction

978-0-00-749855-0

Bomber Command: Night Raid AR RR

Phonics Intervention Reading for Letters and – Progress Sounds 2007

Copper

Interest age 7–8

Non-fiction

£6.75 each

Joe’s Dog

£7.50 each

Beowulf AR RR

AR RR

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-749860-4

Blade Running AR RR

If It Wasn’t For Tom AR RR Fiction

978-0-00-749862-8

978-0-00-749858-1

Non-fiction

Votes for Women AR RR Non-fiction

Watching Whales AR RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-749859-8

978-0-00-749861-1

978-0-00-749863-5

Hall of the Bulls RR

Little Bear RR

Blood Cave

Fiction

AR RR

Fiction 978-0-00-749864-2

Match Girls AR RR

Non-fiction 978-0-00-749865-9

Being Cool RR

RR

Fiction

978-0-00-751925-5

Fiction

978-0-00-751929-3

978-0-00-751927-9

978-0-00-751921-7

Winter Olympics RR

Extreme Animals RR

978-0-00-751924-8

978-0-00-751928-6

Blackbeard and the Monster of the Deep RR

Bader’s Battle

Fiction

Non-fiction

£7.50 each

Reading age 6–7 Reading age 6–7 Reading age 6–7

Lime

White

Gold

978-0-00-749857-4

Non-fiction

The Teeth RR Fiction

978-0-00-751933-0

War Art RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-751930-9

The Sword in the Stone RR

Gulliver’s Travels RR

978-0-00-751935-4

978-0-00-751937-8

The First World War RR

Space Jump

978-0-00-751936-1

978-0-00-751938-5

Fiction

Fiction

Fiction

978-0-00-751931-6

Snow Leopards RR Non-fiction

978-0-00-751932-3

Free Running RR

Non-fiction 978-0-00-751934-7

Non-fiction

RR

Non-fiction

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07584 702 951

Mary Curran

East Midlands David Edmunds

Bracknell Forest, City of London, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Kensington & Chelsea, Reading, Richmond upon Thames, Slough, West Berkshire, Westminster, Windsor & Maidenhead, Wokingham

Derby, Derbyshire

07990 887 226

Lesley Millard

South West London & Surrey

07557 188 173

Leicester, Leicestershire, Northamptonshire, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Rutland

07741 847 011

West Scotland

07825 116 401

NORTHERN IRELAND Cathy Smyth

07990 887 244

Sarah Parkinson

07557 188 154

Belfast, North Eastern, South Eastern, Southern, Western

07990 887 225

WALES Andrea Parr Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Isle of Anglesey, Monmouthshire, Pembrokeshire, Swansea

01484 668 122 Lisa Lancaster Denbighshire, Gwynedd, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham

01484 668 117

Davina Brimah Kingston upon Thames, Merton, Surrey, Sutton, Wandsworth

07990 887 245

You can also contact our consultants by email: firstname.lastname@harpercollins.co.uk

Customer Services UK Schools

International Schools

 01484 668 148  01484 665 736

 +44 141 306 3100

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