Education - Elementary

A beautiful poetry book by June Crebbin exploring the themes of wildlife, the seasons and life's simple pleasures. Gold/Band 9 fiction offers developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. Text type: A poetry book A map of the places the poems explore...

Collins Citizenship and PSHE Book 1 (previously from Folens) is intended for children age 7-8 in Year 3. Personal development, citizenship, lifestyle and relationships are investigated through speaking and listening, reading and writing activities that encourage children to consider issues, assess options and opinions,...

Collins Citizenship and PSHE Book 3 (previously from Folens) is intended for children age 9-10 in Year 5. Personal development, citizenship, lifestyle and relationships are investigated through speaking and listening, reading and writing activities that encourage children to consider issues, assess options and opinions,...

Collins Citizenship and PSHE Book 4 (previously from Folens) is intended for children age 10-11 in Year 6. Personal development, citizenship, lifestyle and relationships are investigated through speaking and listening, reading and writing activities that encourage children to consider issues, assess options and opinions,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelTake a closer look at the amazing changes the future may hold, including robopets, space tourism and locust burgers, as well as the wider impact of our future life on the climate...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelStill only a teenager, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds has already swum in the World Championships, beaten a world record holder and received an MBE. Find out Ellie's story of developing her passion...

Panda enjoys playing his drums, but would love to put together a band and share his music with others. Join him as he searches for the perfect band mates and prepares for a star performance in this lovely story by Laura Hambleton. Red A/Band...

How many sounds do you hear in your day? Follow one boy as he fizzes, pops and crunches his way through his day in this fun non-fiction recount! Children can recap and discuss all the different sounds from the book on pages 14-15. Red...

It's fun to get fit! Find out different ways professional sports people keep fit, and how easy it is for us to do the same, in this highly photographic non-fiction recount.This is a Red A/Band 2A book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme...

Milo the dog is very proud of his moustache, but one day a bird comes and steals it from him. Join Milo as he searches for his missing moustache, and finally solves the problem, in this hilarious and quirky story by nine-year-old Collins Big...

It's fun to draw your own portrait! Follow one girl as she shows how she can make her own self-portrait with collage materials in this wordless instruction book by Charlotte Guillain. Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell a story through pictures and...

Find out all about teeth in this photographic information book - from baby teeth and adult teeth to using them and cleaning them. Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. Text type: A simple non-fiction book Children can...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelFind out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelStumbling upon a hidden and forgotten garden, three young friends find themselves transported to World War One, and caught up in the shocking truth of young soldiers sent to fight for their...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhen Alex's dad drags him to Boswall and Sons, the local department store, he never expects to find himself thrown into a world of kidnap and spies. Written by Carnegie-nominated author Keith...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhat was the Big Bang? What was the Universe like just after the Big Bang? Who discovered the Big Bang? Stunning photographs and detailed information help to explain the answers to these...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelHigh in the Arabian mountains, Ali and Sameer gaze in wonder at a leopard. When the leopard roars with pain after being shot Sameer and Ali flee, terrified that they will fall...

Explore the fascinating life cycle of the salmon, from river life to the big oceans and back to where they hatched, in this highly photographic information book by Sally Morgan. Follow the fish from their very early stages through their journey to adulthood, and...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelFollow Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong's amazing life from a small town in Ghana to the slopes of the 2010 Winter Olympics, via the Snowdome in Milton Keynes. As the first Ghanaian skier in the...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelFind out all about the remarkable history of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in this non-fiction information book. Accompanied with detailed artwork and photos, this book explains how animals have evolved over...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelDana has started her new school and is keen to meet new friends, but Sophie isn't making it easy for her. When Dana decides to stand up to Sophie and her gang,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelThis wonderfully emotive collection of poems by award-winning poet Gareth Owen explores both the humorous and more serious elements of childhood, and is filled with beautiful illustrations by much-loved illustrator Peter Bailey...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelHave you ever been amazed at how far animals migrate each year? Have you ever wondered why animals migrate for such long distances? Find out all about the journeys animals make in...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelStretch is a cat, long and slinky. Woffles is a dog, big and woolly. When the People bring home Muffy the new cat with sharp claws, Woffles' quiet life is shattered. But...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelOmar and Sasha wander through war-torn streets with their dog Valentine, searching for an address at the Rue Bel Tesoro. On their journey they meet a variety of unusual, quirky characters, little...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelAn atmospheric collection of new poems about the sea and earth by poet Judith Nicholls, beautifully illustrated by Judy Musselle. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelThis hilarious set of poems by award-winning and much-loved poet Roger McGough explores the weird and the wonderful. Filled with brand new poems and accompanied by wonderful illustrations from Natalie Kilany, this...

As five friends paddle around the bay in their dinghy, none of them see a storm coming until it's too late. Swept out to sea, the children end up on a desert island. Follow them in this exciting playscript, as they explore the island...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelExplore the extraordinary world of fossils! Find out how they're formed, where to find them and how to identify them in this information book. Written by palaeontology expert Dr Andrew Ross, in...

Travel the world and look at some of the most amazing buildings - inside and out! Find out how they're built, what they do and lots more fantastic facts in this exciting and very visual book. Each building is intricately illustrated, providing lots of...

Have you ever seen a puppet show? Now's your chance to go behind the scenes! Take a trip inside the Little Angel Theatre and meet Ronnie the puppeteer. As he takes you on a tour of the theatre, you can meet lots of puppets,...

A beautifully illustrated anthology of Wendy Cope's poems, this collection includes well-loved classics such as "Summer Toes" and "Into the Bathtub" as well of lots of brand new, fabulous poems, which take us on a wonderful journey full of little adventures that will resonate...

Follow the narrator as he takes us through the good and bad aspects of micro-organisms in this fun rhyming poem by Sam McBratney, explaining that while these unseen bugs can ruin food and make us ill, they also keep our world under control, by...

The desert is too hot to stand still, so Hoppit and his friends keep moving. As more and more animals join, who knows where they're going to end up! It's a big surprise for everyone except the snake and eagle, who try to warn...

Find out all about living in India as we follow Gini on a day in her life in Jaipur. Who's in her family, what does she like to eat and what's her school like? This non-fiction recount, written and beautifully photographed by Jonathan and...

Sid is a rat at the tip, he lives there with his friends Cam and Tim. But while they sleep soundly in their snug beds Rick the cat is on the look out for some dinner. This exciting story is vividly illustrated by Tomislav...

Have you ever wondered how things are created? Find out all about inventors and their amazing inventions in this non-fiction information book, written and illustrated by Scoular Anderson. Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters Text type: An information book....

It's fun to play outside, and these three children enjoy it in all seasons, summer, autumn, winter and spring - whatever the weather! Each season is evocatively illustrated by Tim Hopgood - 2008 winner of Booktrust's Best Emerging Illustrator Award, developing the text and...

From sea birds to woodland birds - this colourful photographic book introduces children to a wide variety of birds from around the world. Blue / Band 4 - A simple information book Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are ow...

Do you know how to turn a small, fat thing into a long, thin thing? It's easy - just take a bean and grow a beanstalk! This simple instruction text shows you exacly how to do it. Blue / Band 4 - A simple...

In this musical non-fiction book, a group of children make instruments out of junk and bring them together to play a tune. Yellow / Band 3 - A non-fiction recount Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are i-e, u-e, ea,...

What things are thick? What things are thin? Find out in this non-fiction book. Red / Band 2B - A simple information book Text type - Non-fiction Focus phonemes in this book are th (thin), oo (cook), v and oi. Other phonemes practised are...

If you dip a net into a pond, what will you see when you scoop it out? This non-fiction book supports work on nature and the world around you. Red / Band 2B - A simple non-fiction recount. Text type - Non-fiction The focus...

This gentle non-fiction book examines a range of feelings through the characters of a little boy and his dog. Red / Band 2B - A simple non-fiction recount Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are ou (out), ee, ie (lie)...

What are the differences between your pet cat, and a big cat in the wild? Find out in this photographic non-fiction book. Red / Band 2A - A simple recount Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are i, c, h...

This photographic non-fiction book examines how animals and people move. Red / Band 2A - A simple non-fiction book Text type - Non-fiction The focus phonemes in this book are j, a and d. Other phonemes practised are s, t, i, p, n, c,...

Heroes and monsters; gods and goddesses; adventure and excitement: all are to be found in this book, which contains four well-known myths and legends from Ancient Greece told in an accessible style. Find out how Theseus killed the minotaur, how Daedelus escaped from the...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhat's it really like to go on safari? What do you take? What will you find? Go on a journey with Jonathan and Angela Scott to the famous game parks of Kenya,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhat's it like to compete in the world's largest sporting event? Find out all about the Olympic Games, when they began and how they have changed over time. Read about the different...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhere can you see rockets blast into space? Which is the driest place on Earth? Which is the world's highest mountain? Find out the answers and many more facts in this amazing...