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Catapulted back in time by a mysterious machine, Eric joins forces with a young Ada Lovelace to find a way home in this atmospheric fusion of science-fiction and Victorian history from acclaimed author Lindsay Galvin. When Eric Finch discovers a mysterious machine hidden in his attic, he realises that his mother has been keeping a huge secret.A brilliant mathematician, Eric’s mother has used designs from an old journal belonging to her ancestor Ada Lovelace to build the machine, but Eric has no idea how it works or what it does.Unable to resist tinkering with the machine, Eric finds himself thrust into an unforgettable adventure. But his actions have also threatened the very fabric of time, with possibly terrifying consequences … Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

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. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.Droid-13 has fallen from his spaceship, and he's not strong enough to get back! Brook and her Dad have no idea how to help this robot, that is until they find out that his metal is magnetic! Will they be able to get Droid-13 back to the stars?

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. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills.Travel back in time and get ready to test your skills at Greek sports! From javelin and discus to sprinting and boxing, learn all about the games of Ancient Greece in this hilarious non-fiction book.

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.Fluency 5 books have a word count of 4320 words with an expected reading rate of 90 words per minute.Bo and Darian are needed! There is a storm on Mars that threatens to cut off power to a very important green dome. Will they be able to get power to the dome in time to save their Mum's life's work?! Follow their adventure in this exciting graphic novel!

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.Fluency 6 books have a word count of 4560 words with an expected reading rate of 95 words per minute.Discover the true story of Lily Parr! At 14 years old Lily Parr was playing for one of the best ladies’ football teams in England! But when World War I broke out, life as she knew it changed forever. Could Lily overcome the odds and carry on playing the game she loved?

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading.Fluency 3 books have a word count of 3840 words with an expected reading rate of 80 words per minute.Professor Snagglewit is on a mission to observe and document magical creatures all over the globe. From mermaids and manticores to dragons and deadly sea-serpents, join her as she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime!

With a witchfinder skulking about town, gifted healer Ann and a young Isaac Newton must be careful not to draw too much attention in this high-stakes story from Lindsay Galvin. Will the discovery of the Elixir of Life lead to a death sentence for a talented young healer?Ann Storer has inherited her grandmother’s mysterious gift of healing, which she shares through the special tinctures she dispenses in her family’s apothecary shop. When she combines her talents with the genius of a young Isaac Newton, recently arrived to board above the shop, the two create an incredible elixir with seemingly unlimited powers.But seventeenth-century England is a dangerous place to display any special abilities, and Ann must hide all evidence when witchfinder Abel Geach arrives in town.So when the plague starts to run rife and those she loves are in danger, will Ann risk everything to help them? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Catapulted back in time by a mysterious machine, Eric joins forces with a young Ada Lovelace to find a way home in this atmospheric fusion of science-fiction and Victorian history from acclaimed author Lindsay Galvin. When Eric Finch discovers a mysterious machine hidden in his attic, he realises that his mother has been keeping a huge secret.A brilliant mathematician, Eric’s mother has used designs from an old journal belonging to her ancestor Ada Lovelace to build the machine, but Eric has no idea how it works or what it does.Unable to resist tinkering with the machine, Eric finds himself thrust into an unforgettable adventure. But his actions have also threatened the very fabric of time, with possibly terrifying consequences … Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

With a witchfinder skulking about town, gifted healer Ann and a young Isaac Newton must be careful not to draw too much attention in this high-stakes story from Lindsay Galvin. Will the discovery of the Elixir of Life lead to a death sentence for a talented young healer?Ann Storer has inherited her grandmother’s mysterious gift of healing, which she shares through the special tinctures she dispenses in her family’s apothecary shop. When she combines her talents with the genius of a young Isaac Newton, recently arrived to board above the shop, the two create an incredible elixir with seemingly unlimited powers.But seventeenth-century England is a dangerous place to display any special abilities, and Ann must hide all evidence when witchfinder Abel Geach arrives in town.So when the plague starts to run rife and those she loves are in danger, will Ann risk everything to help them? Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

With a witchfinder skulking about town, gifted healer Ann and a young Isaac Newton must be careful not to draw too much attention in this high-stakes story from Lindsay Galvin.Will the discovery of the Elixir of Life lead to a death sentence for a talented young healer?Ann Storer has inherited her grandmother’s mysterious gift of healing, which she shares through the special tinctures she dispenses in her family’s apothecary shop. When she combines her talents with the genius of a young Isaac Newton, recently arrived to board above the shop, the two create an incredible elixir with seemingly unlimited powers.But seventeenth-century England is a dangerous place to display any special abilities, and Ann must hide all evidence when witchfinder Abel Geach arrives in town.So when the plague starts to run rife and those she loves are in danger, will Ann risk everything to help them?Particularly suitable for readers aged 9+ with a reading age of 8.

Collins 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.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.Gold/Band 9 books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.Pages 22 and 23 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.

Little Wandle Code ensures effective reading intervention in early KS3. It is an all-in-one, fully resourced phonics intervention and assessment programme, accompanied by 10 age-appropriate fully decodable anthologies and 3 workbooks, to support students who are not meeting age-related expectations when they begin secondary school. The Space Race and Other Stories is the second anthology for the Complete the Code pathway. It is designed for students who may have gaps in their phonic knowledge which might be masked by coping strategies.The fully decodable anthology includes 4 texts for Units 4 and 5 in Complete the Code.The anthologies enable students to practise the code, broaden their vocabulary, develop comprehension, improve fluency, and motivate independent reading.Designed to look like the books their peers are reading, the anthologies include: A variety of content: fiction and non-fiction, featuring a wide range of text types, genres, and well-known authorsLevelled practice: stories with varied word counts, length and complexity to provide sufficient practice, flexibility and choiceAppealing visuals: a range of illustration and photographic styles to motivate and engage KS3 readers.The anthologies are fully integrated within the Code programme and are supported by teacher and text notes available from the Little Wandle Code subscription.

Little Wandle Code ensures effective reading intervention in early KS3. It is an all-in-one, fully resourced phonics intervention and assessment programme, accompanied by 10 age-appropriate fully decodable anthologies and 3 workbooks, to support students who are not meeting age-related expectations when they begin secondary school. The Light Thief and Other Stories is the third anthology for the Complete the Code pathway. It is designed for students who may have gaps in their phonic knowledge which might be masked by coping strategies.The fully decodable anthology includes 4 texts for Units 6 and 7 in Complete the Code.The anthologies enable students to practise the code, broaden their vocabulary, develop comprehension, improve fluency, and motivate independent reading.Designed to look like the books their peers are reading, the anthologies include: A variety of content: fiction and non-fiction, featuring a wide range of text types, genres, and well-known authorsLevelled practice: stories with varied word counts, length and complexity to provide sufficient practice, flexibility and choiceAppealing visuals: a range of illustration and photographic styles to motivate and engage KS3 readers.The anthologies are fully integrated within the Code programme and are supported by teacher and text notes available from the Little Wandle Code subscription.

Little Wandle Code ensures effective reading intervention in early KS3. It is an all-in-one, fully resourced phonics intervention and assessment programme, accompanied by 10 age-appropriate fully decodable anthologies and 3 workbooks, to support students who are not meeting age-related expectations when they begin secondary school. Pegasus Rising and Other Stories is the fourth anthology for the Complete the Code pathway. It is designed for students who may have gaps in their phonic knowledge which might be masked by coping strategies.The fully decodable anthology includes 4 texts for Units 8 and 9 in Complete the Code.The anthologies enable students to practise the code, broaden their vocabulary, develop comprehension, improve fluency, and motivate independent reading.Designed to look like the books their peers are reading, the anthologies include: A variety of content: fiction and non-fiction, featuring a wide range of text types, genres, and well-known authorsLevelled practice: stories with varied word counts, length and complexity to provide sufficient practice, flexibility and choiceAppealing visuals: a range of illustration and photographic styles to motivate and engage KS3 readers.The anthologies are fully integrated within the Code programme and are supported by teacher and text notes available from the Little Wandle Code subscription.

How to Train Your Dragon meets RobinsonCrusoe in this high-flying dragon adventure from Lindsay Galvin!'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of storyI love.' EMMA CARROLL'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everything you hopeit will be ...' LUCY STRANGE'[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPHSyms Covington has landed the job of a lifetime - cabin boy andfiddler on Charles Darwin's Beagle - but when he is separated fromthe crew during a storm, his life takes a truly extraordinaryturn.Shipwrecked on a Galapagos island, he makes a discovery that couldchange the world - and make his fortune. But should he sharehis find, or will it lead to the extinction of a legendary species?There's one person who could help, but he's busy writing a book... Based on a true story and Charles Darwin's real journal!Perfect for fans of Cornelia Funke's Dragon Rideror Cressida Cowell's How to Train Your Dragon series. Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaringhistorical story and non-fiction elements.

From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragonscomes a high-stakes aquatic adventure, perfect for fans of TheMurderer's Ape! England, 1893, and aquarium fever is at its height.Twelve-year-old Vinnie Fyfe works in the tea-shop at Brightonaquarium, and waits for her milliner mother to return from Paris.The arrival of a giant octopus changes her life for ever. Discoveringa talent for art, Vinnie begins to draw the extraordinarybeast.She soon realises she can communicate with the octopus throughcolour and – as a gripping mystery begins to unfold –discovers what true courage really means ... The second middle-grade historical adventure by criticallyacclaimed Lindsay Galvin, author of Darwin's DragonsA gripping Victorian mystery with a touching connectionbetween a young girl and an octopus at its heartStrong STEM and natural history themes with an underwatertwist Effortlessly blends exciting adventure with a rip-roaringhistorical mystery and non-fiction elements  PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS: 'A striking and original adventure ... just the sort of storyI love.' EMMA CARROLL'WHAT a voyage! [Darwin's Dragons] is everythingyou hope it will be ...' LUCY STRANGE'[A] beautifully fictionalised story' THE TELEGRAPH

From the bestselling author of Darwin's Dragonsand My Friend the Octopus comes an excitinghistorical adventure – with a touch of magic – setaboard the Titanic ... '[A] compelling adventure ... Superb.' THE TIMES,BOOK OF THE WEEKYoung cabin steward, Sid, is proud to be working on the Titanic,the greatest stream liner ever built.Clara dreams of adventure at sea, and discovers it the hard wayas a stowaway on a much smaller ship, the Carpathia. Here, she meets a giant bear of a dog: Rigel, who has a reputationfor mischief. What none of them can foresee is how they'll need each other onthe night Titanic collides with an iceberg.Or that an even more extraordinary creature might also answertheir call ... The third middle-grade historical adventure from theauthor of Darwin's Dragons and My Friend the Octopus  A new spin on the sinking of the Titanic, offering anuplifting alternate history of real-life survivor, Sid DanielsA touching animal friendship lies at the heart of thestory, as well as hints of mythology Showcases Lindsay Galvin's trademark combination of excitingadventure, real-life history and a magical twist   PRAISE FOR DARWIN'S DRAGONS:‘A striking and original adventure … just thesort of story I love.’ EMMA CARROLL‘WHAT a voyage! [Darwin’s Dragons] iseverything you hope it will be …’ LUCYSTRANGE‘[A] beautifully fictionalised story’ THETELEGRAPH

An exciting new middle-grade historical adventure fromthe bestselling author of Darwin's Dragons.London, 1666When fire breaks out, eleven-year-old Gil is separated from hisfamily in the chaos. One of his few remaining possessions is amysterious ball of rock that fell from the sky.As he races to beat the inferno spreading across the city, neitherhe, nor his new friend Jennet, has any idea that the stone inhis satchel is an unhatched bird of myth and fire. And that thereare some who will stop at nothing to get their hands on a legendaryphoenix . . . The fourth middle-grade historical adventure by hugelysuccessful and critically acclaimed Lindsay Galvin.A unique spin on the infamous tragedy with Galvin’soriginal mix of mythology, history and science.The Great Fire of London is a favourite National Curriculumteaching topic.A touching animal friendship at the heart of the story.  PRAISE FOR LINDSAY GALVIN:‘Galvin is a thrilling storyteller’ TELEGRAPH‘Breathtakingly daring and imaginative’ BOOKTRUST