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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelCollins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available.Zoha was eating spaghetti when she discovered a tiny silver spaceship in her food. There was an alien in her spaghetti! What could he possibly want? Join Zoha and Alan the alien on their adventure to understand life on Earth in this quirky story by Kay Woodward.White Plus/Band 10+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina.Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall.Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

The perfect stocking gift! Why Does Santa Ride Around in a Sleigh? answers all those Christmas mysteries you always wanted to know!A cool Christmas-themed book for girls and boys that explains the reasons for and the stories behind our festive celebrations and traditions. Why does Father Christmas have three different names? Was there ever really a Good King Wenceslas? Why do we eat mince pies? These questions and many more are answered along with a fun make-and-do Christmas activity. Entertaining and informative, the book is illustrated throughout in black and white.Kay Woodward has written many bestselling books for Puffin, including Robot Wars: The Ultimate Guide, The Big Jungle Hunt, Hooray for Piglet and the My Secret World books. Kay lives in Hove, East Sussex.

Did you hear that Ashley Cole and Cheryl Tweedy are releasing a song together?They're calling themselves Goals Allowed.A fab and funny joke book full of footballing jokes, anecdotes, cartoons and other crazy stuff to get you giggling!

The first fiction book from the must-have toy brand, Hatchimals™! Find out the Hatchimals' story, discover why they've come here, and step through into their world . . .

The magical adventures continue in the second Hatchimals fiction title! Join Ava and Oliver as they return to Hatchtopia for another action-packed adventure.Also comes with exclusive collector cards!

A cool Christmas-themed book for girls and boys that explains the reasons for and the stories behind our festive celebrations and traditions. Why does Father Christmas have three different names? Was there ever really a Good King Wenceslas? Why do we eat mince pies? These questions and many more are answered along with a fun make-and-do Christmas activity. Entertaining and informative, the book is illustrated throughout in black and white.

Project X Hero Academy is a fully decodable and finely levelled reading series set in a school for superheroes, designed to captivate and motivate all young readers and turn them into reading superheroes.Dancing Danger is in Orange Book Band, Oxford Level 6, and supports Letters and Sounds Phase 5. In this story, The Dancers, a duo of dancing super-villains, want to take over Hero Academy. Soon, their dance music is pumping out of the speakers around the school, and no-one can resist the urge to dance! Can Evan and Ben stop the Dancers from taking over Hero Academy?Each book can be used for independent reading, but also contains inside cover notes that include help on developing vocabulary and prompt questions that can be used for guided reading and one-to-one sessions. Full guided reading notes are provided in the corresponding handbook. There are also a range of follow-up activities to support reading for pleasure.

Ben leaves Dullington behind for a fantastic adventure with his cousin Fleep. Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school. We've combined these with finelly levelled books that help you develop support comprehension and fluency, while inspiring and engaging your young readers.

Pip and Kit go on a relaxing break to Hawaii, but they have to put their holiday on hold in order to investigate the mystery of the missing ukuleles.Using the world's largest known database of writing for and by children, our experts have defined 300 ambitious words to help children succeed at school. We've combined these with finelly levelled books that help you develop support comprehension and fluency, while inspiring and engaging your young readers.

Meet XL - a robot teacher who can do everything. But is XL really better than a human teacher?Mr Sprout, the teacher of Purple Class, is sick and unable to teach. A suitable replacement must be found. XL is a robot and claims to be the ultimate teacher. At first, XL seems amazing... but is the robot teacher really as good as it seems?This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 7 to 8 to read without support.Readerful: Inspiring Children to Read MoreReaderful is a specially designed reading library that motivates children aged 4-11 to develop a lifelong love of reading. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books across three key collections: Books for Sharing: Picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: Fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: Fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: • Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. • Encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

Explore some of the most awesome roads in the world! Discover their history and marvel at the most incredible roads ever built. Drive under the sea, steer through mountains, and become dizzy on spaghetti junctions. Roads can take you anywhere!This book is from Readerful's Independent Library. It is for children aged 7 to 8 to read without support. Readerful: Inspiring Children to Read MoreReaderful is a specially designed reading library that motivates children aged 4-11 to develop a lifelong love of reading. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books across three key collections: Books for Sharing: Picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: Fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: Fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: • Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. • Encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

Get more children reading more! This pack of 12 fiction, non-fiction and graphic text books from the Readerful Independent Library is for children at Oxford Reading Levels 10 and 11, aged 7 to 8 years, to read independently. Readerful: Oxford Reading Levels 10-11: Independent Library Singles Pack A (Pack of 12) contains:• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Dino Discoveries• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Cave Art Through Time• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Caterpillar Soup and Flying Frogs• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: The Ultimate Teacher• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Milly and Mr Minto's Marvellous Music• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 10: Shackleton · Deep Sea Adventure• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 11: Incredible Roads• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 11: Musical Animals• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 11: Amazing Octopuses• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 11: Sonny Works It Out• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 11: Isaac and the Toxics · Robo-Bat Raid• 1 x Readerful Independent Library: Oxford Reading Level 11: A Planet BeyondReaderful: Inspiring Children to Read MoreReaderful is a specially designed reading library that motivates children aged 4-11 to develop a lifelong love of reading. The series offers contemporary, inclusive books across three key collections: Books for Sharing: Picture books to be read aloud by an adult for inspiring reading sessionsIndependent Library: Fiction, graphic texts, character mini-series and non-fiction for children to read independentlyRise: Fully decodable books for older struggling readers to read independently.How Readerful works: • Read aloud the Books for Sharing for magical reading sessions that motivate children to read more. • Encourage children to choose a book to read by themselves, from Readerful's Independent Library or from Rise. You'll find links between the books' topics, vocabulary, characters and authors - all designed to keep children reading, boost their vocabulary and develop their knowledge of the world around them.

The monsters are off to the city farm! But a traffic jam stops the bus. What's causing it - and will they reach the farm, or will the farm come to them?Stories for Maths helps develop maths mastery through the power of story.This series aligns with the White Rose Maths schemes of learning. Each book has questions at the bottom of the pages and an activity page at the end of the story, which help to draw out that learning by asking questions and encouraging talk about maths. Key maths words and phrases are also highlighted in each book, further helping to deepen understanding and grow children's mathematical skills and vocabulary.These fun and relatable stories help children feel more confident with maths and reduce anxiety, especially for those with special educational needs. The inclusive approach makes learning accessible during catch-up or intervention sessions. Sharing the stories together also supports emotional connection, boosts memory, and encourages speech and language development - whether you're reading at home or your child is learning at school. The books in Year 1/Primary 2 are designed for an adult to read to a child, although there is some decodable text that children may be able to read themselves.This book aligns with White Rose Maths for Year 1, Addition and subtraction (within 20), Step 1. Add by counting on within 20.

Cora is excited to take part in an ice skating show. She goes for a final practice, but the ice is melting! Can her friends help fix the problem and freeze the rink in time?Stories for Maths helps develop maths mastery through the power of story.This series aligns with White Rose Maths schemes of learning. Each book has questions at the bottom of the pages and an activity page at the end of the story, which help to draw out that learning by asking questions and encouraging talk about maths. Key maths words and phrases are also highlighted in each book, further helping to deepen understanding and grow children's mathematical skills and vocabulary.These fun and relatable stories help children feel more confident with maths and reduce anxiety, especially for those with special educational needs. The inclusive approach makes learning accessible during catch-up or intervention sessions. Sharing the stories together also supports emotional connection, boosts memory, and encourages speech and language development - whether you're reading at home or your child is learning at school. The books in Year 1/Primary 2 are designed for an adult to read to a child, although there is some decodable text that children may be able to read themselves.This book aligns with White Rose Maths for Year 1, Time, Step 5. Tell the time to the hour.

This series of books features lovable monster friends-Ralf, Scooter, Netty, and Cora-who help each other out of tricky situations and come up with wacky inventions along the way. The stories are humorous and relatable for young children. In one adventure, the monsters build sandcastles; in another, they go camping; and in another, they visit a city farm. They even manage to bring snow to summer! The books are boldly and brightly illustrated, and they focus on maths topics aligned with the UK Year 1 Primary Maths curriculum (White Rose Maths). The vocabulary and concepts in the stories match what children learn in class. There are supporting questions that deepen maths learning, making it easier for teachers or parents to engage with the material. The pack includes three copies of each book in the Stories for Maths Year 1 Make it Monster series.

This series of books features lovable monster friends-Ralf, Scooter, Netty, and Cora-who help each other out of tricky situations and come up with wacky inventions along the way. The stories are humorous and relatable for young children. In one adventure, the monsters build sandcastles; in another, they go camping; and in another, they visit a city farm. They even manage to bring snow to summer! The books are boldly and brightly illustrated, and they focus on maths topics aligned with the UK Year 1 Primary Maths curriculum (White Rose Maths). The vocabulary and concepts in the stories match what children learn in class. There are supporting questions that deepen maths learning, making it easier for teachers or parents to engage with the material. The pack includes one copy of each book in the Stories for Maths Year 1 Make it Monster series.

Milly was a joker - she just LOVED playing jokes on her family. But after a whole week of Milly tricking them, her family decide to play a joke of their own...Reading Champion offers independent reading books for children to practise and reinforce their developing reading skills.Fantastic, original stories are accompanied by engaging artwork and a reading activity. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.Independent Reading 11 stories are the perfect introduction to first chapter books for children aged 6+ who are reading at book band 11 in classroom reading lessons.The Key Stage 2 Reading Champion Books are suggested for use as follows:Independent Reading 11: start of Year 3 or age 7+Independent Reading 12: end of Year 3 or age 7+Independent Reading 13: start of Year 4 or age 8+Independent Reading 14: end of Year 4 or age 8+Independent Reading 15: start of Year 5 or age 9+Independent Reading 16: end of Year 5 or age 9+Independent Reading 17: start of Year 6 or age 10+Independent Reading 18: end of Year 6 or age 10+

Meet 14 inspirational women who dared to dream. From historical world leaders to modern pioneers and international muses, hear the amazing life-stories of women around the world. Created by an all-women team and beautifully illustrated by internationally renowned artists, Wonder Women will inspire, empower and awe. From Cleopatra to Amelia Earhart and Malala Yousafzai, learn about powerful and adventurous women through history. Covering female leaders from ancient times to modern-day heroes, Wonder Women is the ultimate guide to empowered women. Portraits created by hand-picked, contemporary illustrators, clear, compelling text and inspirational quotes bring these women's achievements vividly to life, and relate their stories back to those of young girls today.

Two amazing books on great women through history in one pack. In What Would She Do? be inspired by the real-life stories of 25 empowering women – from historical world leaders to modern pioneers and international muses. These trailblazers not only accomplished great things, but overcame the same issues that girls all over the world have to face in modern society: inequality, gender stereotyping, body shaming, bullying and much more. Then pick up your fantastic fill-in book My Heroes and Me to find your own inner rebel, drawing inspiration from incredible life stories of women around the world. Readers can use their examples of strength, bravery and creativity in interactive quizzes, charts, sketching activities and aspirational planning ahead features.

Meet 25 of the bravest humans of all time! These fascinating rebel heroes stood up for what they believed in, spoke out against injustice, and overcame impossible obstacles. From world leaders such as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela to unsung heroes Irena Sandler (who smuggled 2,500 children out of the Warsaw Ghetto in World War 2) and Juliane Koepke (who survived an airplane crash aged 17, followed by nine days in the Amazon rainforest) – Stand Up, Stand Out! is filled with incredible and inspiring stories of passion and endurance. Portraits created by hand-picked contemporary illustrators and snappy, compelling text bring these people's achievements vividly to life, and relate their stories back to those of young readers today. Each profile concludes with a 'Stand out like...' section in which the story is related to everyday scenarios children might encounter, and suggests ways for them to show bravery or peacefully protest against injustice.

Meet 25 of the most powerful and inspirational women of all time. From historical world leaders to modern pioneers and international muses, these are the incredible life stories of women from around the world to inspire and empower. Created by an all-women team and illustrated by internationally renowned artists, What Would SHE Do? packs a feminist punch. From Cleopatra to Amelia Earhart, Marie Curie to Malala Yousafzai, learn about powerful and inspiring women throughout history in this incredible book! Covering female world leaders from centuries ago through to modern-day heroes, What Would SHE Do? is the ultimate guide to empowered women. Portraits created by hand-picked contemporary illustrators and snappy, compelling text bring these women's achievements vividly to life, and relate their stories back to those of young girls today. These trailblazers not only accomplished great things, but overcame the same issues that girls all over the world have to face in modern society: inequality, gender stereotyping, body shaming, bullying and much more. Each profile concludes with a 'What Would She Do...' scenario that applies the subject's attitude to a relatable situation.