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Join the countdown as one boy describes the events in his life in the past month, from moving house a month ago to preparing for school and making friends today. Accompanied by snapshots of each event, this illustrated non-fiction recount is written by Monica Hughes. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion.Children can re-cap the events of the book on pages 14–15.Text type: A simple non-fiction recountCurriculum links: Geography: Weather around the world.This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

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. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.After astronomers discover a strange object in space filled with energy crystals that can transform human abilities, a new age of Space exploration begins! Conditions back on Earth have grown hostile, and young Rhea Halley’s world is turned upside down. As people rush to evacuate the Earth, where will Rhea go?Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.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.

Shackleton's journey is one of the greatest adventure tales ever told. In this story, we learn of their incredible survival through the eyes of Perce - a young stowaway on the Endurance.This story is part of Reading Champion, a series carefully linked to book bands to encourage independent reading skills, developed with Dr Sue Bodman and Glen Franklin of UCL Institute of Education (IOE).This first colour chapter book is a perfectly levelled, accessible text for Key stage 2 readers aged 10-11. 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 activities to provoke deeper response and encourage writing. Each book has been carefully graded so that it can be matched to a child's reading ability, encouraging reading for pleasure.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+

Shakespeare's Othello like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: Othello has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Kevin Hopgood and Martyn Cain. Watch Iago's slimy plan play out like an irresistible thriller - as Othello's self-doubt turns to fury and becomes more and more consuming.Classics in Graphics is a series of graphic novels for readers aged 10 plus that has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly design and encouraging readers to relate to iconic roles - casting spells, falling in love and winning duels. Each graphic novel includes pitch-perfect illustrations for depicting tragedy, romance, comedy or magic PLUS:- snappy simplified text presenting Shakespeare's themes clearly- introductory materials to help set the scene and context of each story- heaps of extra material at the back to keep the learning and fun going, including an exploration of themes in the play, the language, Shakespeare's inspirations, the publication and performance of the play in history, a timeline of Shakespeare's life and works, and much more! Plays available in the series include: Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth NightPraise for Classics in Graphics: "[...] an encouraging entry point to Shakespeare for my kids, and [...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down." - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com

Shakespeare's Othello like you've never seen it - or read it - before! Classics in Graphics: Othello has been adapted into a graphic novel by expert authors, Steve Skidmore and Steve Barlow, with illustrations by Kevin Hopgood and Martyn Cain. Watch Iago's slimy plan play out like an irresistible thriller - as Othello's self-doubt turns to fury and becomes more and more consuming ...Classics in Graphics is a series of graphic novels for readers aged 10 plus that has inclusion at its heart, flinging wide the doors of literature for all to enter and understand. Including dyslexia-friendly design and encouraging readers to relate to iconic roles. Each graphic novel includes: snappy simplified text presenting themes clearly / introductory materials to help set the scene / extra material at the back, including an exploration of themes, language, inspirations, publication through history, a timeline and much more! Classics in Graphics titles: Macbeth, The Tempest, Hamlet, Romeo & Juliet, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Much Ado About Nothing, Othello, Twelfth Night, King Lear, The Merchant of Venice, Dracula, Frankenstein, The Hound of the Baskervilles, A Christmas CarolPraise for Classics in Graphics: "[...] an encouraging entry point to Shakespeare for my kids, and [...] an excellent job converting challenging language and literary themes to make it very inclusive, smoothing ease of understanding dialogue, plot, and narration without dumbing it down." - EricWilliamson, leagueofcomicgeeks.com

Desperate to do better at school, Tim becomes entangled in a web of lies in this thought-provoking drama, edited to a reading age of 6.5.Tim is terrible at French, so when his football coach Max offers to help with his homework he's thrilled. He knows it's wrong, but his marks are so much better he pushes that out of his mind. When Max starts charging for his help, Tim gets entangled in a web of lies and doesn't know if he will ever escape.Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.5.

Michel hatches a plan to join the resistance in Nazi-occupied France in this thrilling WWll drama, edited to a reading age of 6.5. The Nazis have occupied France. Michel knows that there are Resistance fighters in his town and he's desperate to join them. Will his mother agree to it? After all with his father AWOL, she needs a man around the house. But when someone's injured, Michel gets his chance. Can he help without being shot by the Nazis? Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.5.

The giant ants first attacked humanity a year ago - eating anyone over the age of 12, and enslaving children to work as their slaves. Now, three young rebels - Sam, Ellie and Paul - are closing in on the ants' home colony, and the horrific Queen Ant herself. The war will end today...These graphic novels include all kinds of fantastical scenarios including living scarecrows, giant ants and a video game that transports you to another world! The brilliant illustrations really help to bring each story alive, and the low language level makes the stories accessible to the most reluctant of readers.This hi-lo series for struggling and reluctant readers has been written for children aged between 9 and 13 years, whose current reading age is between 6 and 7 years. These age-appropriate short reads have 32 pages and are written by brilliant authors writing stories with relatable characters. The language and sentence structure are intentionally written so that students who are reading behind their chronological age can succeed in reading them. The series has plenty of practice at one level, allowing consolidation of learning before moving on to more challenging reads. The vocabulary list of tricky words can aid comprehension before reading the book.

Mystery forms around a seemingly ordinary meeting in this intriguing story, specially designed to engage seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers. An old man sits on a bench and feeds the birds. A boy makes friends with the old man. But is there something odd about this meeting? Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.

Josh and Adam begin a haunting game of dares in this spooky short thriller, specially designed to engage seriously struggling and reluctant teen readers. Josh says the house where Mr Jones lived has a ghost. He dares Adam to spend the night there. Adam dares Josh back. Who can stay all night? Particularly suitable for readers aged 11+ with a reading age of 6.