Mary Colson – författare

The Ironman triathlon competition is the ultimate test of endurance. Find out how competitors train and compete in such a gruelling event in this exciting photographic non-fiction report by Mary Colson. 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: P.E.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Have you ever wondered what went wrong when inventions, structures and technology failed spectacularly? This series provides exciting, cross-curricular, high interest reads into ideas and projects from around the world that did not work as planned.

For many years, people in the mountains of North America have reported sightings of a strange being that appears to be very large, very hairy, and very smelly! It walks on two legs like a human, but looks more like an ape. People have nicknamed the creature Bigfoot. On the other side of the world, in the mountains of Asia, a similar creature, called the Yeti, is believed to be out there. Could this half man, half beast be real? If so, what is it? Using the scientific method and other information, this book aims to find out!

This title teaches readers how to stop dreaming about becoming an inventor and take steps to make their dreams come true! Helpful tips for finding inspiration, keeping an ideas journal and always thinking about how to improve things will help your readers get inventing in no time! An activity at the end of the book encourages readers to invent their own board game and test it out.

This title teaches readers how to stop dreaming about becoming an filmmaker and take steps to make their dreams come true! Helpful tips for finding inspiration, writing the right script, and always thinking creatively about camera angles will help your readers get filming in no time! An activity at the end of the book encourages readers to make a story board for a film.

This book invites the reader to jump into a selection of poems about sports written by people from different places and times. It gives the reader the keys needed to unlock poems. It equips the reader to explore the meanings that a poem has, and it explains the techniques poets use to create their effects.

Have you ever wondered what your cat does when you''re not around? Well, meet Henry - he''s going to tell you! Henry has been left to wander the house and he''s in the mood for fun! From scratching to purring, napping to pouncing, you can find out just what wild things cats get up to when your family are all out!

Have you ever wondered what your dog does when you''re not around? Well, meet Ted - he''s going to tell you! Ted has been left to wander the house and he''s in the mood for fun! From sniffing to barking, napping to gnawing you can find out just what wild things dogs get up to when your family are all out!

Have you ever wondered what your hamster does when you''re not around? Well, meet Bonnie - she''s going to tell you! Bonnie has been left to wander the house and she''s in the mood for fun! From burrowing to escaping, gnawing to stockpiling, you can find out just what wild things hamsters get up to when your family are all out!

Have you ever wondered what your rabbit does when you''re not around? Well, meet Jemima - she''s going to tell you! Jemima has been left to wander the house and she''s in the mood for fun! From binkying to thumping, circling to snacking, you can find out just what wild things rabbits get up to when your family are all out!