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London is one of the most exciting cities in the world! But if you are a young visitor where should you go and what should you look out for?Go for a ride on the London Eye, watch street performer spectacles at Covent Garden and stand under a life-sized model of a blue whale at the Natural History Museum. In this revised and updated edition of the much-loved My First Book of London, a fun question-and-answer format introduces young readers to the famous sights of this fascinating city. Stunning illustrations bring each feature to life and provide an ideal way for your child to learn about London and the fun of exploring it!

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 are designed to develop understanding about how stories work.Text type: A simple non-fiction book.Children can recap the stages on pp.14-15Curriculum links: Art and Design: Self Portrait

Follow a young girl as she sets out to catch a crab, in this fun non-fiction book, written by Charlotte Guillain and brought to life by the illustrations of Ley Honor Roberts. This is a Pink B level/Band 1B book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions for early readers. A simple non-fiction book, children can trace the sequence of events for catching the crab on pages 14–15. This book would link well with the knowledge and understanding of the world curriculum topics. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.Get Fit is one of the top 10 books found to be ‘easiest’ to read – most accessible and appropriate for the reading level – in the 2019 What Kids are Reading report from Renaissance Learning. Other top 10 ‘easiest’ books to read from the report include Bad Bat (9780007412891), No, Sid, No! (9780007421923), Sam and the Nut (9780007334995), The Magic Egg (9780007329182), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827), Cat and Dog in a Mess (9780007235827) and Get Fit (9780007421961).

Riding a BMX, or Bicycle Motocross, is very different to riding an ordinary road bike. Find out all the differences, the tricks, techniques and amazing skills that go into making a great Olympic BMX competitor, in this photographic non-fiction book. Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love readingDual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability levelEvery book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gapThe books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readersDesigned to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographsEvery book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisationTopics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusionProgress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehensionIdeas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child

Horses were important in World War 1 for many reasons. Find out what they did and how they helped in a war that cost the lives of so many humans and animals alike in this non-fiction book by Charlotte Guillain. Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading.Text type: A non-chronological reportCurriculum links: HistoryThis book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The Paralympic Games is one of the biggest sporting events in the world. In the 1990s a special blade was developed to replace prosthetic limbs and allow amputees to run races. Find out all about the development of and inspiration for this important element of the Paralympic Games in this photographic information book. Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading.Text type: A non-fiction bookCurriculum links: P.E.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

How do animals in the wild hide when they are hunting or being hunted? This photographic information book shows how animals camouflage themselves in their natural environment. How do animals in the wild hide when they are hunting or being hunted? This photographic information book shows how animals camouflage themselves in their natural environment.Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.Children can recap the different animals featured in the book on pages 14–15.Text type: An information bookCurriculum links: Citizenship: Animals and us

Find out how several amazing animals have adapted to life in the world’s toughest and most hostile places. This fascinating information book by Charlotte Guillain shows the extreme features the animals have developed to survive, and is packed with impressive photographs and facts. Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading.Text type: An information bookCurriculum links:

In the 15th century, Christopher Columbus explored lands on the other side of the world. Four hundred years later, Neil Armstrong walked on the moon. Discover their stories here. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.Text type – A dual biography.History: ‘the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, … Christopher Columbus and Neil Armstrong].Place the two lives in context with a visual timeline on pages 22–23.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelMary Seacole and Edith Cavell risked their lives to look after the wounded and the dying. They proved that bravery in wartime isn’t just about fighting and winning battles. White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.Text type – A dual biography.A glossary on page 29 defines difficult words.A timeline on pages 30 and 31 allows children to recap the events of the gallant lives.Curriculum links – History: ‘the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, … Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell].’

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelWhen William Caxton brought the printing press to England in 1475 he changed the lives of thousands of people, putting reading and education within their reach for the first time.When Tim Berners-Lee invented the Internet over five hundred years later, he changed the world all over again. Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.Text type – A dual biography.Curriculum links – History: ‘the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, … William Caxton and Tim Berners-Lee].Place the two lives in context with a visual timeline on pages 22–23.

Collins Arabic Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 3 to 11. The series is structured with reference to the learning progression of Arabic at nursery and primary schools researched especially for Collins. This carefully graded approach allows children to build up their reading knowledge of Arabic step by step.Level 3 books introduce the concept of the ‘story’, and include simple phonic sounds and very high-frequency words with simple spellings.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 instruction book by Charlotte Guillain.Children can recap the stages and check understanding at the end of the story.Lively and engaging illustrations to keep children interested.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.Children play a variety of sports in this photographic non-fiction book, written by Charlotte Guillain.Pink B/Band 1B offers emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.The focus sounds in this book are: /c/ /k/ ckPages 14 and 15 contain a fun “I Spy” Letters and Sounds activity, which uses visual support to help children embed phonic knowledge.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.A girl tries to find a job for her dog but discovers he’s just best at being a dog!Red B/ Band 2B offers emergent readers simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.The focus sounds in this book are: /ee/ /ai/ /or/ /ar/ /oo/ /oo/ /igh/ /ur/ /er/Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.When Chimp carelessly tosses the skin of his eaten mangoes on the ground, he sets off a chain of events that ripples through the whole jungle!Green/Band 5 offers early readers patterned language and varied characters.The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ ay, ey, a-e /ee/ ea /igh/ i, i-e /oa/ ow, o, oe, ou, o-ePages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. They are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 1–6 and contain notes in the back. The Handbooks provide support in demonstration and modelling, monitoring comprehension and expanding vocabulary.What is plastic made for and why do we need to be cautious about its daily use? Discover the problems of today's plastic production and what we can do to help our environment in this non-fiction book.Turquoise/Band 7 offers literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.The focus sounds in this book are: /r/ wr /s/ sc, ce, c /m/ mb /sh/ ti, ssi, s /n/ knPages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.A girl tries to find a job for her dog but discovers he’s just best at being a dog!Pages 14 and 15 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics.When Chimp carelessly tosses the skin of his eaten mangoes on the ground, he sets off a chain of events that ripples through the whole jungle!Pages 22 and 23 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Get ready to do your best dad dancing and celebrate Father’s Day withthis joyful rhyming picture book. Children and adults swap places in this hilarious follow up to School for Dads. Full of fun and silliness, this is the perfect picture book gift for Father’s Day celebrating all kinds of different dads. With bouncy rhyming text, this story is great for reading aloud with children aged 3 years and up and perfect for encouraging them to join in the story. One morning, Anna cried, "Whoopee!Today's your special day!… She gave her dad a card and said,"Come on – it's time to play!" Poor Anna’s dad has to go to work on his birthday, so she decides to throw him a surprise party and teach him how to really have some fun. She invites her friends and all of their dads to join in the best birthday party of all time, full of games, cake, fancy-dress costumes and awkward dad dancing!Can her dad learn to embrace his inner child and have some fun?Collect them all!Find out what happens when children take their dads to school …Has your dad started getting a bit slack? Always late to pick you up, looking at his phone too much? Then you need to get him down to School for Dads right away! And you might learn that he’s a really brilliant dad after all …

Join George, a young and courageous explorer with the pluck of a little Indiana Jones, on a very festive quest – to find Father Christmas himself!A boy called George had a magical plan,One Christmas Eve, frosty and bright.As Santa brought presents to him every year,He''d take gifts to Santa that night …This time George is heading to the North Pole to deliver lots of presents to Santa for a change! But oh no – Santa and the elves are in trouble, and Rudolf has lost the light from his red nose! Can George step up and save Christmas?Ideal for fans of Father Christmas Needs a Wee, Aliens Love Panta Claus and The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas.Find more treats and daring feats in:Spaghetti with the YetiDoughnuts for a DragonPizza for PiratesTreats for a T. RexSocks for SantaMuffins for MummiesPraise for the series:''A completely engaging and entertaining world'' – The BookbagAdam Guillain is a performance storyteller and was the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre Writer in Residence. Charlotte Guillain is a prolific author of children’s fiction, non-fiction and picture books, and together they have created the hugely successful George''s Amazing Adventures series.Lee Wildish lives in Lancashire and has been illustrating from a very young age. He loves illustrating children''s books and thinks there''s nothing better than seeing people laughing at a book he''s illustrated. His titles include The Spooky Spooky House which was the winner of the Red House Children''s Book Award 2013, and the New York Times Bestselling How to Babysit a Grandpa.

Comes with a festive advent calendar gift so you can count down to Christmas along with the characters!Christmas is coming and the countdown has begun! Bear has made a Christmas game for his friends, with a present to find each day. There s a toy cow on wheels for Hedgehog and a candy cane for Raccoon but some of the other presents seem a bit strange. Beaver gets some straw and Toad gets some donkey ears! And what is Badger supposed to do with a tea towel?Why is Bear giving them all these presents? What is his big surprise? Join in the festive fun as the characters open their presents one by one to reveal a fun festive finale!

Eleven wonderfully fun and festive audio stories to entertain little ones over the Christmas season.Get in the Christmas spirit with this entertaining audio collection of funny festive stories! From a monster searching for the perfect gift, to a carol-singing unicorn and a baked-potato Santa, this fun-filled collection is ideal for listening to in the run up to Christmas, whether on the move or snuggled up at home!*Each story stands alone*Perfect for children aged 3+ to enjoy with friends and family*Favourite children's authors, including Michael Morpurgo, Rachel Bright and Matt Lucas*Including much-loved children's characters, Frog and Toad, Love Monster and My Naughty Little SisterPlaylist:Countdown to Christmas by Adam & Charlotte Guillain, read by Alan IrvingMerry Christmas, Baked Potato by Matt Lucas, read by Matt LucasMy Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas by Dorothy Edwards, read by Clementine MedforthMimi and the Mountain Dragon by Michael Morpurgo, read by Alan IrvingLove Monster and the Perfect Present by Rachel Bright, read by Sarah HadlandThe Twelve Green Days of Christmas by Barry Timms, read by Alan IrvingThe Three Wishes by Alan Snow, read by Alan IrvingThe Twelve Unicorns of Christmas by Timothy Knapman, read by Clementine MedforthSocks for Santa by Adam & Charlotte Guillain, read by Alan IrvingFrog and Toad - Christmas Eve by Arnold Lobel, read by Arnold LobelGrandpa Christmas by Michael Morpurgo, read by Clementine MedforthCopyright:Countdown to Christmas text (c) Adam and Charlotte Guillain 2019; Merry Christmas, Baked Potato text (c) Matt Lucas 2020; My Naughty Little Sister and Father Christmas text (c) The Estate of Dorothy Edwards 1952, 2019; Mimi and the Mountain Dragon text (c) Michael Morpurgo 2014; Love Monster and the Perfect Present text (c) Rachel Bright 2013; The Twelve Green Days of Christmas text (c) Barry Timms 2021; The Three Wishes text (c) Alan Snow 2020; The Twelve Unicorns of Christmas text (c) Timothy Knapman 2019; Socks for Santa text (c) Adam and Charlotte Guillain 2015; Frog and Toad: Christmas Eve text (c) Arnold Lobel 1976; Grandpa Christmas text (c) Michael Morpurgo 2018

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. This pack contains 1 copy of each of the following titles: Nose Dive, Amazing Architecture, Magno Mayhem, Why We Need Code.In line with the phonic, vocabulary and comprehension progression in Project X CODE, these books are ideal for additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions, for introducing children to non-fiction texts, and for children who simply want to read more of the CODE adventure!

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. Find out what inspired the world's most strange and stunning structures in this fascinating non-fiction book in the Marvel Towers zone.In line with the phonic, vocabulary and comprehension progression in Project X CODE, this book is ideal for additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions and for introducing children to non-fiction texts.

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. Find out about computers and the code that controls them in this CODE Control zone non-fiction book .In line with the phonic, vocabulary and comprehension progression in Project X CODE, this book is ideal for additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions and for introducing children to non-fiction texts.

In Sam's Supersonic Hamster, Sam is just an ordinary boy, but there is nothing ordinary about his hamster. He is a superhero! Can the hamster hero save the day when the fudge factory explodes?Chucklers is a series of funny novels, short stories, anthologies and comics that make reading a pleasure for 7-11 year olds. There is something for everyone in this varied collection which is packed with fantastic illustrations.Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.The series is written by top children's authors and edited by award-winning author Jeremy Strong. The books are finely levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book.

Count and spot the animals in this fun, rhyming picture book!From racing bears, to bouncing frogs and sailing goats, this counting and number bonds picture book encourages children to learn basic sums through play and interactivity.The perfect maths book for 4 year olds to 6 year olds. With playful characters to spot and bouncy rhyming text to support their early learning in a fun way.

It's time for count and seek - would you like to come and play?Let's count up all the dinosaurs and see who's here today!Count and spot the silly dinosaurs in this madcap, rhyming picture book. From T. rex magicians to dancing Diplodocus, this hilarious picture book encourages children to learn basic sums through play and interactivity.As well as basic counting and sums, this book introduces children to numbers bond and fact friends for the number 6.With playful characters to spot and bouncy rhyming text, this engaging picture book is perfect for sharing with a child to support their learning in a fun way.

If you could choose your own story, what story would you tell? Join in and read along in this funny picture book where YOU pick the story. With over 60 funny story options to choose what happens next on each page, this interactive book encourages children to join in with the reading experience and practise using storytelling language.With so many different story options to choose each time, these books can be read and enjoyed again and again and again!