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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,...

The Masai have a reputation for courage, independence and a way of life that fits with the grasslands of the East African plains. Find out all about the people, their history and how they live, in this stunning non-fiction book by top BBC wildlife...

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...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelMeet children who live on islands all over the world in this non-fiction book. They tell us how they live, what they do and what it's like in their different communitites. Photographs...

Scoular Anderson shows that being a Tudor is not all tights and feasting. He gives the real facts about Tudor in a humorous way.Author: Scoular AndersonISBN-10: 0007230907ISBN-13: 9780007230907Publisher: HarperCollins UKLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2007Pages: 128Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.10lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.70w x 0.20d

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelDo you know what it takes to be a top footballer? Can you pick out the best moves? Find out in this guide to football skills. It will help children to understand...

Chewy Hughie chews anything and everything he can get his paws on, driving his owners to distraction! But what happens when Chewy Hughie discovers a packet of bubblegum... This is a lively rhyming story by Jane Clarke, illustrated with stunning artwork from Sarah McConnell.Chewy...

'Kings of the Wild' describes the world of the grizzly bear. It contains practical teaching notes at the back of the book.Author: Jonathan Scott, Angela ScottISBN-10: 0007230850ISBN-13: 9780007230853Publisher: Collins EducationalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2007Pages: 384Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 7.40h x 10.20w x 0.20d

Can you imagine a world with whales that could walk and giant earth moles? They both lived on Earth long ago and their relatives still live here today. Explore the terrifying, giant, strange ancestors of everyday creatures, in this captivating information text, illustrated with...

'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.Author: Angela Scott, Jonathan ScottISBN-10: 0007186932ISBN-13: 9780007186938Publisher: Collins EducationalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 56Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 10.20h x 7.30w x 0.30d

Chicken Licken is worried the sky is going to fall on his head, so he sets off with an increasing band of followers to tell the King. But will he get that far...? Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some...

Children's, young adult and educational / Educational material / Educational: English language and literacy / Educational: English language: readers and reading schemes (YQCR), Designed / suitable for UK curricula and examinations / Designed / suitableAuthor: Vivian FrenchISBN-10: 0007187009ISBN-13: 9780007187003Publisher: Collins EducationalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 24Format:...

People have run Marathons for more than 100 years, but how long is a marathon? Where are they run? Who can enter? Find out all about one of the most toughest and popular running events, in this non-chronological report.People have run Marathons for more...

This book presents Serge Prokofieff's famous musical story about young Peter and the Wolf in the style of a play with four scenes. The cast of characters on page 2 shows how Prokofieff used a different musical instrument to represent each character. With the...

Every child's dream; a robot that tidies your room! But in this wordless picture book, the advantage-taking boy discovers his wised-up robot messing everything up again! Hiding the mess, the boy goes out to play... before all is revealed and Mum turns to the...

This humorous story follows Harry the spider to Clare's school, where the class is studying minibeasts. Displeased with his box, Harry escapes in the classroom. The fuming teacher is reconciled to Harry when he finds her lost glasses. She admits that Harry is a...

Faster than a speeding boat, and more exciting than a trip on a bobsleigh, this fact-packed non-chronological report looks at the fastest animals and machines in the world. Action-packed illustrations and photographs accompany text explaining what enables each featured animal or machine to be...

Here is everything you need to know about being a knight, from from being a young page to being knighted. This humorous non-fiction book explains all the tasks, training, outfits and privileges that came with the job.Author: Scoular AndersonISBN-10: 0007186754ISBN-13: 9780007186754Publisher: CollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/01/2007Pages:...

Ever wondered why the dinosaurs didn't survive? In this fascinating non-chronological report the success story of crocodiles and lizards (focusing on monitor lizards), and some of the reasons why they have survived since the time of the dinosaurs is explored.Author: Angela Scott, Jonathan ScottISBN-10:...

From Jamie Oliver's favourite dinner lady, Nora Sands, this recipe book is all you need to make some great healthy meals that are fun too. Each recipe includes an ingredients list, a child-friendly method and a 'Top Tip'. There is a contents page on...

A picture story about three hungry ants. The ants want to know what is for breakfast but they are not keen on dad's sweet offerings. Finally he suggests an apple; an offer that everyone is happy with. The book includes several discussion features, such...

This photographic non-fiction book tracks the life of a turtle. Initially meeting the mother, we stay with her eggs and follow a hatched baby turtle along the dangerous sands to the sea. A story of survival, the turtle returns to the beach to lay...

This non-fiction book is a report on the different types of fruit the children like to eat. Labelled mouth-watering photographs of melons, oranges, strawberries growing in their natural environment are accompanied by simple captions. Pink B/Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text...

Traversing across the world by train, boat and plane, the two children in this story poem encounter the extremes of sun and snow travelling to Africa, India and China. The book begins with a poem, before revealing their journey's details, and repetitive questions encourage...

A non-fiction book about a group of children making a monster. Each stage of the monster-making process is shown - from the body and head, to the eyes, teeth and claws. Repetitive text asks what is being made, and then reveals the answer on...

Who is in the boat? A hilarious counting story about a mouse with a boat taxi that reluctantly agrees to pick up an increasing number of animals as it floats downstream, before eventuallysinking under the weight to the seabed! Simple text counts the number...

'Collins Big Cat' is a guided reading series for ages 4-7, featuring both fiction and non-fiction titles which encourage children to develop their reading skills.Author: Shoo RaynerISBN-10: 0007186606ISBN-13: 9780007186600Publisher: Collins EducationalLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/01/2006Pages: 80Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.25lbsSize: 7.60h x 8.00w x 0.20d

A humorous story with simple, repetitive text about two little monsters painting spots, stripes, squares, zigzags and triangles. But what are they painting? Finally the reader discovers that the little monsters have actually been painting the shapes on their sleeping mum! Pink B/ Band...

A non-chronological report that describes scaffolding: what it is made from, how it has developed around the world from its earliest origins to the present day, and what it is used for. Maggie Freeman also meets a young scaffolder to discuss what the job...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelA not very special cat loves nothing better than hearing the stories told in her library, or by her cat friends. Then one day she accidentally gets locked in the library over...

Do you look forward to the annual cheese-rolling? Or have you taken part in a dragonboat race? Perhaps you have danced in the street as part of a big street carnival. All around the world people take part in traditions that might seem unusual,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelYoung Hercules is challenged by the King to carry out seven labours - no problem, although the King is less impressed when he brings back the evidence and stinks out the palace....

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelThe Camel Fair is a non-fiction recount of a holiday in India, accompanied by spectacular, atmospheric photographs. The highlight of the visit, and the central focus of the book, is the Pushkar...

The Pet Detective faces a special challenge when Kara's pet tortoise, Rocket, goes missing. Has the tortoise been squashed on a motorway? Eaten by a hungry goat? Chewed up by a dog? The Pet Detective follows the clues to find out what's happened.- Purple/...

Find out lots of fascinating, mouth-watering facts about ice cream, including what it is made from, how it is made, and when people first ate it.- Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.- Text type - An...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right levelDunkan Dabble won't answer to his name as he believes he's Batbird, a superhero that he and his friends watch on TV. Dunkan's family and friends find him very difficult to live...

The Pet Detective has his work cut out when his favourite football goes missing. With his dog, Rooney, he sets out to follow the clues; an open window; a missing football; a dirty big footprint; a bubblegum wrapper and a rustle in the bushes....

The photographs and text in this information book explain what a cloud forest is and reveal the many unusual and rare creatures adn plant that live ther. The report also considers the threats to cloud forest environments and the reasons why we should protect...

How does a yo-yo climb back up its string? Why does a boomerang come back to you? And how does a kaleidoscope work? These and other mind-bending questions are answered in this explanation text about how toys work. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing...

One day mysterious green clouds arrive in a fairy-tale kingdom and explode into a fine green dust, bringing an outbreak of mayhem and sneezing. All the King's men can do is think of ever more silly ideas, and it is left to two children...

Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He...

An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend.- Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing...

Is There Anyone Out There? investigates whether there is life beyond planet Earth. The non-chronological report examines what we already know about the Solar System and the possibility of life on other planets. It also offers ideas of what aliens in certain sorts of...

This unique persuasive text takes the form of a fictional holiday to Mars, presenting factual information about the red planet. The text draws comparisons between Earth and Mars, and considers aspects of space travel such as weightlessness and the lack of oxygen.Author: Janice MarriottISBN-10:...

Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy's home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ace, for company. And although Ace was fun to play with, he was just a...

This witty information book describes real and imaginary creatures, and answers the question - are they real? Some of the creatures are from myths and legends, while others are genuine. Included are the Loch Ness Monster, about which there is disagreement, the vampire bat,...

It was Pirate Captain Codspawn's birthday. But what was his birthday surprise? It wasn't the beetles in the butter. It wasn't the spiders in the sugar. And it wasn't the special pirate pie that Cook had baked. But it was the best present a...

An exhilarating ride with one of New Zealand's foremost adventure photographers, Andy Belcher as he takes on the New Zealand Targa Rally against a variety of cars - from 1960s Austin Healeys and Ford Cortinas to the latest Ferraris. Wonderful photography supports Andy's recount...

There was once a woman who baked the best cakes in the whole world. The fairies loved her cakes. But they didn't want to buy them and the woman was far too clever to let anyone steal them. So the fairies decide to steal...

A poor stone cutter who wished he was a rich man has his wish granted. He then keeps changing his wish, and each wish is granted. Finally he wishes himself back as he was at the start of the story. Turquoise/ Band 7 books...