Reading catalogue 2026–27
Introduction
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Overview chart
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Books Like Me – reflecting a diverse readership
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Accessibility
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Big Cat ebook library
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Programme highlights
New New New
Early language development – Story Talk
11–12
Contemporary stories for KS2
13–14
Normal Women by Philippa Gregory
15–16
Books to support contemporary topics
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Books featuring physical inclusion
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Books featuring neurodiversity
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Contemporary poetry
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Contemporary fairy tales
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Black history adventure books – Time-travelling Trio
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Graphic novels
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Shinoy and the Chaos Crew
29–30
Inspiring STEM careers – Tara and Dani Binns
31–32
Extended Readers for KS1
33–34
Big Cat Read On for KS2
35–36
Big Cat books by band Reception and KS1/First Level readers
37–56
KS2/Second Level readers
57–70
Big Cat resources for Little Wandle
New
Big Cat resources for Little Wandle
71–72
Little Wandle Fluency
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Fluency assessment Assess Fluency in Reading
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Phonics books for the Letters and Sounds 2007 progression Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007
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Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 Big Books
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Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007 – Age 7+
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Phonics Practice
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Reading Intervention – Phonics Progress Reading Intervention – Progress
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Additional information Big Cat band sets
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Big Cat fiction and non-fiction collections
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Free resources
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For over 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 wholeschool 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.
Complete support for primary reading 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, fiction 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. • 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
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Explore the 2000+ books in the Big Cat programme
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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
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PINK A
1B
PINK B
2A
RED A
2B
RED B
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YELLOW
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BLUE
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GREEN ORANGE TURQUOISE PURPLE
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GOLD
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WHITE
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WHITE PLUS
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LIME
11+ LIME PLUS
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COPPER
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TOPAZ
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RUBY
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EMERALD SAPPHIRE DIAMOND PEARL
How does Big Cat align to the DfE reading framework? • 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
• 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 2000 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
“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
“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
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Mix and Mash 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/ 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.
• 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 • 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
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 Page 91
• 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 10 “The Big Cat reading books are amazing; our students are engaged and enthusiastic about learning to read.” ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER, PATHWAYS SCHOOL
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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 346 fully decodable books Little Wandle matched to the Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised 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
Foundations for Phonics
Phase 2
Phase 3
Phase 4
Phase 5
programme, including 92 books for pupils aged 7+.
100 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 4 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
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
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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 10
30 free readers for upper KS2 to improve reading stamina and develop fluency and comprehension. 4 phonic-based readers at an introductory level for Year 2/P3 children who are struggling with phonics.
1A Pink A
2A Red A
3 Yellow
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
Fluency Levels 1–5
Fluency Levels 6–10
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 Little Wandle Fluency.
Fluency Levels 11–15
Phonics Practice Overview chart
Teaching support and assessment
Reading Level: KS2/Second Level
Free downloadable teacher handbooks Age 7+ 4 Blue
8 Purple
Full support for integrating Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds readers into your phonics teaching.
Age 7+ 5 Green
9 Gold
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 98
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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New toLike Books Big Me Cat
The Earth is my community.
Books that reflect a diverse readership
Where mother tongues of all are spoken unknown hellos keep the conversations flowing through quiet eyes friendships blossom. The differences connect us together.
We are seasons, we are sun rays in the sky Big Cat books are for all children and aim to a range Werepresent are one, we are a of community, and we identify different lived experiences. As one Earth, one world, one community. Learn about characters from a variety of ethnic and social backgrounds and non-traditional family structures; that Sharena books Lee Satti are physically inclusive and highlight underrepresented topics like neurodiversity, disability, and positive female role models; and fiction and non-fiction that depict a wide range of cultures and experiences from around the 16 world.
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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.
Hear from our authors, illustrators and partners on Instagram @bigcatbookslikeme
“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
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We are David Odera and Joy Juma – top photographer reporter and for the school newspaper. We’re on the hunt always for exciting new stories, and we think we’ve found our biggest one yet!
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Browse the range at collins.co.uk/BooksLikeMe
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New to Big Cat Accessibility
Making Big Cat books accessible Discover the ways that we are working to make Big Cat books accessible.
RNIB Bookshare RNIB Bookshare offer a range of accessible digital 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.
Smartbox Smartbox and Collins have partnered on a year-long initiative to bring six Big Cat books into Grid software. Combining Big Cat’s books with Smartbox’s expertise in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and alternative access, the collaboration aims to make reading truly accessible to all young people. Beyond bringing these stories to life within the software, the partnership seeks to champion inclusive literacy and spark broader conversations around expanding reading opportunities for AAC users.
CustomEyes Guide Dogs UK offer a service called CustomEyes providing printed books for children with visual impairments. Books can be fully customised with a choice of paper colour, font, spacing and font size to meet individual children’s needs.
ebooks on the Collins Hub Big Cat books are available to access online at home or at school. Text and images can be enlarged and synched audio is available for all KS1 books.
Read more overleaf or view samples at collinshub.co.uk/primary
If you have any questions, please get in touch 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.
• New 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
Synched 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 Practicedevelopment Early language
New
Support early language development and communication Story Talk is a research-informed, evidence-based early language programme comprised of an online subscription delivering resources and training plus wordless picture books to support children to build vocabulary, improve language and communication and increase social and emotional wellbeing. Story Talk initial session: baseline (example)
The Story Talk Programme
Interest in books
Book behaviours
The Story Talk subscription provides comprehensive training for implementation and assessment, as well as tools for leadership, practitioners and for family engagement. Subscription resources include session walkthroughs, training videos, planning and resources for every book, assessment guidance and timetabling guidance.
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Looked at cover and said ‘I want this’ Anxiety (see response to shared attention) Held the final book and took charge
Work on retelling and identifying characters
Returned to the box to choose new books, enjoyed looking at covers
Quiet place for sessions
Some pages interested them for longer
Focus on building confidence 1st and then consider sessions with another child and then Story Talk Book Club
Class teacher says the child removes herself in whole-class sessions
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Twelve wordless picture books Lively, wordless, large-format picture books are at the heart of the Story Talk programme and build vocabulary, improve language and communication and increase social and emotional wellbeing through quality interactions and rich child-led book talk.
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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
KS1
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
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
978-0-00-879398-2 £7.99
Today isn’t going well for Jonah, but will he be able to turn it around before the end of the day? 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
The Wrong Socks
Phonics Practicedevelopment Early language
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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 strategies are practical and easy to embed into everyday teaching, and I noticed a real improvement in pupils’ confidence. Story Talk has become a valuable part of our Early Years provision.” ALEXANDRA PRIMARY SCHOOL
The Story Talk programme provides comprehensive training for implementation and assessment, as well as tools for leadership, practitioners and for parental engagement. Available as an online subscription on the Collins Hub. Find out more at: collins.co.uk/StoryTalk
1-year subscription to Story Talk 978-0-00-879407-1 £130.00
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A contemporary story
Author: Kereen Getten Illustrator: Fifa Adoglo Set in: Democratic Republic of the Congo and USA
A contemporary story
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After moving to a new city, Kwame struggles to adjust to his new life. His drum and a song his father taught him keep him connected to the life he left behind. Will a choir invitation from a new friend allow Kwame to find his voice and feel a sense of belonging again?
Band 12 / Copper 978-0-00-883285-8 £7.50
Zoë Clarke
Wanjira Kinyua
Author: Zoë Clarke Illustrator: Wanjira Kinyua Set in: Kenya
New to Big Cat stories for KS2 Contemporary
What is hope?
Lime Band 11
Joy and David are a reporter and photographer duo at their school, on the hunt for exciting new stories. One day, they meet a mysterious man transporting water on a bike, with a secret they’re determined to uncover. As they work to solve the mystery of the water man, they gain an important lesson on the power of community. Band 12 / Copper 978-0-00-883287-2 £7.50
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Author: Bali Rai Illustrator: Weerawan Boonweera Set in: Thailand
Saran is disappointed to swap his life in Bangkok for a quiet summer in his mother’s village. Through conversations with his grandmother, Saran comes to appreciate the delights of village life and the importance of knowing where you come from.
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Ji-ho is happiest with his sketchbook, drawing quietly on his own.
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seed of an idea can start something amazing.
Bali Rai
Weerawan Boonweera
Emily Hibbs
Hayeon Pfeiffer
Wall of Us Author: Emily Hibbs Illustrator: Hayeon Pfeiffer Set in: Republic of Korea Ji-ho has always understood the world best through his sketches, but could his art make a change? When his class is invited to create something together, he starts to understand that art is not only about making pictures – it is also about making space for others. Band 13 / Topaz 978-0-00-883288-9 £7.50
Band 13 / Topaz 978-0-00-883286-5 £7.50
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Normal Women by Philippa Gregory
New For KS2
by Philippa Gregory Normal Women have always done extraordinary things! For centuries, women – 50% of the population – were missing from the history books. They were statistically invisible in a national record that suggested women did… well… nothing, really. Join bestselling author Philippa Gregory as she shows us that women have done everything in the past – and can do anything in the future, in a new history of women over nine centuries. In three books, now adapted for young readers, Normal Women introduces us to the women who played sports – even when they were excluded, to the women who worked as healers – even when it was dangerous, and to the women who made money – even when they were pushed back. These are stories of ingenuity, diversity, rebellion, survival – and sisterhood.
Philippa Gregory is an internationally renowned author of history and books for children, including the Princess Rules series. She holds a PhD in eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh.
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I bet you think of women in the ‘olden days’ as princesses in towers, rather than super-strong sports women? Think again! Women played many sports, competing in races and team games until the 1800s – when poor women were often forced into factory work and rich women were taught to be ‘ladylike’. They were told sport would make them ill and suddenly everyone forgot that women of all ages had run, fought, ridden, and played all kinds of sport. But in fact, women have always been fast runners and skilled boxers, and enjoyed playing football, cricket, golf, tennis and hockey, riding horses and hunting with bows and arrows. This book is about all of these women. Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-878024-1 £8.00
Normal Women in Medicine You might think that the women who brewed potions almost a thousand years ago were witches on broomsticks… but you’d be wrong. Women have always been healers, using herbs and flowers, creating recipes and experimenting with cures. They were working in medicine even when they were locked out of education, banned from their trade and blamed for the illnesses they were trying to heal. Discover the truth about the skilled women who were pushed out and the women who fought back.
Normal Women by Philippa Gregory
Normal Women in Sport
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-878023-4 £8.00
Normal Women and Money Why, in the past, did men earn the most money and get the best jobs? Is it because women were naturally stupid and weak? Of course not! When William the Conqueror invaded England in 1066, women who had worked side-by-side with men were squeezed off the land and out of wealth. Women were banned from guilds, underpaid and undervalued. But still they got promotions, started businesses and earned money. They found ways around the laws, took opportunities and never gave up demanding equal pay and fair treatment. Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-862176-6 £8.25
Big Cat editions of Normal Women have been adapted for KS2 children from Philippa Gregory’s bestselling, critically acclaimed Normal Women books for adult and teen readers.
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Books to support contemporary topics
Books to support contemporary topics
Supports the teaching of PSHE/RSHE
Spark conversations about contemporary topics with Big Cat books that explore key themes including healthy relationships, digital, financial and media literacy and climate change.
Digital awareness Discover fiction and non-fiction books that give pupils tools to explore the digital world thoughtfully, safely and with confidence.
Going Viral
Pixels and Coding
Hooked!
Jack loves to play football, and really wants to get involved in the game at the park. Maybe if there was a video online of Jack’s football tricks, then other kids would let him play, just like everyone else …
Computers surround us, from phones and tablets to microwaves, but how do they actually work, what does coding mean and what are algorithms?
Alyssa loves her laptop. She’d stay on it all day if she could. Unfortunately, her family has other ideas. Can Alyssa cope without screens for a whole week, and reconnect with her family?
Band 11+/Lime 978-0-00-864755-1 £7.50
Band 10/White 978-0-00-875412-9 £7.50
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-855353-1 £7.75
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Fake News – do you know what to believe?
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A Guide to...Money
Vote for Me!
Discover the fascinating world of money! Find out why it plays an important role in our lives, see how we make money and grow money and delve into the history about how it all started.
With applications for the student council open, Albie has a lot of ideas to make the school a better place. But his friends have some insightful ideas, too. Who will come out on top?
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-870455-1 £8.00
Band 11+/Lime Plus 978-0-00-875422-8 £7.75
Normal Women and Money
The Bristol Bus Boycott
This story starts nearly one thousand years ago, when William the Conqueror invaded England and ensured that women, who had worked side-by-side with men were squeezed off the land and out of money.
In the past, Black and Asian people were often treated unfairly because of the colour of their skin. This is the story of a group of brave people who fought against the system of injustice in Bristol, UK, and how, like Martin Luther King Jnr, they had a dream of equality which they fought hard to achieve.
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
What is fake news and why is it important? Learn about this modern phenomenon and how to sort the fact from the fiction. Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-843438-0 £8.00
Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-862176-6 £8.25
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-842457-2 £7.75
Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 19th Century America, but managed to escape and gain her freedom. An amazing biography of a woman who was prepared to risk her own life to save others from the slavery she had escaped. Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-746536-1 £7.50
Climate education and sustainability
Supports the teaching of PSHE/RSHE
Enable children to learn about climate change and what they can do to tackle the challenges facing our planet.
Spark of Hope TeȀm TurɃȘȩ
New Team Turtle
Copper Band 12
While all of her friends know what they want to do with their lives, Hope feels isolated and confused. However, when she finds an injured hare, Hope does what she can to save it and give a voice to the voiceless.
A contemporary story
Rico doesn’t know what job he wants to do when he grows up, until a class adventure to a local turtle sanctuary sparks his curiosity. Could this be the moment that helps Rico discover his future?
When Rico’s classmates are asked what they want
to be when they grow up, everyone has an answer except him. But an unforgettable trip to a sea turtle sanctuary sparks an idea.
Band 10+/White Plus 978-0-00-875413-6 £7.75
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Wanjira Kinyua
The Water Man Joy and David are a reporter and photographer duo at their school, on the hunt for exciting new stories. One day, they meet a mysterious man transporting water on a bike. As they work to solve the mystery of the water man, they gain an important lesson on the power of community. Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-883287-2 £7.50
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Carȗȡȼ Vélȩɛ AȈɊilȩȸǽ
Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-883285-8 £7.50
Books to support contemporary topics
Supports the teaching of PSHE/RSHE
Encourage children to become critical thinkers and develop their understanding of money, media and how to be a good citizen.
TEAM TURTLE
Man
Financial Literacy, Media Literacy, Citizenship
What’s washed up on shore? Every year, millions of objects wash upon beaches around the world, from shipwrecks and whales to historical artefacts and plastic waste. Discover what we can do to look after our beaches. Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-875403-7 £6.75
Climate Strike Discover how, in 2019, the school strikes began and developed – growing from the actions of one teenager into a global movement – and how important climate action is for the future of the world. Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-843461-8 £7.75
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Healthy relationships
Supports the teaching of PSHE/RSHE
Books that develop understanding of caring friendships and respectful relationships.
Ava’s Voice
Bibi and Rumi
My Favourite Day
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.
Bibi is struggling to settle in to her new home away from her dad and all her friends, but an unexpected encounter will change everything for her.
This beautiful anthology of poems by five experienced poets looks at all our favourite things to do in a day.
Band 10/White 978-0-00-875409-9 £7.50
Ada and Zaz When Ada learns that a new boy is moving in across the hall, she decides that he will become her new best friend, and plans a loud festive welcome. But Zaz hates ‘loud’ and does not do well with change. Will they get on once Ada helps Zaz find his escaped parrot? Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-860598-8 £8.00
Band 09/Gold 978-0-00-870166-6 £6.75
Band 10/White 978-0-00-870170-3 £7.50
The Girl in the Window Rajni and Sheela live in opposite flats in Mumbai. They wave to each other every day from their windows and believe they could be best friends … but they’ve never met! Band 11+/Lime Plus 978-0-00-834043-8 £7.75
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Self-care and building resilience Books to help pupils understand the importance of simple self-care strategies, social connection and emotional regulation.
No Horn Unicorn There’s something different about Ugo the unicorn. All the other unicorns in Wildberry Forest have long, white horns, but not Ugo. Can Ugo show his friends that not every unicorn needs a horn? Band 10/White 978-0-00-864754-4 £7.50
Why Do We Sleep? Every night, you fall asleep. But what happens next? Find out about the strange world of sleep, why we do it, how animals sleep, and what dreams are for. Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-845478-4 £6.75
Wonder Walk When you go on a walk, do you really pay attention to what’s around you? Do you hear the trees rustling in the wind or smell the flowers lining the pavement? Learn about the wonder of walking and become mindful to the little moments. Band 08/Purple 978-0-00-875404-4 £6.75
Pages from Why Do We Sleep?
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Supports the teaching of PSHE/RSHE
Books that normalise emotions, build self-awareness and increase confidence.
There’s Nothing Wrong When Harry’s mum gets ill, he worries about her. But even after she gets better, Harry still feels like something awful is about to happen. Anxiety has taken over his life. How can he get back to normal?
I Am
Big Feelings
Explore your emotions in this fun and thoughtprovoking collection of poems by award-winning poet Joshua Seigal.
Big feelings can be difficult to cope with and may make you feel out of control. Discover what happens to your body and brain when you have these feelings and learn powerful ways to cope with them, so you can feel in control again.
Band 10/White 978-0-00-870168-0 £7.50
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-855357-9 £8.00
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-855336-4 £8.00
Tex Versus the Nightmare
A Guide to … Psychology
The Tear Jar
When a giant purple monster continues to disrupt his dreams, Tex worries that he will never get a good night’s sleep again! He turns to his older brother for advice, who reminds him that nightmares come from someone’s own mind. This means that Tex is the only one with the power to change his dream, if only he is brave enough to try.
This engaging introduction to psychology takes you through the figures who shaped the field and the careers of people exploring the mind today. Discover why we behave the way we do, learn tips for keeping our brains healthy, and uncover how our brains connect with the world around us.
Lena’s best friend Katy has dumped her and she’s feeling lost and alone on a school trip to the British Museum. But when Lena fins herself in a painted room at the heart of the Pompeii exhibition, she discovers a world which is a bout to meet a terrifying end. Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-753011-3 £8.25
Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-870459-9 £8.25
Band 09/Gold 978-0-00-875406-8 £6.75
Pages from A Guide to Psychology
4 EM OT IO NS AN D BE HAVI OU R : TH E FE EL IN GS FA CTORY Under standing your emotio ns
Have you ever felt happy when you see your friends or angry when somethi ng doesn’t go you r way? These are feelings, also kno wn as emotions. They are a big part of being human and come from your brill iant brain. Inside your brain is a special part call ed the limbic syst which helps crea em, te emotions.
Books to support contemporary topics
Understanding emotions
Scientists like BF Skinner and Carl Rogers studied thes emotions and beh e aviours to help us understand them better. Skinner discovered that rewards and consequences can change our actions, while Rogers foun d that kindness and listening to people can help them feel better. Emotions help you react to what’s hap pening around you For example, hap . piness makes you smile and want to spend time with others, while ang er might make you want to fix something that’s bothering you .
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Your brain produce s all kinds of emo tions, such as happiness, sadness, anger, fear, surprise, disgust and excitement – it’s a long list!
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New tofeaturing Big Cat physical inclusion Books
Challenge stereotypes with physically inclusive adventure books
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
Mathilda has only just returned to playing football after her diabetes diagnosis and Mia has not been goalie all year. Will they find a way to be unstoppable in the final tournament match?
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
Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-864757-5 £7.50
No Horn Unicorn Unlike the other unicorns in Wildberry Forest, 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 11/Lime 978-0-00-875417-4 £7.50
Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-864756-8 £7.50
Gwion’s World
The Dragon in the Sewer
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…
Expert Monster Wrangler Gabby Penrose is back on the case – follow along as she returns another monster to where it belongs.
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-864758-2 £7.75
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?
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-864760-5 £8.00
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-864761-2 £8.00
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for Purple to Pearl bands
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
for White to Pearl bands
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, Adil has been distant and grumpy. With teacher support, Adil gains confidence and learns to embrace his unique learning style.
Band 10+/White Plus 978-0-00-875414-3 £7.75
Band 11+/Lime Plus 978-0-00-875421-1 £7.75
Band 10/White 978-0-00-875409-9 £7.50
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 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
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-860598-8 £8.00
Third Time’s a Charm
Alfie Smith the Speedcuber
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
Alfie’s autistic strengths – attention to detail, relentless concentration and logical thought process – make him perfect for speedcubing. 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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Contemporary poetry
Support and inspire pupils to build a lifelong love of poetry
for Purple to Diamond bands
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. Many of the books are 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.
Pages from My Favourite Day
Pages from Escape Room
Watch authors performing their poetry to help make lessons interactive and demonstrate rhythm, construction and composition.
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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
Collection
Story in verse
Swords andBoyBikes The
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Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-870180-2 £8.00
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herself propelled into an alternate universe and on a race against time to save her friend Norris.
Diamond
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 to Big Cat fairy tales Contemporary
Contemporary fairy tales… with a twist!
for White to Pearl bands
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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Leading children’s authors have provided their own twists on familiar fairy tales to bring them up to date, reimagining characters, plot lines and settings so that girls rescue themselves, stepmothers aren’t always evil and sometimes being the handsome prince isn’t all it seems.
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Pages from Adam and Little Red
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? Band 10/White 978-0-00-854183-5 £7.50
The Goldilocks Guide to Badtempered Bears Discover the truth about what wild bears are REALLY like from zoologist-intraining Jessy Locks. Band 10+/White Plus 978-0-00-854181-1 £7.75
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. Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-854187-3 £7.50
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?
Band 11+/Lime Plus 978-0-00-854165-1 £7.75
Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-854171-2 £7.50
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.
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-854175-0 £7.75
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
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-854177-4 £7.75
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? Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-854173-6 £7.50
New to Big Cat fairy tales Contemporary
How Not to Marry a Princess
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-854169-9 £8.00
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… Band 18/Pearl 978-0-00-854185-9 £8.25
“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!” HEAD TEACHER, CLENT PAROCHIAL PRIMARY SCHOOL
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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New tohistory Black Big Catadventure books
Solve a mystery from history with the Time-travelling Trio
for Copper to Diamond bands
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...
The Tudor TrumpeterWarrior
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Aniyah, EJ, and Olivia race through Tudor London in 1511 to help John Blanke recover his stolen trumpet!
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Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-853320-5 £7.50
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the Kingdom of Edo. A warrior queen needs help and the trio must go on a secret mission that might save the kingdom.
An adventure story
warrior queen enlists the trio for a secret mission to save a prized artifact. Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-853339-7 £7.50
Wangari’s Trees Travel back to 1978 Kenya and join Professor Wangari Maathai. Will the trio succeed in protecting the forest from destruction? Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-853331-1 £7.50
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Atlantic Adventure
Sarah’s Secret Cipher
Join Aniyah, EJ, and Olivia as they time-travel aboard the Empire Windrush, solving mysteries and uncovering incredible Black history.
Stuck in a cotton mill, the trio aids Sarah Parker Remond in her fight for enslaved cotton pickers’ rights.
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-853325-0 £7.75
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-853343-4 £7.75
The Musical Marvel
Claudia’s Carnival
Can the trio help Joseph Bologne impress Queen Marie Antoinette amidst sabotaged instruments and missing musicians?
It’s Notting Hill Carnival time! Join Olivia, EJ, and Aniyah as they help Claudia Jones create Britain’s first carnival.
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-853345-8 £7.75
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-853327-4 £8.00
The King of Arcabuco
The Storm and the Samurai
Deep Sea Diver
Lost in 1601 South America, the trio help escaped Maroons using secret call signs and hidden maps to seek freedom.
Through a raging storm, the trio brave a tangled forest, wildlife threats, and encounter a mysterious warrior at every turn.
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-853335-9 £8.00
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-853329-8 £8.00
Brave Bus Driver Board a 1910 London bus as fog decends and a horse appears. Can the trio help the driver save the day? Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-853341-0 £7.50
Presenting Miss La La London, 1879: Can the children solve the missing macaques mystery at the circus before returning to their time? Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-853333-5 £7.75
Can the trio survive the revolting Tudor cooking, save an accused witch, and solve a Mary Rose ship mystery? Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-853337-3 £8.00
“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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for Purple to Diamond bands
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!
New to Big Graphic novels Cat
Spark every child's imagination with exciting graphic novels Fiction
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?
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-855042-4 £7.75
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-855044-8 £7.75
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? Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-855036-3 £7.50
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. Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-855038-7 £7.50
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!
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-855046-2 £7.75
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-855048-6 £8.00
Non-fiction
Accidental Inventions Join Tamia, a time-travelling reporter, as she visits the moments in history where key inventions were accidentally discovered! Band 10/White 978-0-00-875411-2 £7.50
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.
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-855052-3 £8.00
Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-870439-1 £7.50
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-855040-0 £7.75
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New to and Shinoy Big the Cat Chaos Crew
Ever wondered what would happen if your favourite TV heroes came to life? Discover thrilling fiction, fascinating non-fiction and gripping graphic novels to hook in every reader Shinoy is an average ten-year-old kid whose gaming app has a unique upgrade – a button that makes his TV heroes come to life! This action-packed series is stuffed with dynamic illustrations, humour and great story-telling – all of which add up to a truly fun and motivating way to grab the attention of every pupil.
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The Day of the The Day of the The Day the The Day of Howling Head Purple Haze Rain Fell Up the Dubious Teacher 978-0-00-839904-7 978-0-00-839905-4 Deliveries
Band 09/Gold £6.25 £6.75 each
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The Day Time Froze
What are viruses?
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The Day of the The Day the Time Tunnels Paintings 978-0-00-839907-8 Disappeared
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Is there really buried treasure?
New to and Shinoy Big the Cat Chaos Crew
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What is a secret code? 978-0-00-845484-5
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The Day of the The Day of Escape Room of the Vanishing Doom School
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The Day of the The Day of Dodgy Doubles Time Travel
What is a robot?
Where did it go?
Could you live in the past?
978-0-00-839927-6 978-0-00-839929-0
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978-0-00-839919-1
Creepy Castle
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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
978-0-00-845470-8 978-0-00-845471-5
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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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.
Pages from Dani Binns: Amazing Architect Pages from Tara Binns: Futuristic Physicist
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?
Supported by case studies from real STEM professionals created in partnership with the WISE Young Professionals’ Committee and author Lisa Rajan
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Dazzling Dentist
Fix-it Farmer
Brilliant Builder
Band 8/Purple 978-0-00-848717-1 £6.75
Band 8/Purple 978-0-00-838186-8 £6.75
Band 8/Purple 978-0-00-838182-0 £6.75
Problem-solving Plumber
Talented Train Driver
Amazing Architect
Fair-play Footballer
Band 10/White 978-0-00-848719-5 £7.50
Band 10/White 978-0-00-838188-2 £7.50
Clever Chef
Band 9/Gold 978-0-00-848718-8 £6.75
Band 9/Gold 978-0-00-838187-5 £6.75
Fearless Firefighter
Heroic Helicopter Pilot
Promising Police Officer
Practical Paramedic
Band 10/White 978-0-00-838184-4 £7.50
Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-848720-1 £7.50
Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-838189-9 £7.50
Band 11/Lime 978-0-00-838185-1 £7.50
Micro-mystery Solver
Double-quick Doctor
Intrepid Inventor
Eco-energy Expert
Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-848721-8 £7.50
Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-830657-1 £7.50
Roving Robotics Genius
Bright Spark Scientist
Mighty Mountain Ranger
Deep-sea Explorer
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-848723-2 £7.75
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-830659-5 £7.75
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-837331-3 £7.75
Band 15/Emerald 978-0-00-848724-9 £7.75
Futuristic Physicist
Ground-breaking Fossil Hunter
Clued-up Detective
Visionary Volcanologist
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-848725-6 £8.00
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-830661-8 £8.00
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-837333-7 £8.00
Band 17/Diamond 978-0-00-848726-3 £8.00
Band 9/Gold 978-0-00-838183-7 £6.75
New and Tara to Big DaniCatBinns
Dani Binns for Key Stage 1
Tara Binns for Key Stage 2
High-flying Pilot
Vigilant Vet
Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-830656-4 £7.50
Band 12/Copper 978-0-00-837328-3 £7.50
Big Idea Engineer
Daring Diver
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-830658-8 £7.75
Band 14/Ruby 978-0-00-837330-6 £7.75
Trail-blazing Astronaut
Creative Coder
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-830660-1 £8.00
Band 16/Sapphire 978-0-00-837332-0 £8.00
Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-837329-0 £7.50
Band 13/Topaz 978-0-00-848722-5 £7.50
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Extended Readers
Challenge your most capable KS1 readers with White Plus and Lime Plus Extended Readers Engage confident readers and develop critical thinking skills with longer books that broaden vocabulary and expand inference and deduction skills ahead of KS2.
White Plus
Fiction
£7.75 each
Why do we dream?
There’s an Alien in my Spaghetti
The Great Pebble Puzzle
978-0-00-823038-8
978-0-00-834040-7
978-0-00-847624-3
Big Bad Wolfsville
The Wrong Door
978-0-00-834042-1
978-0-00-834045-2
Tiger in your Living Room 978-0-00-847626-7
Non-fiction
Exploring Cyberspace 978-0-00-847625-0
The Princes in the Tower: An Unsolved Mystery 978-0-00-847627-4
Scaredy Kat
Whisked Away
978-0-00-838174-5
978-0-00-838175-2
Whale Strandings: A Mystery of Nature
Stories in the Stars 978-0-00-848558-0
978-0-00-848557-3
Police Nan and Spike the CatDetective – The Mystery of the Toyshop Robber
Emily Pliers and Newton: Amazing Inventions
Sunken Cities 978-0-00-848559-7
Life in Extremes 978-0-00-848561-0
978-0-00-838177-6
978-0-00-838176-9
Oh No, Rosie! 978-0-00-839895-8
Be Careful… 978-0-00-839897-2
Message in a Bottle
The Gunpowder Why do we £7.25 each dance? Plot
978-0-00-839896-5
978-0-00-848562-7
978-0-00-848563-4
Police Nan and Spike the CatDetective – The Mystery of the Dino-Bone Robber
Wolf in your Kitchen
Communicating in Colour
978-0-00-848568-9
978-0-00-848569-6
978-0-00-839898-9
The Goldilocks Guide to Bad-tempered Bears
Aeroplane Friends
Imagine a Garden 978-0-00-855345-6
978-0-00-875414-3
978-0-00-875416-7
978-0-00-854181-1
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste
A Spark of Hope
The Science of Kindness
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Another Way Out
Saving the Ice Bear
How to Capture a Castle
Are unicorns real?
978-0-00-823040-1
978-0-00-834041-4
978-0-00-847628-1
978-0-00-847629-8
The Girl in the Window
Toga in a Tangle
The Undercover Mathematician
Yuck! Disgusting Things that are Surprisingly Useful
978-0-00-834044-5
978-0-00-834043-8
Extended Readers
Pages from Aeroplane Friends
978-0-00-847630-4
978-0-00-847631-1
Secrets of the Desert
Shoebox Memories
Is there Life on Mars?
Migration Mysteries
978-0-00-838178-3
978-0-00-838179-0
978-0-00-848556-6
978-0-00-848560-3
Puzzle of the Pyramid
The Dungeon of Despair
Are dragons real?
The Secrets of Easter Island
978-0-00-838180-6
978-0-00-838181-3
978-0-00-848564-1
978-0-00-848565-8
Treasures of the Volcano
The Ravens’ Call
Why did dinosaurs become extinct?
The Battle of Hastings
978-0-00-839900-9
978-0-00-839899-6
978-0-00-848567-2
978-0-00-848566-5
The Storyteller of Ketu
The Great Piñata Mystery
978-0-00-839901-6
978-0-00-839902-3
After the Ball 978-0-00-854165-1
Climate Change: Heatwaves and Big Freezes
The Great Fire of London: Was it inevitable?
978-0-00-848570-2
978-0-00-848571-9
And Now Nobody Likes Me
The Hunt for Planet Nine
Starsailing
978-0-00-855347-0
978-0-00-875423-5
Vote for Me!
The Spelling Bee
978-0-00-875422-8
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978-0-00-875424-2
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Big Cat Read On
Exciting chapter books for upper KS2 Read with confidence and fluency at upper Key Stage 2 Ease the move into free reading with 30 fiction and non-fiction books, featuring more sophisticated themes, vocabulary, plots and structures. Empower KS2 pupils to read more and read widely with Big Cat Read On, created to improve reading stamina, develop fluency and nurture reading enjoyment. Pupils develop their reading identity with fiction and non-fiction books from a mix of genres – from mysteries and thrillers to historical fiction and contemporary stories. Many of the books have cross-curricular links with topics pupils will encounter in science, history and PSHE. Full support is provided for each Read On book to enable books in the series to be used as class readers, with free teacher notes that are fully aligned to the DfE reading framework available for download from collins.co.uk/ReadOn. Develop comprehension with varied narrative structures, language devices and vocabulary
“We’ve struck rock!” bello wed Harek. “She’s leaking!”
Improve reading stamina with longer books and higher word counts
Encourage children to take new steps with their reading and explore themes such as wellbeing, friendship and identity
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work in space.
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Mission: Space
Pineapple Fever
Planet Protectors
Sheila Kanani
Frances Durkin
Dominique Palmer
978-0-00-878475-1 Word count: 10,000 £7.99
978-0-00-878476-8 Word count: 13,000 £7.99
978-0-00-878477-5 Word count: 9,000 £7.99
978-0-00-878473-7 Word count: 10,000 £7.99
Fiction
Fiction
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Non-fiction
Silk, Sand and Sea
Station X
978-0-00-878474-4 Word count: 12,000 £7.99
Games. As it turns out, you really
don’t need a perfect start to reach an extraordinary finish.
10,000 words
Autobiography
My name is Marco Polo, and when I was 17, I left my home in Venice to embark on a journey
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that would carry me further than I could ever imagine, to lands of astonishing wonders,
extraordinary sights, and unforgettable people.
Tom Mitchell 978-0-00-878471-3 Word count: 10,000 £7.99 11,000 words
Biography
Anita Ganeri
Chris Bradford
on the podium at the Paralympic
Silk, Sand and Sea
Sea Wolf
I’m Sophie and this is my story –
from dodging PE at school to standing
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Anita Ganeri Illustrated by Pino Cao
Sea
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Sophie Kamlish
Sheila Kanani
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Helen Dennis 978-0-00-878470-6 Word count: 12,000 £7.99
Non-fiction
Non-fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Three Queens
Titanic Matt Ralphs
978-0-00-878478-2 Word count: 10,000 £7.99
978-0-00-878472-0 Word count: 15,000 £7.99
When the War Comes In
Gold Rush
Sufiya Ahmed
Fiction
Starboy Naomi Jones 978-0-00-874476-2 Word count: 10,000 £7.99
Tom Mitchell
Chris Callaghan 978-0-00-874490-8 Word count: 15,000 £7.99
978-0-00-874482-3 Word count: 12,000 £7.99
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Rowan Skysong and The Starfinders
Fire and Salt
Time Travel Telephone
Michelle Mohrweis 978-0-00-874480-9 Word count: 11,000 £7.99
Tarnelia Matthews 978-0-00-874491-5 Word count: 15,000 £7.99
Lis Jardine 978-0-00-874489-2 Word count: 15,000 £7.99
Fiction
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The Midnight House
The Secret Diary of Joynina K. Jones
The Crash
Don’t Look Back
Eve Ainsworth 978-0-00-874479-3 Word count: 11,000 £7.99
Emily Ann Davison 978-0-00-874492-2 Word count: 13,000 £7.99
Eibhlís Carcione 978-0-00-874486-1 Word count: 14,000 £7.99
Antoinette Brooks 978-0-00-874485-4 Word count: 13,000 £7.99
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
The House that Sailed Away
The Thirteenth Chime of Alcott Hall
Finding My Feet
Flooded World
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
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Big News, Small World
Off the Bench
Leon and Asha vs the Aliens
Saving Anwen
Sarah Allen 978-0-00-874493-9 Word count: 13,000 £7.99
Tom Mitchell 978-0-00-874475-5 Word count: 10,000 £7.99
Fiction
Fiction
Beauty Spot
The Castle Club
Kimberly Redway 978-0-00-874477-9 Word count: 10,000 £7.99
Helen Dineen 978-0-00-874494-6 Word count: 14,000 £7.99
Annika Sharma 978-0-00-874487-8 Word count: 14,000 £7.99
Naomi Jones 978-0-00-874478-6 Word count: 11,000 £7.99
Big Cat Read On
Non-fiction
u ever wanted to work in
Eve Ainsworth 978-0-00-874488-5 Word count: 12,000 £7.99
Oliver Sykes 978-0-00-874483-0 Word count: 12,000 £7.99
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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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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.
Fiction Tec and the Litter
Jack and the Beanstalk
The Oak Tree RR
Caryl Hart
Information book 978-0-00-718562-7
Anna Owen
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
29 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
Dance to the Beat RR
Jasmin Glynne
Uz Afzal
Around The World RR
Poem 978-0-00-737811-1
James Carter
An instruction text 978-0-00-718576-4
A contemporary story 978-0-00-718658-7
Milo's Moustache AR RR Katie McDougall
How to Have a Party
Sam the Big, Bad Cat
A contemporary story 978-0-00-737812-8
Susan Gates
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
RR
An instruction text 978-0-00-718574-0
Lights RR Monica Hughes Information book 978-0-00-718680-8
Elephant's Ears AR
Nick Butterworth
Grace Webster
A contemporary story 978-0-00-718570-2
Rat-a-tat-tat
Yellow
Yellow
Band 3 • Reception/P1
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
Rebecca at the Funfair RR Frances Ridley A contemporary story 978-0-00-718575-7
Information book 978-0-00-751281-2
My Pet Worm Instruction book 978-0-00-751282-9
The Wind RR
Gareth Owen
Monica Hughes
A contemporary story 978-0-00-741293-8
Steve Parker
Sally Morgan
Rolling AR RR
Petr Horáček
Louise Spilsbury
Discover Mars AR
Non-fiction
Doing Nothing! AR RR
Night Animals AR RR
Come Home, Paddington AR RR A contemporary story 978-0-00-828589-0
Poem 978-0-00-741292-1
Information book 978-0-00-741294-5
Information book 978-0-00-741295-2
Tanya Landman A contemporary story 978-0-00-718677-8
Anita Ganeri
Poem 978-0-00-753850-8
Rebecca Adlard
The Little Egg AR RR
The Helper Bird AR RR
Information book 978-0-00-718577-1
Water Bears AR RR Sue Gates Information book 978-0-00-732923-6
SAVE 20% with the Yellow set 978-0-00-886945-8 • 30 books • £ 159.50 £127.00 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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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
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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
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John Foster
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Morris Plays Hide and Seek AR RR
Fire! Fire! AR RR
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Clementine's Smile AR RR
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Harry the Clever Spider at School AR RR
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How to Make Storybooks RR Ros Asquith Instruction text 978-0-00-718609-9
Africa's Big Three AR RR
Jonathan and Angela Scott Information book 978-0-00-718693-8
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The Lost Village of Skara Brae AR RR
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Mick Gowar
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Jane Clarke Poem 978-0-00-718692-1
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Purple Purple books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary and more rounded and distinctive characters.
Fiction Star Boy's Surprise
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Laurence Anholt
Jana Hunter Fantasy story 978-0-00-718613-6
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The Day The Rain Fell Up AR
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Chris Callaghan
Dani Binns: Brilliant Builder AR
The Lost Sketchbook
Adventure story 978-0-00-839905-4
Imam Baksh Caribbean story 978-0-00-841384-2
Lisa Rajan
John Agard and Grace Nichols
Adventure story 978-0-00-838182-0
Poetry 978-0-00-733614-2
Dani Binns: Fix-it Farmer AR
Chicken Licken AR RR Jeremy Strong
Band 8
There’s something spooky going on at Crumbledown Castle!
Lisa Rajan
Traditional tale 978-0-00-718672-3
Adventure story 978-0-00-838186-8
Chris Callaghan
I bet it’s the mysterious hound.
Did someone say ‘spooky’? Sounds like our kind of thing!
I’m the only mysterious hound around here! Or am I?
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How do you tackle toothache when the patient won’t open his mouth? New dentist Dani Binns has an idea that is out of this world!
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Pet Detectives: Tortoise Trouble AR RR Jana Hunter A contemporary story 978-0-00-718622-8
The Pot of Gold AR RR Julia Donaldson Traditional tale 978-0-00-718696-9
Harry the Clever Spider on Holiday AR RR
Mij Kelly Poem 978-0-00-746185-1
Jack in Goal Catherine MacPhail Adventure story 978-0-00-833896-1
Daz zling Dentist
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If AR RR
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Dani Binns: Dazzling Dentist AR
An adventure story
Lisa Rajan Alessia Trunfio
Adventure story 978-0-00-848717-1
CREEPY CREEPY CASTLE CASTLE
Chris Callaghan Amit Tayal
Band 8
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Something weird’s going on with my phone!
Chris Callaghan
And everyone else’s, too!
Hmm. Nothing to do with the Chaos Crew. Not this time!
Tech trouble-shooter is my middle name! Someone’s trying to take over the world, one phone at a time…
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Chris Callaghan Amit Tayal
Band 8
There’s a whopping new planet in the sky. Cool!
Caribbean story 978-0-00-841385-9
Chris Callaghan
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Chris Callaghan Amit Tayal
The Day of the Dubious Deliveries AR
Graphic novel 978-0-00-845455-5
Beaverly Hills Charlotte Middleton
Chris Callaghan
Contemporary story 978-0-00-864778-0
Adventure story 978-0-00-839906-1
The Day of the Howling Head Teacher
My Granny is a Crocodile
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Sarah Forbes
Chris Callaghan
A story in verse 978-0-00-870164-2
Adventure story 978-0-00-839903-0
The Day of the Purple Haze AR
Happy as Larry Rachael Davis A poem 978-0-00-875401-3
Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-839904-7
The Day of the Time Tunnels AR
Hector Parrot and the Great Cake Robbery
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Alan Durant
A contemporary story 978-0-00-746180-6
Band 8
Dazzling Dentist
Buzz and Bingo in the Monster Maze AR RR
Julia Jarman
Purple
Mission: Creepy Castle AR
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Ed Eaves Graphic novel 978-0-00-875402-0
In Bigtown a mysterious masked thief is stealing cakes and sweet treats. Hector Parrot, Schoolboy Detective, is on the case!
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Band 8 • Year 2/P3
Non-fiction Let's Go To Mars! AR RR
Janice Marriott Persuasive text 978-0-00-718615-0
Inside the Puppet Theatre AR RR
Purple Band 8
name is Ronnie and I’m
uppeteer. Look inside to d out what a puppeteer
Claire Llewellyn
es and what happens
a puppet theatre.
An information book
Information book 978-0-00-733615-9
Claire Llewellyn Véronique Leplat
Living Dinosaurs
Pacific Island Scrapbook AR RR
Why do we sleep?
Andy and Angie Belcher
Chris Callaghan
Information book 978-0-00-718619-8
How to Draw Cartoons RR Ros Asquith A recount 978-0-00-718697-6
Harriet Blackford
Jonathan and Angela Scott
Information book 978-0-00-746198-1
AR RR
Information book 978-0-00-718616-7
Traditions from Around the World
Purple Band 8
Traditions from Around the World
Traditions from Around the World
AR RR
All over the world people have traditions. Look inside and find out about some fascinating ones.
John McIlwain
Captain Scott: Journey to the South Pole AR RR Adrian Bradbury Information book 978-0-00-746199-8
So You Want a Pet? Anne Rooney Information book 978-0-00-759116-9
Chris Callaghan Information book 978-0-00-845477-7
Smash! Simon Mugford
Kiku and Kenji Explore Japan Mio Debnam Information book 978-0-00-870419-3
Wonder Walk Poppy O’Neill Contemporary story 978-0-00-875404-4
Information book 978-0-00-718614-3
An information book
Does rain ever fall up? AR
Information book 978-0-00-870410-0
Information book 978-0-00-718673-0
Scoular Anderson
Information book 978-0-00-845478-4
The Digestive System AR RR
AR RR
Were They Real?
AR
Dubai from the Sky AR
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Rob Alcraft Information book 978-0-00-759115-2
What are viruses? AR
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Chris Callaghan Information book 978-0-00-845476-0
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Gold
Gold Gold band fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. More formal non-fiction is included, with a range of unfamiliar terms used.
Fiction The Boy with Wings AR
Scoular Anderson
Simon Cheshire
A contemporary story 978-0-00-718620-4
Traditional tale 978-0-00-759118-3
Chris Callaghan
Escape from the Island
Melrose and Croc Beside the Sea AR
Turtle Beach
AR RR
Lisa Rajan
Diane Redmond
Adventure story 978-0-00-838183-7
Playscript 978-0-00-718674-7
Chris Callaghan Graphic novel 978-0-00-845467-8
Dani Binns: Talented Train Driver AR
Buzz and Bingo in the Fairytale Forest AR RR
Mission: Lunar Launch AR
Lisa Rajan
Alan Durant
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AR RR
Adventure story 978-0-00-838187-5
Humorous story 978-0-00-718624-2
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Caribbean story 978-0-00-841387-3
Dani Binns: Clever Chef
Peter and the Wolf
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A contemporary story 978-0-00-832094-2
Playscript 978-0-00-733616-6
ISBN 978-0-00-718624-2
Adventure story 978-0-00-839910-8
Emma Chichester Clark
Michael Butt
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The Day the World was Weighed Down AR
Pirate Party AR RR
Chris Callaghan Graphic novel 978-0-00-845468-5
1/10/18 11:01 AM
The Woman who Fooled Dani Binns the Fairies AR RR
Gold Band 9
lem-solving Plumber Prob
Rose Impey Traditional tale 978-0-00-718612-9
Dani Binns er lem-solving Plumb Prob
A burst pipe … water everywhere … Dani Binns is an emergency plumber called to fix a leak in a dog rescue centre. Can she stop the flow in time?
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An adventure story
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We were just minding our own business.
Adventure story 978-0-00-848718-8
Chris Callaghan
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
Catching Flies AR RR June Crebbin Poetry 978-0-00-746181-3
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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
Graphic novel 978-0-00-845469-2
Audrey Fry is a Spy! Contemporary story 978-0-00-864779-7
The Day of the Great Chase AR
My Favourite Day
Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839921-4
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
Lindsay Galvin Contemporary story 978-0-00-875406-8
The Day of the Unexpected Guest AR
Zuki’s Beads Yelitza Smith
Adventure story 978-0-00-839911-5
A poem 978-0-00-875405-1
Abie Longstaff Traditional tale 978-0-00-759117-6
MEGA MEGA METEORITE METEORITE
Jen Campbell
Chris Callaghan
Rumpelstiltskin
Mission: Mega Meteorite AR
Gold Band 9
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Chris Callaghan
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Band 9 • Year 2/P3
Non-fiction How to be a Pirate
Brilliant Bridges
AR RR
AR RR
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
Information book 978-0-00-746202-5
China's Terracotta Army AR RR
What is virtual reality? AR
Juliet Kerrigan Information book 978-0-00-746203-2
Chris Callaghan
Information book 978-0-00-733617-3
Information book 978-0-00-845479-1
Flying High How to be a Knight AR RR
Jen Green Information book 978-0-00-759120-6
Ride the Rails Ben Lerwill
Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-718675-4
How Does it Work? AR RR
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
Chris Callaghan Information book 978-0-00-845480-7
Information book 978-0-00-718625-9
What is Sound?
Gold Band 9
Emily Dodd
An information book
A recount 978-0-00-718623-5
Sue Graves
Information book 978-0-00-870423-0
AR
Andy and Angie Belcher
Ice Cream! AR RR
Information book 978-0-00-870421-6
Information book 978-0-00-875408-2
From buzzing bees to musical instruments, find out how important sound is and how it’s made.
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Animal Ancestors AR RR
Jon Hughes Information book 978-0-00-718701-0
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White
White White books have more complex sentences and figurative language. Ideal for pupils who are becoming fluent readers.
Fiction Buzz and Bingo in the Starry Sky AR RR
Mission: Pirate Puzzle
Dani Binns: Fair-play Footballer AR
Alan Durant
AR
Chris Callaghan
Lisa Rajan
Humorous story 978-0-00-718630-3
Graphic novel 978-0-00-845470-8
Adventure story 978-0-00-838188-2
Cinderella AR RR
White Band 10
David Wood
Dani Binnst Amazing Architec
Playscript 978-0-00-733618-0
Dani Binnst a Am zing Architec
Mission: Colour Chaos
Dani Binns: Amazing Architect AR
AR
Chris Callaghan
Lisa Rajan Budding new architect Dani Binns turns the world of building design upside down by looking at things from a very different angle.
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The Sneezles AR RR Jeremy Strong Humorous story 978-0-00-718628-0
Class Six and the Very Big Rabbit AR RR Martin Waddell Humorous story 978-0-00-718629-7
Tiger's Tale AR RR Michaela Morgan Fantasy story 978-0-00-718631-0
I Never Know How Poems Start AR RR Michael Rosen Poetry 978-0-00-746204-9
A Christmas Carol AR RR
Penny Dolan Classic text 978-0-00-746205-6
The Great Chapatti Chase Penny Dolan Traditional tale 978-0-00-759121-3
Our Head Teacher is a Super-Villain AR Tommy Donbavand Humorous story 978-0-00-759122-0
Dani Binns: Fearless Firefighter AR
An adventure story
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
Mission: Submarine Scare AR Chris Callaghan Graphic novel 978-0-00-845472-2
Adventure story 978-0-00-839914-6
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
Adventure story 978-0-00-839925-2
The Day Time Froze AR Chris Callaghan
Ava’s Voice Lisa Rajan
Adventure story 978-0-00-839912-2
Contemporary story 978-0-00-875409-9
The Wonder of the World Leaf
Giraffe in Space and Other Silly Poems
Summer Edward Caribbean story 978-0-00-841388-0
Daniel Thompson A collection of poetry 978-0-00-875410-5
Lisa Rajan
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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
Nic Bishop
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
Catherine Veitch Information book 978-0-00-759123-7
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 Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler Information book 978-0-00-875411-2
Pixels and Coding Jeannie Moulton Information book 978-0-00-875412-9
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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 Hercules: Superhero AR RR Diane Redmond Playscript 978-0-00-718638-9
The Monster under the Bed AR RR
Kevin Dyer Playscript 978-0-00-733620-3
Dani Binns
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Think Again! AR RR Geraldine McCaughrean Traditional tale 978-0-00-718643-3
Tig in the Dumps AR RR Michaela Morgan A contemporary story 978-0-00-718636-5
The Amazing Adventures of Batbird AR RR Jane Clarke Fantasy tale 978-0-00-718637-2
An adventure story
Lisa Rajan Alessia Trunfio
Mission: Perilous Portal AR
Lisa Rajan
Chris Callaghan
Adventure story 978-0-00-838189-9
Adventure story 978-0-00-845474-6
Dani Binns: Heroic Helicopter Pilot AR
Mission: Rogue T-Rex AR
Lisa Rajan
Chris Callaghan
Adventure story 978-0-00-848720-1
Adventure story 978-0-00-845475-3
The Day of the Dodgy Doubles AR
The Prince Frog Ali Sparkes Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854187-3
Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839927-6
Going Viral
The Day of the Escape Room of Doom AR
James Catchpole A contemporary story 978-0-00-864755-1
Chris Callaghan
Heroes and Quests
Adventure story 978-0-00-839916-0
Jonny Walker
The Porridge Pincher AR RR
The Day of the Risky Rescue AR
David Wood
Chris Callaghan
Magic, Magic, Everywhere
Traditional tale 978-0-00-746208-7
Adventure story 978-0-00-839918-4
Oliver AR RR
The Day of the Vanishing School AR
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 AR Judith Kerr A humorous story 978-0-00-832090-4
Dani Binns: Practical Paramedic AR Lisa Rajan
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Dani Binns
t Heroic Helicopter Pilo
Dani Binns: Promising Police Officer AR
A collection of poetry 978-0-00-870172-7
Manjeet Mann A story in verse 978-0-00-870174-1
Chris Callaghan
The Unstoppables
Adventure story 978-0-00-839917-7
Samantha Montgomerie A contemporary story 978-0-00-875417-4
The Day of Time Travel AR
Hector Parrot, Schoolboy Detective
Chris Callaghan and Zoë Clarke Adventure story 978-0-00-839929-0
Ed Eaves A graphic novel 978-0-00-875418-1
The Day of the Treacherous Travel AR
What is Hope?
Lime Band 11 A contemporary story
Adventure story 978-0-00-839919-1
The Jungle Outside Joanne Hillhouse Caribbean story 978-0-00-841390-3
New
Lisa Rajan
Chris Callaghan
A contemporary story 978-0-00-883283-4
When his teacher asks, What is hope?, Amil is keen to find the answer. But he quickly discovers that hope can mean different things to different people. How will he explain that?
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Kwame’s Song
Lime Band 11 A contemporary story
New
Kereen Getten A contemporary story 978-0-00-883284-1
When Kwame arrives in New York as a refugee, he finds comfort in a drum his father made for him. A drum that will open the door to friendship, belonging and the beginning of a new life.
Kereen Getten
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Mission: Jungle Jump AR Chris Callaghan Adventure story 978-0-00-845473-9
Adventure story 978-0-00-838185-1 AR – Accelerated Reader
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Non-fiction How to Become a Calypsonian
Charles Dickens AR RR
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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
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Blood AR RR
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Spreading the Word: William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee AR Charlotte Guillain
Where on Earth? AR RR Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-718633-4
Biography 978-0-00-759127-5
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The Unsolved Mystery of Bigfoot Mike Rampton Information book 978-0-00-870431-5
Which way is up? Emma Young Information book 978-0-00-870429-2
Building High AR RR Maggie Freeman Information book 978-0-00-718642-6
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The Gunpowder Plot AR
The Wrong Door
Police Nan and Spike the Cat Detective – The Mystery of the Dino-Bone Robber AR
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Dawn McNiff
Fiction Big Bad Wolfsville Timothy Knapman A contemporary story 978-0-00-834042-1
A contemporary story 978-0-00-834045-2
The Great Pebble Puzzle Ali Sparkes A contemporary story 978-0-00-834040-7
There's an Alien in my Spaghetti Kay Woodward A contemporary story 978-0-00-823038-8
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Whisked Away AR Timothy Knapman A contemporary story 978-0-00-838175-2
Police Nan and Spike the Cat Detective – The Mystery of the Toyshop Robber AR Dawn McNiff A contemporary story 978-0-00-838176-9
The Goldilocks Guide to Bad-Tempered Bears
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Communicating in Colour AR
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Aeroplane Friends Michelle Mohrweis
Wolf in your Kitchen AR
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A Spark of Hope Fiona Barker
Why do we dance? AR
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Ali Freer Information book 978-0-00-848563-4
Non-fiction Why do we dream? AR
The Princes in the Tower: An Unsolved Mystery AR
Isabel Thomas
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Tiger in your Living Room AR
Imagine a Garden AR
Inbali Iserles Information book 978-0-00-847626-7
Helen Dineen
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Oh No, Rosie! AR
Stories in the Stars AR
Pippa Goodhart
Anita Ganeri Information book 978-0-00-848558-0
Message in a Bottle AR
Life in Extremes AR
Nikki Sheehan
Danny Pearson
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Sunken Cities AR
Whale Strandings: A Mystery of Nature AR
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Ciaran Murtagh
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The Mystery of the Mary Celeste Simon Yeend Information book 978-0-00-875416-7
The Science of Kindness Laura Baker Information book 978-0-00-875415-0 AR – Accelerated Reader
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Fiction The Girl in the Window Narinder Dhami A contemporary story 978-0-00-834043-8
Saving the Ice Bear Susan Price A contemporary story 978-0-00-834041-4
Are unicorns real? AR
Chitra Soundar
Isabel Thomas
A contemporary story 978-0-00-839901-6
Information book 978-0-00-847629-8
The Great Piñata Mystery AR
The Undercover Mathematician AR
Ciaran Murtagh
Rachael Davis
A contemporary story 978-0-00-839902-3
Information book 978-0-00-847630-4
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Yuck! Disgusting Things That Are Surprisingly Useful AR
A contemporary story 978-0-00-855347-0
Martin Howard A contemporary story 978-0-00-823040-1
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Toga in a Tangle
Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854165-1
Hawys Morgan A contemporary story 978-0-00-834044-5
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Secrets of the Desert AR
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Hawys Morgan A contemporary story 978-0-00-838178-3
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Shoebox Memories AR
A contemporary story 978-0-00-875421-1
Helen Dineen A contemporary story 978-0-00-838179-0
The Storyteller of Ketu AR
Lisa Rajan
Another Way Out
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Puzzle of the Pyramid AR
Is there life on Mars? AR
Ciaran Murtagh
Inbali Iserles
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Information book 978-0-00-848556-6
The Dungeon of Despair AR
The Great Fire of London: Was it inevitable? AR
Ciaran Murtagh
Liz Miles
A contemporary story 978-0-00-838181-3
Treasures of the Volcano AR
Hawys Morgan
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Climate Change: Heatwaves and Big Freezes AR
A contemporary story 978-0-00-839899-6
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Why did dinosaurs become extinct? AR
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Mio Debnam Information book 978-0-00-847631-1
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Are dragons real? AR Isabel Thomas Information book 978-0-00-848564-1
How To Capture a Castle AR
Rob Alcraft Information book 978-0-00-847628-1
Migration Mysteries AR Inbali Iserles Information book 978-0-00-848560-3
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Roger McGough Poetry 978-0-00-733622-7
A retelling 978-0-00-814713-6
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Monster in the Mirror AR RR
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The Emperor’s New Clothes
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Spider McDrew and the Egyptians AR RR
BMX Time Machine
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Tanya Landman
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Something’s Drastic
Nadine Cowan
Joanna Nadin
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The Vet Cadets Martin Chatterton and Richard Johnson
Dick Whittington AR
Michael Rosen
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Kate Scott
Poetry 978-0-00-723077-8
Traditional tale 978-0-00-817932-8
The House in the Forest AR RR
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Tara Binns: High-flying Pilot AR
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Lisa Rajan
Star-gazing RR Celia Warren
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Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853339-7
Poetry 978-0-00-746531-6
Tara Binns: Vigilant Vet AR
Sleeping Beauty AR
Adventure story 978-0-00-837328-3
Monster Ranch: Feathers of Fear
Tara Binns: Micro-mystery Solver AR
Sarah Allen
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Island Song
Aniyah, EJ and Olivia have been transported back in time! It’s 1515 and they’re in the royal palace of the Kingdom of Edo. A warrior queen needs help and the trio must go on a secret mission that might save the kingdom.
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Copper Band 12
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An adventure story
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Alessia Trunfio
A contemporary story 978-0-00-864756-8
Adventure story 978-0-00-848721-8
Nadine Cowan A contemporary story 978-0-00-870176-5
The Sauce That Went Bang! AR
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When Rico’s class is asked what they want to be when they grow up, everyone has an answer except him. But an unforgettable trip to a sea turtle sanctuary sparks new ideas.
Deborah Bawden Traditional tales from Africa 978-0-00-814710-5
Dr Wee Bee Geok A Chinese folk tale 978-0-00-814711-2
Cat vs Dog AR Narinder Dhami Contemporary story 978-0-00-844062-6
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The Warrior Queen
Water Man
We are David Odera and Joy Juma – top reporter and photographer for the school newspaper. We’re always on the hunt for exciting new stories, and we think we’ve found our biggest one yet!
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Team Turtle
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The Water Man
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Non-fiction Weird Little Monsters
Roman Life in Britain
The Making of Mozart
AR RR
Ciaran Murtagh
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Information book 978-0-00-820876-9
Nic Bishop Information book 978-0-00-723080-8
Animals on the Move
Great Architects
AR RR
Jilly Hunt
Deborah Chancellor Information book 978-0-00-733624-1
How to be an Ancient Egyptian AR RR Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-733625-8
Living with Climate Change AR RR Alison Sage Information book 978-0-00-723118-8
Information book 978-0-00-816378-5
Mae and Marco's Space Journey AR Jim Al-Khalili, Raquel Crespo Information book 978-0-00-844393-1
Mega Plants Steve Parker Information book 978-0-00-816379-2
The Vikings' Secret Weapon AR Ben Hubbard Information book 978-0-00-842455-8
The Stone Age Juliet Kerrigan Information book 978-0-00-816380-8
Our Colourful World Teresa Flavin Information book 978-0-00-847903-9
True Life Survival AR RR
Janice Vale A recount 978-0-00-723078-5
Super Boats Jilly Hunt Information book 978-0-00-816381-5
How to be a Viking
Plants That Eat Animals Sally Morgan Information book 978-0-00-847904-6
AR RR
Scoular Anderson
Tsunamis
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Eat the Rainbow Kathryn Kendall Boucher Information book 978-0-00-855349-4
Air-Sea Rescue AR RR Chris Oxlade Information book 978-0-00-746532-3
Chocolate: From bean to bar AR RR
You Are Here Isabel Thomas Information book 978-0-00-820874-5
Back from the Brink Inbali Iserles Information book 978-0-00-870433-9
Anita Ganeri Information book 978-0-00-746533-0
Life and Death in a Hillfort AR Juliet Kerrigan
On the Track Andy Seed Information book 978-0-00-820875-2
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Information book 978-0-00-812773-2
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Fiction The White Mouse: A Folk Tale from The Panchatantra AR
Spider's Big Match AR RR Alan Durant Humorous story 978-0-00-723081-5
Jumbled Jasmine Richards Fantasy story 978-0-00-847910-7
Dawn Casey A traditional Indian tale 978-0-00-814721-1
The Three Princes AR RR Berlie Doherty
Adam and Little Red AR Mio Debnam
Traditional tale 978-0-00-733627-2
Beauty and the Beast AR Michael Morpurgo
Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854173-6
Tiger Dead! Tiger Dead!
A retelling 978-0-00-817933-5
Serafina and the Sea Turtle
AR RR
Traditional tale 978-0-00-723119-5
Flash Harriet and the Loch Ness Monster AR RR Karen Wallace
Graphic novel 978-0-00-855036-3
Helen Chapman
The Sullen Woods
A traditional Australian tale 978-0-00-817934-2
Amy Lane Graphic novel 978-0-00-855038-7
The Ogre AR
Humorous story 978-0-00-723082-2
Kingdom of Pages: The Lost Prince
Deborah Bawden An African folk tale 978-0-00-817936-6
Bungleman AR RR Jeremy Strong
Michelle Mohrweis
The Twelve Dancing Princesses AR
A contemporary story 978-0-00-723083-9
Fantasy story 978-0-00-860595-7
Wangari’s Trees
Mara Bergman
Rapunzel AR RR
Traditional tale 978-0-00-817938-0
Ian Beck Traditional tale 978-0-00-746534-7
Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853331-1
Tara Binns: Double-quick Doctor AR
Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans AR RR
Monster Ranch: Paws of Doom
Lisa Rajan Adventure story 978-0-00-830657-1
Beverley Birch Traditional tale 978-0-00-746535-4
The Wizard of Oz AR
Tara Binns: Intrepid Inventor AR
Abie Longstaff
Lisa Rajan
Sarah Allen A contemporary story 978-0-00-864757-5
Brave Bus Driver
Adventure story 978-0-00-837329-0
Traditional tale 978-0-00-812775-6
George and the Dragon AR
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Tara Binns
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Eco-energy Expert
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Saviour Pirotta Traditional tale 978-0-00-812776-3
Katy Riddell
How the Birds Got Their Colours: Tales from the Australian Dreamtime AR
Grace Nichols and John Agard
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Alessia Trunfio
Nadine Cowan Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853341-0
Tara Binns: Eco-energy Expert AR
Star-nosed Mole
Lisa Rajan
Dom Conlon
Adventure story 978-0-00-848722-5
A collection of poetry 978-0-00-870403-2
Marvellous Mina AR Joanna Nadin
Traditional tale 978-0-00-814714-3
Contemporary story 978-0-00-845853-9
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Topaz Band 13 A contemporary story
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BENEATH OUR FAMILY TREE
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Bangkok. But as he learns more about his roots and heritage, Saran begins to appreciate the best
The Battle of Kupe and Te Wheke: A Maori Tale AR Leonie Agnew
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Anne Fine Humorous story 978-0-00-844063-3
Being Oscar
Weerawan Boonweera
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Wall of Us
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of both worlds.
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Beneath Our Family Tree A contemporary story 978-0-00-883286-5
Wall of Us
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Ji-ho is happiest with his sketchbook, drawing quietly on his own. He thinks his doodles don’t matter, until a special art project at school challenges him to think differently. Sometimes, one tiny seed of an idea can start something amazing.
Emily Hibbs
Hayeon Pfeiffer
Kay Woodward Contemporary story 978-0-00-847909-1 AR – Accelerated Reader
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Julius Caesar AR
Wind Power
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Anita Ganeri
Emily Dodd
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Let's Go Camping! AR RR
Jillian Powell Information book 978-0-00-733628-9
How to be an AngloSaxon AR RR Scoular Anderson Information book 978-0-00-733629-6
Leisure and Entertainment since 1900 Timothy Knapman
Zombie Wasps Natural History Museum, Mike Gould
Information book 978-0-00-816383-9
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John Foster
Information book 978-0-00-816384-6
Information book 978-0-00-723084-6
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad AR RR Philip Steele Biography 978-0-00-746536-1
Breath
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Spotlight on Brazil Charlotte Coleman-Smith Information book 978-0-00-812777-0
Information book 978-0-00-842456-5
Firenadoes: Tornadoes of Fire Mike Gould Information book 978-0-00-847907-7
Plants, Pollen and Pollinators Becca Heddle Information book 978-0-00-816385-3
Kings of the Wild AR RR
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Underwater Treasure
Jon Hughes
Andy Seed
Caribbean Carnival
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What Happened to the Dinosaurs? AR RR
Climbing High AR
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The Olympic Games Information book 978-0-00-723120-1
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Living in an Earthquake Zone Catriona Clarke Information book 978-0-00-820878-3
Fashion: The Stories that Clothes Tell Us Alice Harman Information book 978-0-00-847908-4
I Am Awesome Poppy O’Neill Information book 978-0-00-855351-7
Incredible Infographics! Jilly Hunt, Mark Ruffle Information book 978-0-00-870437-7
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Fiction The Nutcracker and the Mouse King AR
Stowaway! AR RR Julia Jarman
Ciaran Murtagh Science fiction story 978-0-00-844066-4
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Ursula Jones
Gathering in the Days RR
Aladdin and the Genies AR
Flora and the Flames
Vivian French
Jane Lawes
Poetry 978-0-00-733635-7
Traditional tale 978-0-00-814720-4
Contemporary story 978-0-00-847913-8
Sophie's Rules AR RR
The Black Bull AR
The Scientist's Apprentice
Karen McCombie
Brandon Robshaw
Traditional tale 978-0-00-814717-4
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The Rat-Catcher of Hamelin AR
Hooked!
June Crebbin
Contemporary story 978-0-00-855353-1
Traditional tale 978-0-00-814719-8
Gareth Owen
Keith West Playscript 978-0-00-733634-0
Flash Harriet and the Mystery of the Fiendish Footprints AR RR Karen Wallace
Margaret Mahy
The King Who Thought He Was Clever: A Folk Tale from Russia AR
Ann Jungman Humorous story 978-0-00-723087-7
Tony Bradman A Russian folk tale 978-0-00-817940-3
Flash Harriet and the Missing Ostrich Eggs AR RR
The Talking Bird AR
Karen Wallace
Saviour Pirotta
Mystery story 978-0-00-746543-9
A traditional Persian tale 978-0-00-817935-9
Jaws and Claws and Things With Wings RR
Tara Binns: Big Idea Engineer AR
Valerie Bloom Poetry 978-0-00-746539-2
Lisa Rajan Adventure story 978-0-00-830658-8
Ruby-Rose AR Janet Foxley
Tara Binns: Daring Diver
Traditional tale 978-0-00-812779-4
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The Signalman: Two Ghost Stories AR
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The Drum Maker and the Aziza Sandra Agard Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854175-0
Astraea: Exodus from Earth Tom Kerss Graphic novel 978-0-00-855042-4
Kingdom of Pages: The Hidden Gemstone Michelle Mohrweis Fantasy story 978-0-00-860596-4
Sarah’s Secret Cipher Nadine Cowan
Lisa Rajan
Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-853343-4
Adventure story 978-0-00-837330-6
Gwion’s World
Tara Binns: Roving Robotics Genius AR Lisa Rajan
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A Russian folk tale 978-0-00-814718-1
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Traditional tales from three cultures 978-0-00-817939-7
The Footballing Frog AR RR
June Crebbin
Nadine Cowan
Fiona MacDonald
Humorous story 978-0-00-723089-1
A classic story 978-0-00-812780-0
Atlantic Adventure
The Dragon's Bride and Other Dragon Stories AR
The Gargling Gorilla AR RR
Penny Dolan
Jo Cotterill
A traditional German tale 978-0-00-817937-3
Humorous story 978-0-00-723121-8
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Moon Base Beta AR
Adventure story 978-0-00-848723-2
Great Granny Chan AR Sue Cheung Humorous story 978-0-00-844065-7
Jonny Cotsen A contemporary story 978-0-00-864758-2
Escape Room Daniel Thompson A story in verse 978-0-00-870178-9
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Band 14 • Year 4/P5
Non-fiction How to be a Tudor AR RR
Scoular Anderson
The Celts AR
What's Up with Time?
Sean Callery
Becca Heddle
Information book 978-0-00-812782-4
Information book 978-0-00-820884-4
Early Kings of England
Climate Strike AR
Information book 978-0-00-723090-7
Extreme Sports AR RR
Adrian Bradbury
J M Sertori
Isabel Thomas Information book 978-0-00-843461-8
Information book 978-0-00-733632-6
Information book 978-0-00-816386-0
Evolution AR RR
Greatest Ashes Moments
The Bristol Bus Boycott AR
Nick Hunter
Sandra Agard
Information book 978-0-00-816387-7
A recount 978-0-00-842457-2
The Water Cycle
Maggots on the Menu
Alison Milford
Mike Gould
Steve Alton Information book 978-0-00-733633-3
How to be a Roman AR RR
Scoular Anderson
Information book 978-0-00-816388-4
Information book 978-0-00-847911-4
Information book 978-0-00-723123-2
Oceans Alive AR RR Angie Belcher Information book 978-0-00-723092-1
Where Do You Live? AR RR
Janice Vale A recount 978-0-00-723098-3
Black Holes AR RR Anna Claybourne Information book 978-0-00-746540-8
Food Chains Sally Morgan Information book 978-0-00-816389-1
Information book 978-0-00-746541-5
Four Desert Challenge AR
Peter Gallivan, The Royal Institution Information book 978-0-00-847912-1
The Life Cycle of a Polar Bear Catriona Clarke Information book 978-0-00-820881-3
Welcome to My City Charlotte Raby Information book 978-0-00-820882-0
Surgery Through Time AR RR Anne Rooney
How to Build a Skyscraper
Vikings in Britain David MacPhail Information book 978-0-00-820883-7
When I was Seven Tom Willans Graphic novel 978-0-00-855040-0
The Music Makers Lara Jennings Information book 978-0-00-870441-4
The Story of the Albatross Catherine Barr Information book 978-0-00-870443-8
Rob Alcraft Information book 978-0-00-812781-7
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Emerald
Emerald Emerald books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Fiction Brother Aelred's Feet AR RR
The Legend of Blackbeard
The Class Champion AR
Gillian Cross
AR
A M Dassu
A humorous story 978-0-00-723093-8
Thomas Bloor
Contemporary story 978-0-00-844067-1
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
Emerald Band 15
RR
pIpErS When a group of Travelling recycler recyclers rs agree to tidy up a on the residents and the town itself. But how will it be of value to the all-seeing giant – will they embrace the Parade of the Pipers or will the Giant choose to pipe the parade out of town?
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A retelling 978-0-00-746542-2
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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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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PARADE OF THE PIPERS
A retelling 978-0-00-817944-1
ParADe
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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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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
Changing Land Liz Miles Information book 978-0-00-816392-1
Jenny Vaughan Information book 978-0-00-816393-8
Sister Queens: The Lives and Reigns of Mary and Elizabeth AR Duffy Parry
Royal Observatory Greenwich, Mike Gould Information book 978-0-00-843460-1
Can I talk to a chimpanzee? Information book 978-0-00-847894-0
Fighting Diseases Ben Hubbard
Meet Your Brain Kathryn Kendall Boucher Information book 978-0-00-855355-5
Wonderful Wilderness Gill Arburthnott Information book 978-0-00-820885-1
Legends of Mythical Monsters Mike Rampton
A Year in Barrowswold Forest Information book 978-0-00-820886-8
Information book 978-0-00-746545-3
Amazing Auroras AR
Super Stars
Chris Baker
Sally Morgan
Biography 978-0-00-842458-9
Information book 978-0-00-847880-3
AR RR
Your Brain AR RR
Kay Barnham
Peter Gallivan, The Royal Institution
Juliet Kerrigan Information book 978-0-00-746544-6
Six Queens, One King: The Extraordinary Reign of Henry VIII AR
Everest Ice Climbers
Information book 978-0-00-870445-2
Are You a Roundhead or a Cavalier? Juliet Kerrigan Information book 978-0-00-870447-6
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 Ancient Greeks: Why They Matter to Us
Life Cycles AR RR
The Shang Dynasty AR
Sally Morgan
Anna Claybourne
Information book 978-0-00-733640-1
Information book 978-0-00-812790-9
Juliet Kerrigan
How to Build a House
Mairi's Motorbike AR
Isabel Thomas
Lynne Rickards
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
Information book 978-0-00-820892-9
Information book 978-0-00-816394-5
Biography 978-0-00-842459-6
The Railway Revolution Jo Nelson Information book 978-0-00-816395-2
Death Zone: Extreme Exploration AR Paul Harrison Information book 978-0-00-843439-7
Time-Traveller's Guide to the Bronze Age Anna Claybourne
Rebel Artists Thomas Bloor Information book 978-0-00-847883-4
Information book 978-0-00-816396-9
The Arabian Desert Anita Ganeri Information book 978-0-00-816397-6
To the Moon and Back: the Story of Katherine Johnson Sandra Agard
Ade Adepitan: A Paralympian's Story AR
The Incredible Life of Sir David Attenborough
RR
Sally Morgan
Ade Adepitan
Biography 978-0-00-820889-9
Autobiography 978-0-00-746548-4
Frederick Douglass: Civil Rights Leader
Sapphire Band 16
ederick Douglass Born into slavery, Frederick Douglass spent his life fighting for the freedom of enslaved Americans. Find out how he worked his way up to senior jobs in the American government, and why he is remembered as America’s first great civil rights leader.
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Civil Rights Leader
A biography
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Big Feelings Becky Goddard-Hill Information book 978-0-00-855357-9
The Life Cycle of the Orca Moira Butterfield
From Portraits to Selfies
Amanda Mitchison
Information book 978-0-00-820890-5
Joe Haddow with Royal Museums Greenwich
Biography 978-0-00-746549-1
War School for Dogs
AR RR
The World's First Women Doctors: Elizabeth Blackwell and Elizabeth Garrett Anderson AR Isabel Thomas Biography 978-0-00-812789-3
Information book 978-0-00-870451-3
David Long Information book 978-0-00-820891-2
Race to the North Pole: Peary Vs. Cook Anita Ganeri
Normal Women in Sport
New
Information book 978-0-00-870449-0
Philippa Gregory Information book 978-0-00-878024-1
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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
Emma Carroll
Story with a historical setting 978-0-00-847890-2
Much Ado About Nothing
The Worry Warriors
AR
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 John Dougherty
Marceline, Defender of the Sea
A classic story 978-0-00-817951-9
Jen Campbell
The Fall of Julius Caesar
Modern fairy tale 978-0-00-854179-8
AR
John Dougherty
Third Time’s a Charm
A classic story 978-0-00-817952-6
Kate Foster
Tara Binns: Groundbreaking Fossil Hunter AR
Contemporary story 978-0-00-860599-5
Deep Sea Diver
Lisa Rajan Adventure story 978-0-00-830661-8
Nadine Cowan 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
Twelfth Night AR
Tara Binns: Visionary Volcanologist AR
Celia Rees
Lisa Rajan Adventure story 978-0-00-848726-3
Sally Doherty Contemporary story 978-0-00-864761-2 The Boy at the
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A classic story 978-0-00-812792-3
Sandra Agard
A classic story 978-0-00-814733-4
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.
Anne of Green Gables AR Sarah Webb A classic story 978-0-00-814730-3
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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
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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 Information book 978-0-00-820895-0
Journey on the Nile Philippa Forrester Information book 978-0-00-870453-7
The Story of the Wolf
Normal Women in New Medicine
James Carter
Philippa Gregory
Information book 978-0-00-820896-7
Information book 978-0-00-878023-4
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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
Pearl Band 18
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
AR RR
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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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Jon Mayhew A classic story 978-0-00-753013-7
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
A classic story 978-0-00-814735-8
Contemporary story 978-0-00-847891-9
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
Katie Dale
Mio Debnam
A classic story 978-0-00-814737-2
Contemporary story 978-0-00-855361-6
Hamlet AR
If I Were Invisible
Jon Mayhew
Kimberly Redway
A classic story 978-0-00-817953-3
Contemporary story 978-0-00-855342-5
King Lear AR
Jam and the Giant
Martin Howard
Zohra Nabi
A classic story 978-0-00-817954-0
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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Copernicus, Galileo and Newton
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
Pearl Band 18
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.
AR RR THE TOUR DE FRANCE
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A Time-Traveller's Guide to the Future AR RR
Nick Hunter
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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
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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
SAVE 20% with the Pearl set 978-0-00-885651-9 • 53 books • £437.25 £349.00 AR – Accelerated Reader
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Big Cat resources for Little Wandle
Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised SSP Programme Developed by schools with exceptional practice in Letters and Sounds, Little Sutton Primary School and Chesterton Primary School, part of Wandle Learning Trust Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised is a trusted DfE-validated phonics programme, used by more than 5,500 schools in the UK.
View the full catalogue at collins.co.uk/BigCatLittleWandle.
Want to find out more? Sign up for a free information briefing at littlewandle.org.uk
“The children love the Little Wandle mnemonics and illustrations, and we have seen such fantastic results in Reception since our Little Wandle launch in September 2021. Our results improved by 40% in the first half term alone!” LEADERSHIP AND LEARNING CONSULTANT, ELMHURST SCHOOL
Big Cat have partnered with Little Wandle to produce a wealth of classroom resources to support your teaching Including cards, wall friezes, charts and grapheme mats – and hundreds of fantastic Big Cat fiction and non-fiction books matched to the Little Wandle progression.
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“Little Wandle has dramatically enhanced our phonics provision and it is no doubt that this is due to the high quality of both the SSP and the Big Cat resources. Pupils absolutely can’t wait to open their new books and review phoneme cards and teachers find the high-quality resources have had a significantly positive impact on pupil progress.” EXECUTIVE HEADTEACHER, BIRCHWOOD & HOLBROOK SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
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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 with an exciting mix of stories and non-fiction
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 in children age 7+ who are not reading at age-related expectations.
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. Rapid Catch-up for Age 7+ Teacher’s Guide
Teacher’s Guide Rapid Catch-up for Age 7+
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A complete systematic synthetic phonics programme
Updated edition
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Little Wandle SEND Programme The Little Wandle SEND programme mirrors the core Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised phonics programme, with adaptations and support in place to make it possible for schools, Special Schools and providers to meet the needs of all their learners.
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Teach children to become fluent readers with 100 exciting chapter books by leading authors and illustrators With a carefully designed progression and increasing word counts across 15 Fluency Levels, these books will help children in Year 2 and above extend their vocabulary and gain speed and confidence – easing the transition to becoming independent readers. RESEARCH
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WOLF
Illustrated by
Daniel Limón
The vibrant, diverse and engaging Collins Big Cat chapter books for Little Wandle Fluency have been created by leading contemporary authors and illustrators from a range of backgrounds, including Joseph Coelho, Poppy O’Neill and Bali Rai. The books are designed to develop a school’s reading for pleasure culture and to foster pupils’ love of reading. With an equal mix of fiction and non-fiction, and a range of genres including poetry, narrative non-fiction and gripping stories, every reader can find something that interests them, ensuring that all children are exposed to a broad and rich reading diet. The carefully designed progression through the Fluency Levels, combined with the wide range of engaging themes and topics, all contribute to an enjoyable reading experience. This means that children develop positive associations with reading, which encourages them to read for pleasure.
If scientists find a complete skeleton, it’s easy to know how big the creature was. But if they don’t, they have to make educated guesses, based on how big the bones are. This can be a good guide to the creature’s size.
Megalania were scaly reptiles, but the most famous creatures from this time are probably the woolly mammoth and the woolly rhino. We call them woolly, but they didn’t actually have wool – they were furry! They needed this thick fur to keep them warm, because they lived in northern areas, in an era when the weather was cold.
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Together, we’re going to learn some incredible things about the Moon. We’ll find out how humans got there and who won first place in the Space Race. Then we’ll set off on our own longer Moon adventure!
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Liz Miles
More about . . . estimating the size of creatures
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Join Zax, an alien from the planet Glibberon, on his first solo mission to Earth. Follow his adventures as he learns more about the planet so he can complete his homework, and as he finds out why Earth is so unique.
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or why ancient Egyptians were buried with dogs? Learn about dogs from around the world from the first wolves to the latest breeds in this fascinating canine chronology!
RESEARCH MISSION TO EARTH
Dogs are the most popular pets in the world, so we know all about them – right? But do you know when people first tamed wolves,
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Big Cat resources for Little Wandle Fluency
Develop confidence, stamina and a love of reading
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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
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ear
air
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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.
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In the end, King Chester went back to his soft, snug vest. Assess Fluency in Reading
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Identify gaps in your pupils’ reading attainment so they can be addressed
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
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Accuracy /reading rate %
Measure and record pupil progress in fluency
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How does the assessment work? • A child reads an extract from a levelled text • T he teacher records the number of words read per minute (WPM) • E rrors are recorded and subtracted from the total number of words read to give the words correct per minute (WCPM)
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Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007
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
Pages from Fantastic Yak, Red A
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? •
shiver
sparkled
shone
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jumped
woke
leapt
(woke)
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tomb
rock
boulder
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Phase 1 • Band 0 £4.75 each
Fiction
Number Fun Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby 978-0-00-825122-2
I Spy Nursery Rhymes Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby
I Spy Fairytales
Animal Fun
Sound Walk
Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby
Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby
Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby
978-0-00-825125-3
978-0-00-825126-0
978-0-00-825127-7
978-0-00-825123-9
Old McDonald Had Incy Wincy a Farm Spider Catherine Baker
Catherine Baker
978-0-00-841351-4
978-0-00-841352-1
Non-fiction
My Day, Our World Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby 978-0-00-825128-4
Humpty Dumpty
At the Beach
People Who Help
Party Time
Catherine Baker
Catherine Baker
Catherine Baker
Catherine Baker
978-0-00-841353-8
978-0-00-841354-5
978-0-00-841355-2
978-0-00-841356-9
Pink A
Phase 2 • Band 1A £5.00 each
Fiction
Non-fiction
Pat it
Map Man
Pit Pat
Tip It
Charlotte Raby
Zoë Clarke
Charlotte Raby
Zoë Clarke
978-0-00-825129-1 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-825131-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-825130-7 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-825132-1 Phonemes covered: /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Pip Pip Pip
Tip Tap
Sip it
Tap Tap
Zoë Clarke
Charlotte Raby
Zoë Clarke
978-0-00-825133-8 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-823016-6 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-825134-5 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /d/
Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler
Sit Sit
Nat did it
Pin it, Pat it
Sarah Rice
Sarah Rice
978-0-00-835187-8 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-835188-5 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Tap it, tip it!
Nap Tap
Tip it in!
Alexandra Wells
Alexandra Wells
Pip!
Suzannah Ditchburn 978-0-00-835756-6 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-835755-9 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-835757-3 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-835758-0 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Tap it Tad!
Sit in!
Tip, Sip, Nap
A Dip
Natasha Paul
Clare Helen Walsh
978-0-00-838115-8 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-838113-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-838112-7 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-838114-1 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby 978-0-00-830799-8 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Pink A Band 1A
T ip, Si p
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Letters and Sounds Phase 2
Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
, Nap T ip, Si p
This book is part of the Big Cat Chant and Chatter strand for Pink banded phonics titles.
Tap it in.
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ISBN 978-0-00-838112-7
9 780008 381127
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A non-fiction book
Fiona Undrill Estelle Corke
Fiona Undrill
Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007
Browse the full range
978-0-00-823017-3 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
Tip Tap Pans
Catherine Baker 978-0-00-835189-2 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Suzannah Ditchburn
Fiona Tomlinson
Tim did it
Did Dad nap?
Tip it Tap it
Pat a Pan
Catherine Baker
Abbie Rushton
Abbie Rushton
Catherine Baker
978-0-00-837953-7 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-837954-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-837951-3 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-837952-0 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
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Fiction
Non-fiction
Sit Sip Nap
Sid
It Tips
Sit Tip Pat
Caroline Green
Hatty Skinner
Hatty Skinner
Natasha Paul
978-0-00-840978-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-840969-2 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-840964-7 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-840975-3 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
Tim tips it
Pit Pat Pit Pat
Tap Tip Sip
Tat
Alma Puts Keren
Pranika Sharma
Caroline Green
Fiona Undrill
978-0-00-840979-1 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-840972-2 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-840965-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-840968-5 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Dan Taps
Sam Sits
Tap it in
Nap in it
Tina Pietron
Alex Marson
Pranika Sharma
Caroline Green
978-0-00-840974-6 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /d/
978-0-00-844206-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-840981-4 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
978-0-00-844207-1 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/ /m/ /d/
Tap Tap Nap
Dip it Tip it
Clare Helen Welsh
Caroline Green
978-0-00-844205-7 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n/
978-0-00-844208-8 Phonemes covered: /s/ /a/ /t/ /p/ /i/ /n//m/ /d/
Pink B
£5.00 each
Fiction
Not a Pot
Catherine Baker
Mog and Mim AR
Duck Socks
Up on Deck AR
Leilani Sparrow
AR
978-0-00-825135-2 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ ck
Non-fiction
Dig it
Pop Pop Pop!
Leilani Sparrow
Catherine Baker
978-0-00-825136-9 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/
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
978-0-00-823018-0 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck
AR
978-0-00-825139-0 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/, ck, ff
Mess on the Rocks
Catherine Coe
Zoë Clarke
978-0-00-825140-6 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ /l/ ff, ck, ll, ss
978-0-00-823019-7 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ /l/ ck, ll, ss
Cat, Kid and Duck
Pam Cat
Is it a bat?
Up and Off!
Catherine Baker
Karra McFarlane
Karra McFarlane
978-0-00-835190-8 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/, ck
978-0-00-835191-5 Phonemes covered: /b/ /h/ /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /f/, ff
978-0-00-835192-2 Phonemes covered: /f/ /b/ /g/ /o/ /e/ /u/ /l/ /c/, ck, ll, ss, ff
Pog Pops In
The Big Nut
Pack it
Fiona Tomlinson
Fiona Tomlinson
Pick it up!
Catherine Baker 978-0-00-835759-7 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/
978-0-00-835760-3 Phonemes covered: /g/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ ck, ff
978-0-00-835761-0 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ ck
978-0-00-835762-7 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck
Emily Guille-Marrett and Charlotte Raby 978-0-00-830800-1 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/, ck
Tick Tock and a Pit Mick
Pod Digs
Fiona Undrill Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
Bad Luck, Dad
An Vrombaut
Catherine Coe
Pod Digs
Pink B Band 1B
a Pit
Letters and Sounds Phase 2
Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ This book is part of the Big Cat Chant and Chatter strand for Pink banded phonics titles.
Pod digs a pit.
the
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Pink B Band 1B
Letters and Sounds Phase 2
Phonemes covered: /r/ /h/ This book is part of the Big Cat Chant and Chatter strand for Pink banded phonics titles.
Tap and hit the kit.
A story
Clare Helen Welsh
Michael Emmerson
9 780008 381196
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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
978-0-00-838119-6 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
This book is part of the Big Cat Chant and Chatter strand for Pink banded phonics titles.
Can I get the cup?
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ISBN 978-0-00-838118-9
ISBN 978-0-00-838119-6
ISBN 978-0-00-838116-5
9 780008 381165
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Pod DigsHiat Pit H t! Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
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978-0-00-838117-2 Phonemes covered: /o/ /c/ /k/ ck
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Phase 2 • Band 1B
A non-fiction book
9 780008 381189
A non-fiction book
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
Fion Undrill S r h Hoyle
978-0-00-838118-9 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ ck
Pegs and Socks
Nell and Tess
Pop it on!
Kick it in!
Clare Helen Welsh
Rachel Russ
Suzannah Ditchburn
Charlotte Guillain
978-0-00-837957-5 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ ck, ff
978-0-00-837958-2 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ /l/ ck, ff, ll, ss
978-0-00-837955-1 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/
978-0-00-837956-8 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ ck
AR – Accelerated Reader
Sit Tog!
Pink B Band 1B
Sit Tog!
Non-fiction
Letters and Sounds Phase 2
Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ This book is part of the Big Cat Chant and Chatter strand for Pink banded phonics titles.
Tig tips in.
alogue at
k
66-1
A story
61
Fiona Undrill
sbigcat
Sylwia Filipczak
Sit Tog!
Go Mat!
Nip it! Dig it!
Fiona Undrill
Clare Helen Welsh
Natasha Paul
978-0-00-840966-1 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/
978-0-00-840967-8 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /ck/
978-0-00-840977-7 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/
Pip and Pop
No Tiff!
Pick a Pet!
Rip it! Tip it!
Natasha Paul
Alex Marson
Clare Helen Welsh
Tina Pietron
978-0-00-840980-7 Phonemes covered: /o/ /c/ /k/ ck
978-0-00-840973-9 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /h/ /b/ /f/ ck, ff
978-0-00-840970-8 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ ck
978-0-00-840983-8 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck
Mel and the Big Mess
Lots of Ducks
Rag Duck
I can get fit!
Holly Woolnough
Clare Helen Welsh 978-0-00-844210-1 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ ck /e/ /u//h/ /b//l/ ll /s/ ss
Pop the Pot on
Get it, Gus! AR
AR
Tina Pietron
£5.00 each
Fiction
Red A
C han
and his Van
In the Fish Tank
AR
AR
Laura Hambleton
Catherine Coe
Alison Hawes
978-0-00-825141-3 Phonemes covered: /x/ /y/ /ch/ /th/ /nk/
978-0-00-825143-7 Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /nk/
978-0-00-825142-0 Phonemes covered: /j/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /sh/ /nk/
Up in a Rocket
Bob and the AR Pink Wig
This is My Kit
Jill Atkins
Zoë Clarke
Paul Harrison
978-0-00-825145-1 Phonemes covered: /w/ /z/ /sh/ /ng/, zz
978-0-00-823020-3 Phonemes covered: /v/ /w/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
978-0-00-825146-8 Phonemes covered: /x/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/, zz
The Big Radish
Jazz and Jet
In the Big Box
Jig and Jog
Jan Burchett and Sara Vogler
Kate Scott
Hawys Morgan
Teresa Heapy
978-0-00-835194-6 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /sh/ /ch/ /th/, zz
978-0-00-835195-3 Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
978-0-00-835196-0 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /v/ /qu/ /th/ /sh/ /ch/ /ng/ /nk/
Ding Dong
Hush!
A Sunken Ship
Six of Us
An Vrombaut
Liz Miles
Hawys Morgan
Angie Belcher
978-0-00-835763-4 Phonemes covered: /ng/ /x/ /j/ zz
978-0-00-835764-1 Phonemes covered: /j/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/
978-0-00-835765-8 Phonemes covered: /v/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
978-0-00-835766-5 Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/
9 780008 381219
Red A Band 2A
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
Fox is quick in his van.
www.collins.co.uk
Jenny Roberts Nicola Anderson
978-0-00-838121-9 Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
AR – Accelerated Reader
9 780008 381202
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
Samantha Montgomerie Gustavo Mazali
Fix it, Fox
Red A Band 2A
Ch t, Ch t, Ch t!
Samantha Montgomerie
978-0-00-838120-2 Phonemes covered: /v/ /x/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /y/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/, zz
Ch t, Ch t, Ch t!
www.collins.co.uk
9 780008 381226
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Chat, Chat, Chat!
Buzz, Hop, Zip!
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Cubs Sasha Morton 978-0-00-823021-0 Phonemes covered: /w/ /x/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/
Phonemes covered: /w/ /x/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /ng/, zz
ISBN 978-0-00-838123-3
A non-fiction book
Cl re Helen Welsh V leri Ab tzoglu
9 780008 381233
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Buzz, Hop, Zip!
Red A Band 2A
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Bugs can hop, buzz and run.
978-0-00-838122-6 Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /y/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/, zz www.collins.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-00-838122-6
A story
978-0-00-825144-4 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /z/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
Clare Helen Welsh
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ISBN 978-0-00-838120-2
A story
Fix it, Fox
Zoë Clarke
AR
We can chat. W h
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ISBN 978-0-00-838121-9
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Chan and his Fix it, Fox Van Jenny Roberts
Chan has a lot in his van! Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
Big Mud Run
Zip and Zigzag
AR
978-0-00-835193-9 Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ y/ /z/ /ch/ /sh/ /qu/, zz
Band 2A
Non-fiction
Fantastic Yak
AR
Phonemes covered: /j/ /v/ /w/ /x/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
978-0-00-844213-2 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /k/ ck /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ /b/ /f/ ff
Phase 3 • Band 2A
Red A
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
AR
Clare Helen Welsh
978-0-00-844211-8 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ ck /e/ /u/
978-0-00-844209-5 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ ck /e/ /u//r/ /h/
nd his Van
978-0-00-840982-1 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /e/ /u/ ck
978-0-00-840971-5 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck
Holly Woolnough
C h an a
Clare Helen Welsh
Hatty Skinner
AR
978-0-00-840976-0 Phonemes covered: /g/ /o/ /c/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /b/ /f/ /l/ ck, ff, ll, ss
Pots, Cans, Cups!
Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007
Fiction
A non-fiction book
Buzz, Hop, Zip! erie
a Montgom
Samanth
Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-838123-3 Phonemes covered: /w/ /x/ /z/ /qu/ /th/ /ng/, zz
78
Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007
Fuzz nd Buzz
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Fiction
Non-fiction
Red A Band 2A
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /z/ zz, /th/ /sh/ /qu/ /j/ /nk/ /w/
Fuzz nd Buzz
Fuzz and Buzz dash and zip.
www.collins.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-00-841021-6
9 780008 410216
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A story
C roline Green
Om r Ar nd
Not Junk!
Buzz and Jack
Up the Rock
Will it sink?
Clare Helen Welsh
Jeanne Willis
Sarah Snashall
Clare Helen Welsh
978-0-00-837959-9 Phonemes covered: /nk/ /th/ /z/ /x/ /sh/ /y/
978-0-00-837960-5 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /zz/ /qu/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/ /sh/
978-0-00-837961-2 Phonemes covered: /ng/ /ch/ /nk/ /th/ /z/ / qu/ /x/
978-0-00-837962-9 Phonemes covered: /w/ /y/ /x/ /v/ /nk/ /th/ /sh/
Dash to Dig
Run to Win
On the Bus
Samantha Montgomerie
Samantha Montgomerie
Suzy Senior
It is Fun to Think
978-0-00-840984-5 Phonemes covered: /qu/ /ch/ /ng/ /nk/ /th/ /sh/ /x/ /w/ /z/ zz
978-0-00-840985-2 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /x/ /ng/ /nk/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/
Fuzz and Buzz
Jazz and Jeff
Dig and Tip
Sing, Ping, Ting!
Caroline Green
Catherine Baker
Hatty Skinner
978-0-00-840986-9 Phonemes covered: /z/ /th/ /sh/ /qu/ /ch/ /nk/ /w/ zz
978-0-00-840987-6 Phonemes covered: /z/ zz /th/ /sh/ /qu/ /ng/ /nk/ /x/ /w/ /j/
Samantha Montgomerie
Visit the Vet
King of the Kicks
Suzy Senior 978-0-00-841012-4 Phonemes covered: /v/ /w/ /x/ /z/ zz /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/
AR
Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-844215-6 Phonemes covered: /z/ /ch/ /j/ /x/ /qu/ /ng/ /th/ /nk/
Rush to the Bus AR
Can you? Hatty Skinner 978-0-00-841016-2 Phonemes covered: /y/ /j/ /ng/ /w/ /qu/ /nk/ /sh/ /z/ zz
978-0-00-841013-1 Phonemes covered: /sh/ /qu/ /th/ /nk/ /w/ /z/ zz
978-0-00-841015-5 Phonemes covered: /ng/ /w/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ /j/ /z/ zz
Mix and Mash AR Hatty Skinner
978-0-00-844216-3 Phonemes covered: /w/ /x/ /y/ /qu/ /ch/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/
Karra McFarlane 978-0-00-844217-0 Phonemes covered: /j/ /y/ /z/ zz /qu/ /ch/ /th/ /ng/
978-0-00-844214-9 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /y/ /z/ /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /nk/ /ng/
Red B Fiction
Phase 3 • Band 2B £5.00 each
Non-fiction
A Bee on a Lark
Get Set For Fun
It is Hidden
Helen Baugh
David Lavelle
Paul Harrison
978-0-00-825148-2 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /ar/ /oa/ /er/ /oo/, tt
978-0-00-825150-5 Phonemes covered: /oo/ /ar/ /ai/ /ow/ /oo/ /ear/ / ee/ /or/ /igh/ /er/, dd
978-0-00-825151-2 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /oo/ /or/ /oa/ /ar/ /igh/ /oo/ /er/ /ow/, dd, tt
Wow Cow! AR
Shoot a Hoop
Down the River
Catherine Coe
AR
Look at them Go
Sasha Morton
Catherine Coe
Paul Harrison
Laura Hambleton 978-0-00-825147-5 Phonemes covered: /ar/ /ow/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ure/ /ur/ /oi/ /air/ /ee/
978-0-00-825149-9 Phonemes covered: /oa/ /ee/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /ear/ /oo/ /ur/ nn, pp
Robin Hood AR Alice Hemming 978-0-00-835197-7 Phonemes covered: /oo/ /igh/ /air/ /or/ /ee/ /ai/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /er/
79
978-0-00-841014-8 Phonemes covered: /j/ /w/ /ng/ /nk/ /qu/ /th/ /z/
Samantha Montgomerie
Rocket! AR
Suzy Senior
Pink Boat, Pink Car AR
978-0-00-841011-7 Phonemes covered: /w/ /z/ zz /qu/ /sh/ /th/ /ng/ /nk/
978-0-00-823022-7 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /or/ /ur/ /air/ /ure/ /er/
978-0-00-825152-9 Phonemes covered: /ar/ /oo/ /ow/ /ear/ /er/ /oo/ /ee/ /ur/ /ai/ /air/, tt, bb
The Hopper
Pack for a Picnic AR
Liz Miles 978-0-00-835198-4 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ear/ /air/ /er/
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
AR
978-0-00-823023-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/ /er/, gg, nn
It is a Fox Alison Milford 978-0-00-835200-4 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /ur/ /ear/ /ar/ /or/, bb, nn
AR – Accelerated Reader
Non-fiction
Lee and the Box
Aimee and the Tablet
978-0-00-835768-9 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /air/
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
omplete Collins catalogue at
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /er/
Finn looks in the box.
008 381257
Finn Feels Better Jessica Ellis
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /er/
The night howls and the rain patters.
The Power Cut
www.collins.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-00-838124-0
A story
9
The Power Cut
Red A Band 2A
The Power Cut
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78-0-00-838125-7
ns.co.uk/collinsbigcat
Finn Feels Better Jessic Ellis Parwinder Singh
780008 381240
A story
Samantha Montgomerie
978-0-00-838125-7 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /er/ www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
Jack and Zain
Alfredo Belli
Samantha Montgomerie
An Animal Park Keeper
Red B Band 2B
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /air/ /er/
An Animal Park Keeper Anne Rooney Natalie Ortega
An Animal Park gher Keeper Higher
and Hi
Anne Rooney
This is a keeper at the animal park.
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Red B Band 2B
Letters and Sounds Phase 3
Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /air/ /er/
Higher
How high can you go?
www.collins.co.uk
www.collins.co.uk
780008 381264
978-0-00-835770-2 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /or/ /er/
978-0-00-835769-6 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /oi/ /er/
ISBN 978-0-00-838126-4
9
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
Catherine Baker
Catherine Casey
Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
978-0-00-838124-0 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ur/ /ow/ /er/
Rock Pools
Food on the Farm
Catherine Casey
ISBN 978-0-00-838202-5
A non-fiction book
9
780008 382025
978-0-00-838126-4 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /air/ /er/ www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
A non-fiction book
and Hig
her Liz Miles
Higher and Higher Liz Miles 978-0-00-838202-5 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /ear/ /air/ /er/
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/
978-0-00-837966-7 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ur/ /ow/ /oi/ /ear/ /air/ /ure/ /er/ /or/
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/
978-0-00-841018-6 Phonemes covered: /igh/ /ee/ /ur/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /ear/ /air/ /er/
978-0-00-841022-3 Phonemes covered: /ow/ /oo/ /er/ /ar/ /igh/ /or/ /ee/ /ur/
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/
978-0-00-841024-7 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /ow/ /ar/ /oo/ /oo/ /air/ /ear/ /ai/ /ur/ /igh/ /er/ /oi/
978-0-00-841025-4 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /ur/ /oo/ /ai/ /oa/ /oo/ /oi/ /igh/ /ear/ /er/ /ow/
I Look for Mark
Mix up on the Farm AR
Zoom to the Moon
Is it magnetic?
Susan Frame
Hatty Skinner
978-0-00-844219-4 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /oo / /oo/ /ar/ /ow/ /or/ /er/
978-0-00-841026-1 Phonemes covered: /oo/ /oo/ /ee/ /igh/ /ow/ /ar/
Jessica Ellis 978-0-00-837963-6 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /igh/ /oo/ /oo/ /ur/ /er/ /ai/ /ear/
Susan Frame 978-0-00-841021-6 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /oa/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /or/ /ow/ /air/ /ear/ /er/
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
Clare Helen Welsh 978-0-00-844220-0 Phonemes covered: /ai/ /oo/ /oo/ /ar/ /oi/ /air/ /er/
Bees! AR Mio Debnam 978-0-00-844221-7 Phonemes covered: /ee/ /oo/ /oo/ /er/ /or/ /ar/ /igh/ /air/
“Children really, really like them. They’re so visually inviting that I can’t resist picking them up, but the important thing is that the children must want to pick them up too. The first time I used them in a guided reading session, my children were so excited about using them. That was when I made the decision that these were the books we needed to have confident life-long readers.” FARLEY HILL PRIMARY SCHOOL
AR – Accelerated Reader
80
Phonics for Letters and Sounds 2007
Yellow Fiction
AR
Letters and Sounds Phase 4
Scrap Rat
Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
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
ISBN 978-0-00-838127-1
A story
Clare Helen Welsh Irene Montano
Alice Hemming 978-0-00-835771-9 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Snug in the do Tent How I feel? Suzy Senior
Band 3
Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
978-0-00-841027-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
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
Letters and Sounds Phase 4
Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
978-0-00-841028-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Good Things from Farms Catherine Baker
978-0-00-835772-6 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
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
Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
978-0-00-841030-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Helen Dineen
www.collins.co.uk
www.collins.co.uk
ISBN 978-0-00-841031-5
9 780008 410315
A non-fiction book
978-0-00-844223-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Ben Hubbard
Travis visits the medical room.
ISBN 978-0-00-841030-8
Catherine Baker
Chimpanzees
Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
A non-fiction book
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
The Thrush Nest AR
What animal is it? AR
Catherine Baker
We get lots of good things from farms!
10308_Cover.indd 1
978-0-00-823025-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Helen Dineen Lucy Macuk
Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
9 780008 410308
Simon Mugford
978-0-00-825159-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
978-0-00-838128-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
How do I feel on my picnic lunch trip?
Samantha Montgomerie
Art is Fun
Catherine Veitch
Helen Dineen
www.collins.co.uk
www.collins.co.uk/collinsbigcat
Susan Frame
Stunt Jets
How do I feel?
Yellow
Letters and Sounds Phase 4
ISBN 978-0-00-838128-8
Good Things from Farms
978-0-00-825158-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
978-0-00-835204-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
Ducks on Trucks
Kate Scott
Becca Heddle
978-0-00-837987-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes 9 780008 381288
Crick and Crock Have Lunch
81
978-0-00-825155-0 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
978-0-00-825156-7 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Clare Helen Welsh
How the Ear Can Hear AR
978-0-00-825157-4 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Lou Kuenzler
Alice Hemming
Scrap Rat
Non-fiction
Simon Mugford
Josh and the Thunder AR
978-0-00-835201-1 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
£5.50 each
From the Top
The Best Vest Quest AR
Alice Hemming
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Margaret Ryan
AR
Band 3
9 780008 381271
The Foolish, Timid Rabbit
978-0-00-825154-3 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Yellow
Scrap Rat
In the Frog Bog AR
Phase 4 • Band 3
24/07/2020 10:42
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Track a T-Rex Helen Dineen 978-0-00-841032-2 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
At the Medical Room
Helen Dineen
Lucy Makuc
24/07/2020 13:12
978-0-00-841031-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
Shelter on the Go AR Samantha Montgomerie 978-0-00-844225-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
I Feel Good Susan Frame 978-0-00-844224-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with short vowel phonemes
AR – Accelerated Reader
£5.50 each
Fiction
Jump On, Jump Off! AR
Eggs on Toast
Athletics AR
AR
Andy Seed
June Crebbin
Isabel Thomas
978-0-00-825160-4 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
Blue Band 4
ken The Chiccoop Coop S
Flora the reporter needs a scoop. complete Collins catalogue at
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978-0-00-838129-5
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Helen Dine
A story
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I love it!
e Stephen Ston
Karen Wallace
978-0-00-825162-8 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
978-0-00-823026-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
978-0-00-825165-9 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
The Monster on the Train
Zebra’s Tent
A Year in Japan AR
A Trail in the Woods
Rob Alcraft
Suzannah Ditchburn
Sarah Snashall
978-0-00-838129-5 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
978-0-00-837992-6 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
Spook Night
Dragon in the Jam
978-0-00-840989-0 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
ok is afraid until Dad helps him …
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Helen Dineen
Shoo Rayner
I love it!
978-0-00-835773-3 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
Harper and to Win the Big Train Dog
I love it!
Blue Band 4
Laura Hambleton
The Chicken Coop Scoop
978-0-00-841033-9 Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
Phonemes covered: Adjacent consonants with long vowel phonemes
Terrific Trees
Maps AR
Pip Jones
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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16/07/2020 13:22
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.
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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
www.collins.co.uk
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! Browse the complete Collins catalogue at
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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
www.collins.co.uk
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
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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
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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
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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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Liz Miles
Amerigo Pinelli
Big Questions
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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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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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The Clockwork Hand Zoë Clarke
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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
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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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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
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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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Catherine Baker
Catherine Coe
978-0-00-841802-1 Phonemes: /o/ /e/ /u/ /r/ /h/ ck
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/
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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.
Pages from Lucas Dives Deep
9 fiction books with more mature illustration styles
5 graphic novel style fiction books
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14 non-fiction books all with a fully decodable glossary and index
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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 .
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My Gran is a Fibber
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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
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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
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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
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Mio Debnam
Swapna Haddow
Isabel Thomas
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Isabel Thomas
Rob Alcraft
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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
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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
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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
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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
Liz Miles 978-0-00-844649-9 /ai/ ay, a-e, ey /ee/ ie, ea /igh/ i-e, i
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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
Pit Pat! Tip Tap! Jillian Powell
Catherine Baker
A contemporary story
A contemporary story
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A simple non-fiction book
978-0-00-733096-6 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d
978-0-00-742190-9 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d
978-0-00-733492-6 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d
978-0-00-742191-6 Focus phonemes: s, a, t, p, i, n, m, d
In a Pit
Dip In!
Sit in It
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
Shoo Rayner
Jane Clarke
Robyn Lever
Sue Graves
Monica Hughes
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
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Dip It! Tap It!
Gill Budgell
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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! Jillian Powell
I Can, Kim Can
John Townsend
A contemporary story
A simple non-fiction book
A simple non-fiction book
978-0-00-733501-5 Focus phonemes: i, c, a, n, p, ck, t, k, o, d, r, u, g, e, s
978-0-00-750790-0 Focus phonemes: c, a, n, k, i, m, ck, n, o, t
Paul Shipton
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
Kate Scott
978-0-00-750789-4 Focus phonemes: g, o, c, n, ck, e, u, r
Alison Hawes
Charlotte Guillian
Greg Cook
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Muck It Up! AR
Non-fiction
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
Ant and Snail AR
Pat the Rat AR
Run, Jump, Hop! AR
Nests
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
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
Paul Shipton
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
Honor Head
Laura Hambleton
Alison Hawes
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
Elspeth Graham
Focus phonemes: ai, ck, e, u, r, h, b, l, ll
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
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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
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
Feeling Things AR
Sally Symes
Rock Out! AR
Hand Play
Martin Waddell
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
Horse Up a Tree AR
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
978-0-00-723603-9 Focus phonemes: ur (curl, turning), al (beanstalk, small, talk), ow (how)
Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham
Nic Bishop
A contemporary story
978-0-00-723605-3 Focus phonemes: aw (crawl), al (talk, small), are (care)
978-0-00-750784-9 Focus phonemes: igh, y, aw, ow (glow)
An information book
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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Mats
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How the Camel Got His Hump Fiction
Red Hen
Do You Want?
Band 2A – Red A Interest age 6–8 (White)
Band 3 – Yellow Interest age 6–8 (White)
978-0-00-751633-9 £5.00
978-0-00-751641-4 £5.50
Fiction
Band 2A – Red A Interest age 6–7 (Purple) 978-0-00-751631-5 £5.00
Fiction
A ma n sit s!
It is a ma t.
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Pages from The Dolphin King, Blue/Copper
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Interest age 7–8
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Interest age 8–9
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Diamond
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Thin Ice AR RR
Mission Mars
In The Game
Top Secret
RR
RR
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Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
Fiction
978-0-00-742877-9
978-0-00-742871-7
978-0-00-742873-1
978--0-00-742875-5
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
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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
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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
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Fiction
978-0-00-751925-5
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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
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Non-fiction
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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
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Non-fiction
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