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Try Collins Big Cat today Introduction Learn to read with Collins Big Cat ...... 4/5 Starter Sets Learn to Love Reading with Collins Big Cat ...... 6/7 The ideal way to try Collins Big Cat, to Teachers love Collins Big Cat too ...... 8/9 plug gaps and to refresh your reading Teacher Support ...... 10/11 resources at unbeatable prices. Starter The Collins Big Cat Chart ...... 12/13 Sets contain a complete set of titles New for 2011/2012 ...... 14/15 from each band with a big discount on Age 3 –5 16/17 the normal price. Try a starter set for foundation years, Key Stage 1 or Key Lilac ...... 18/19 Pink A ...... 20/21 Why Collins Big Cat? Stage 2. Pink B ...... 22/23 Develop a life-long love of reading with Collins Big Cat, the Contact your local rep Red A ...... 24/25 Red B ...... 26/27 primary reading programme with a difference. Our friendly sales reps would love to chat to you about your classroom needs. Age 5 –6 28/29 Collins Big Cat teaches children to read accurately, fluently and with See the back cover for contact details. enjoyment, putting a range of reading strategies into practice whilst thinking Yellow ...... 30/31 Collins Big Cat Writing Competition about meaning. Winners’ Books ...... 32/33 Our unrivalled range of 50% non-fiction and 50% fiction from top authors who Blue ...... 34/35 understand exactly what children love to read will inspire and motivate your Green ...... 36/37 young readers, whilst our extensive teacher and assessment support helps you Age 6 –7 38/39 monitor and improve reading levels for all children. Orange ...... 40/41 Turquoise ...... 42/43 Purple ...... 44/45 The great thing about Big Cat is simplicity… Whether as a stand- Gold ...... 46/47 alone scheme or a complement to others, this series provides a White ...... 48/49 welcome support to schools Lime ...... 50/51 Times Educational Supplement Age 7 –11 52/53 I am really enthralled by the series! … They are exciting, great to Age 7 –8 use [and the] children love them! Copper ...... 54/55 Helen Borley, Greenham Court Community Primary School Topaz ...... 56/57 The content was brilliant for not only guided reading sessions but Age 8 –9 also as early non-fiction finding out sessions. BRILLIANT! Ruby ...... 58/59 Emerald ...... 60/61 Leominster Infants School, Herefordshire Age 9 –11 Sapphire ...... 62/63 Diamond ...... 64/65 Pearl ...... 66/67

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Each Collins Big Cat book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression so you can support the reading needs of every child.

Every Collins Big Cat book includes a unique reader response activity, for example a story map, a flow chart, a game or poster to encourage children to respond and recall Collins Big Cat books utilise a range of reading strategies: what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to monitor reading comprehension phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, through dialogue. accurate, fluent readers.

Ideas for reading are provided in the back of every Collins Big Cat book to help you support each child. Learning objectives, curriculum links, high-frequency and interest words are highlighted and activities suggested with discussion prompts to ensure children are reading for meaning, building higher-order thinking skills, vocabulary and connecting reading to writing.

Designed to build speaking and listening Monitor children’s progress and as well as reading skills, Collins Big Cat collect evidence to ensure includes incredible illustrations, systematic, sustained progression photographs, reader response pages and with the Collins Big Cat Assessment ideas for reading. & Support Guides and free APP Support Packs.

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Top-quality texts from a wide range of authors An incredible variety of topics, illustrators, formats that children love to read, including Michael and styles appeal to the range of tastes in your Rosen, Julia Donaldson, Michael Morpurgo and classroom and give children a broad, exciting Nick Butterworth make reading more enjoyable - reading experience that supports the move into lia D a huge stimulus to learning for child, parent and Ju ona independent life-long reading. ld s teacher. o n

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Children are excited and motivated by its The children love the stories and the non-fiction variety and teachers have noticed a real change in texts and they are a fantastic resource to ‘teach’ attitude towards reading. Thank you ! reading with. They also make a great link into Caroline Fisher, Class Teacher and Literacy Co-ordinator, Swinton writing. Fitzwilliam Primary School Helen Jameson, Assistant Head, New Park Community Primary

The non-fiction titles are particular favourites and whereas before children weren’t so keen on reading non-fiction, they are now a popular choice. The children enjoy both the quality of the illustrations as well as the stories. Bridget Frampton, Headteacher, Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School and Nursery

Goin g For a Drive We use Big Cat in our Foundation Stage and KS1. The books are great for guided reading, tying in with most topics and it’s a boon that they are accurately book banded for easy tailoring. C A. Roberts, Class Teacher, Charlestown CPS

The children love the Big Cat books – and that means we like them too! The activities suggested inside the back cover are a hit with parents. J. Challis, Literacy Co-ordinator, Class teacher, Carendon Endowed Primary School

olours Great ideas at the back of the C Big Cat has been especially useful in this school book to help focus learning. which has a high proportion of SEN. Even year 6

Nicola Witter, KS1 Co-ordinator, S children enjoy the stories – I still have some reading am the Big, B High Oakham Primary School ad Cat at Turquoise level but they do not feel patronised or ‘infanty’. Mandy Watts, Deputy Head, Manorfield Primary and Nursery School

8 www.collinsbigcat.com www.collinsbigcat.com 9 Extensive teacher and assessment support

Collins Big Cat Assessment and Support Guides offer practical Monitor children’s progress planning and teaching support, with book-by-book information and and collect evidence to ensure photocopiable activity sheets to help practice and extend literacy systematic, sustained objectives and support for writing. progression with FREE APP Support Packs for every band. Download them from www.collinsbigcat.com .

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12 www.collinsbigcat.com www.collinsbigcat.com 13 New titles for September 2011 Phonics FICTION NON-FICTION FICTION NON-FICTION Coming in

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A The Frog Prince The Pied Piper of Hamelin This is Me! How to Make a Maraca Pam Naps Dip It! Tap It ! I

B P Robyn Lever Catherine Baker

B L Chris Fisher Jane Ray Charlotte Guillain Susie Hodge A new band to extend readers beyond Diamond. It bridges the gap between book-banded programmes and ‘free readers’, which is B A 1 1 often considered too big a B A D D step. K K N N N N A I

A No, Sid, No! Got It! I Walking and Walking Yum! Getting Dressed Teeth January brings twelve Pearl P B Kate Scott Charlotte Guillain P B Anthony Robinson Zoë Clarke Teresa Heapy Nick Arnold books, six non-fiction and six fiction – with authors including Berlie Doherty (double Carnegie winner), A B Ally Kennen (Carnegie 2 1

B nominee), and Cathy MacPhail A D D

K (recent winner of the Royal N N D N E A Puff the Pup Panda’s Band Get Fit Chick to Hen

A Mail Scottish Book Award). I I Can Help Splash! In the Forest Seasons Scrapbook R B Tony Mitton Laura Hambleton Gina Nuttal l Elspeth Graham P B Anthony Robinson Lucy Courtenay Becca Heddl e Charlotte Raby

PROGRESS A new strand of Collins Big B A 2

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A E Max Can Do It! Goat’s Coat I Found a Sound Pond Food A E A Night at the Gallery Best Bird Animal Coats World of Football books will be hugely

B R Charlotte Raby Laura Hambleton Vic Parker John Townsend B R Paul Shipton Laura Hambleton Claire Llewelly n Daniel Nunn illustrative, with much of the story conveyed through age- appropriate artwork.

B The books will be dual 3 W 2 banded with the interest and O D B D L ability book band, helping N L N D E A The Singing Beetle I Spy Fly Peas Please! Frog or Toad? you to ensure systematic A E The Lion and the Mouse Bad Bat River Journey All in a Month Y B Linda Strachan Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham Fiona Macdonal d Sue Barraclough B R Anthony Robinson Laura Hambleton Fiona Macdonald Monica Hughes progression alongside the rest of the class. 3 W 4 O D L D N L E N A E Rolling Doing Nothing The Helper Bird Night Animal s Catching the Moon The Hat Maker and the Gorillas From Cow to Carton U

B Y Gareth Owen Petr Horacek Anita Ganeri Louise Spilsbury L A Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham Chimps Teresa Heapy Vic Parker B B Adam Guillain

Olympics Pack With Olympic fever coming in 2012, our pack of eight themed Collins Big Cat Tod and the Trumpet New from Old: Recycling Charlotte Middleton

4 Plasti c books is the perfect way to help pupils read around the subject. At just £30, this is Anthony Robinson

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A L The Lonely Penguin Growing and Changing 978-0-00-790758-8 • £38.40 £30.00

B B Petr Horacek Teresa Heapy

14 www.collinsbigcat.com www.collinsbigcat.com 15 Age 3 –5 – Love Reading from day one Love reading from day one – Age 3 –5

Beautiful, highly illustrated books that children want to engage with right from the start. Each book is expertly levelled to ensure you can support the early reading needs of every child. Designed to build speaking and listening PRUed RA/BPanLdE 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, skills too, every book includes a unique reader response activity at the end. combined with simple story development. A D E

Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless R C books that tell stories or give A information through pictures and L I are designed to develop L understanding about how stories and information books work.

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In the Desert

16 www.collinsbigcat.com www.collinsbigcat.com 17 BBAaNndD00LLiIlaLcACAge 3 –4 Reception/P1 readers Teacher Support Assessment and Support Guide A Practical planning and support for Lilac. Each guide contains 978-0-00-726572-5 • £42.00 Lilac/Band 0 books are wordless books that tell stories or give information through pictures and CD-ROM A guides, photocopiable activities and assessment sheets, and the 978-0-00-719865-8 • £155.00 are designed to develop understanding about how stories and information books work. CD-ROMs contain interactive resources.

Individual fiction non-fiction books: £3.25 Oh Dear Me, I’m Late For Tea! My Party s e Alison Hawes Maoliosa Kelly l t

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This picture story follows Granny’s race against Come to my party! This simple recount takes t context and storyline the clock as she tries to get to her grandchild’s the reader to a party and is told through d

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Little Red Riding Hood How to make a Pizza Katharine McEwen Zoë Clarke Award-winning illustrator Katharine Cooking can be fun and easy! Follow these McEwen retells this traditional fairytale through simple photographic instructions to learn how wonderful illustrations, tracing Little Red Riding to make a delicious, healthy pizza. Your mouth Hood’s journey through the forest to Granny’s will be watering by the end of this book. house, where a hairy, toothy surprise awaits her! 978-0-00-732913-7 A wordless instruction text 978-0-00-732912-0 A wordless traditional story What am I? Stop That Robot! Maoliosa Kelly Alison Sage What do I do? This non-fiction book looks at A boy who is supposed to be tidying his room different professions. Photographs show enlists the help of a robot, and decides he can children having fun dressing up with the leave the chores in the robot’s capable hands. appropriate props, while a series of But things don’t go entirely according to plan! illustrations for each job reveals a range of 978-0-00-718678-5 A wordless fantasy story typical activities. 978-0-00-718679-2 A wordless information book Get the Fruit! Paul Shipton Look Out, Butterfly! A pair of monkeys have their eye on a juicy- Nic Bishop looking fruit hanging just out of reach. This story follows their inventive but unsuccessful Follow the butterfly on its journey from flower attempts to grab the tempting fruit. to flower. Will it escape the waiting predator? 978-0-00-718532-0 A wordless non-fiction book The perfect way to 978-0-00-718529-0 A wordless story with a predictable introduce books before structure

Little Red Riding Hood learning to read Stripes Goldilocks and the Three Bears Monica Hughes Barbara Mitchelhill Where do you see stripes around you? Do you This wordless version of the classic fairytale see them on a zebra’s fur, or as shadows on features a rather naughty Goldilocks on an the pavement, or on a bright, woolly jumper? uninvited visit to the bears’ house. Stripes are everywhere! 978-0-00-718531-3 A wordless traditional story 978-0-00-718534-4 A wordless non-fiction book

Cat and Dog Carry Me Shoo Rayner Monica Hughes Cat and Dog love to chase each other – along How do different animals carry their babies? the street, through the park, round and round. Find out in this wordless book, illustrated with But when one of them is in trouble, the other is stunning photographs. sure to help. 978-0-00-718535-1 A wordless non-fiction book 978-0-00-718528-3 A wordless story with predictable structure

The Big Turnip How to Make a Scarecrow Monica Hughes Kim Wilde An old man tugs on a giant turnip, but cannot Collins’ celebrity gardening author Kim Wilde move it at all. With help from the old lady, the demonstrates how to make a lively, colourful boy and girl, and lots of others, will he able to scarecrow, in this wordless instruction text. pull it out of the ground? 978-0-00-718645-7 A wordless instruction text 978-0-00-718644-0 A wordless traditional story This is Me! The Frog Prince Charlotte Guillain Chris Fisher It’s fun to draw your own portrait! Follow one When the princess accidentally drops her ball in girl as she shows how she can make her own new the pond she doesn’t expect a frog to bring it new self-portrait with collage materials in this back to her. But is the frog really all he seems? wordless instruction book. 978-0-00-741272-3 A wordless traditional story 978-0-00-741274-7 A simple non-fiction book

Non-fiction is brought to life with The Pied Piper of Hamelin Jane Ray How to Make a Maraca! engaging photographs Susie Hodge Carry Me The town of Hamelin is over-run with rats. When the mysterious Pied Piper appears their Ever wanted to make a maraca? This step by new troubles seem to be over – but what happens new step guide will show you how, with clear, when the mayor refuses to pay him? engaging photos that show just how easy it is. 978-0-00-741275-4 A wordless instruction book 978-0-00-741273-0 A wordless traditional story

18 Download your free Lilac APP Pack at www.collinsbigcat.com Lilac Starter Sets available Includes a single copy of all Lilac titles • 978-0-00-790929-2 • £58.50 £42.00 19 BBAaNndD10ALPILiAnkC A Age 4 –5 Reception/P1 readers Teacher Support Assessment and Support Guide A Practical planning and support for Pink A. Each guide contains 978-0-00-726572-5 • £42.00 Band 1A, Pink A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations. CD-ROM A guides, photocopiable activities and assessment sheets, and the 978-0-00-719865-8 • £155.00 CD-ROMs contain interactive resources.

fiction non-fiction Individual A full illustration on books: £3.25 The Picnic Minibeasts s e the right-hand page Siobhan Hardy l Monica Hughes t i

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The Farmer’s Lunch My Family Tree Paul Shipton Zoë Clarke The farmer’s hungry, but his lunchbox is Who’s in your family? Use this family tree to empty! He turns to all the animals on his farm learn all about one family, and discover how for help, but they’re very secretive. families are connected. 978-0-00-732914-4 978-0-00-732915-1 A simple non-fiction report A story with predictable structure and patterned language How Many Animals? In the Boat Lee Newman Paul Shipton This counting non-fiction book shows Who is in the boat? A hilarious counting story photographs of animals, including a crocodile, about a mouse with a boat that reluctantly two elephants, three lions, four birds, five frogs agrees to pick up a number of animals. and six rabbits. 978-0-00-718646-4 A patterned story with predictable structure 978-0-00-718647-1 A simple information book The Very Wet Dog Pushing and Pulling Damian Harvey Monica Hughes A little girl and her dad take the dog for a walk in the The colourful photographs in this book take park. After he’s dragged Dad through the mud and children through different ways of pushing and into the pond, he’s a very wet dog – and Dad is just pulling in the playground, using swings, as bad! roundabouts and climbing frames. 978-0-00-718543-6 978-0-00-718541-2 A simple non-fiction recount A story with predictable structure and patterned language Simple text is Cars displayed on the In the Garden Monica Hughes Mitch Cronick left hand page The Farmer’s Lunch This book helps children identify different types What happens when Mum is in the garden tidying of car by colour. Cars are shown both in close- up, but the children just want to play? This humorous up and in action, driving along a book shows two boys creating mayhem in the garden. road or tearing around a Grand Prix circuit. 978-0-00-718538-2 A patterned story with predictable structure 978-0-00-718558-0 A non-fiction report Dinosaur Rock My Skateboard Damian Harvey Maoliosa Kelly Phonic Readers in Band Pink A How many dinosaurs are there in the dinosaur band? This picture book shows a boy preparing to go Count the dinosaurs as each music section gets up skateboarding with his friends at the local on stage to play.! skateboard park. 978-0-00-718540-5 A story with predictable and patterned language decodable fiction decodable non-fiction 978-0-00-718536-8 A simple non-fiction recount Nip! Nip! Pit Pat! Tip Tap! The Guinea Pigs Shapes Shoo Rayner Jillian Powell Paul Shipton Monica Hughes It’s a game of hide and seek and Dad This photographic non-fiction book looks at It’s midnight, and the guinea pigs are not in their Shapes are all around us, and this simple non- the crab is looking for Tim, but he can’t find him different objects that children use during play, cage! Find out where their adventures take them. fiction text explores the circles, squares, anywhere. As he hunts around the seabed he such as paint, play dough and a sandpit and how 978-0-00-718648-8 rectangles, triangles, stars and hexagons which finds lots of other crabs in different hiding places, they can be used. A story with predictable structure and patterned language can be found in everyday objects. but will he ever find Tim? 978-0-00-733492-6 A simple non-fiction book Walking and Walking 978-0-00-718649-5 A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-733096-6 A simple story with a familiar setting Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, d Anthony Robinson Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d and no tricky words Getting Dressed Sip It, Dip It, Tap It Follow this girl and her family as they take a walk Teresa Heapy In a Pit through changing landscapes and seasons and show Monica Hughes How do you get dressed in the morning? Jane Clarke how much fun walking can be. Look at a variety of different types of food from new Follow one girl as she gets dressed in clothes Sid is sad because his dad is in a pit, but he around the world that you can sip, use to dip, dip new 978-0-00-741276-1 appropriate for the changing weather outside. comes up with a cunning plan to get him out and into or tap. A story with predictable structure and patterned language play a trick on the man that put him there at the 978-0-00-741278-5 A simple non-fiction book 978-0-00-733490-2 A simple non-fiction book Yum! same time! Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d and no tricky words Zoë Clarke Teeth 978-0-00-733488-9 A simple humorous story Nick Arnold Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d and no tricky words Dip it! Tap it! One snail, two beetles, three worms, four spiders Find out all about teeth in this photographic Catherine Baker and five flies – the frog eats them all, with hilarious Pam Naps consequences. new information book – from baby teeth and adult Join Dan and Sam as they have fun dipping and new teeth to using them and cleaning them. Helen Cunningham tapping with shapes and paint to produce 978-0-00-741277-8 978-0-00-741279-2 A simple non-fiction book While Pam naps in her rocking chair, her cats paintings. But who are their pictures of? A story with predictable structure and patterned language cause havoc around her – but will their noise be 978-0-00-742191-6 A simple non-fiction book enough to wake her up? new Phonemes: t, i, p, n, d, a, s, m new 978-0-00-742190-9 A simple story with a familiar setting Pink A Talking Books Phonemes: p, a, m, n, s, d, t, i Why not try read-along versions of Collins Big Cat Pink A titles, designed to bring the stories to life and support reading comprehension and language acquisition. Try them today at www.collinsbigcat.com

20 Download your free Pink A APP Pack at www.collinsbigcat.com Pink A Starter Sets available Includes a single copy of all Pink A titles • 978-0-00-790935-3 • £58.50 £42.00 21 BBAaNndD10BLPILinAkC B Age 4 –5 Reception/P1 readers Teacher Support Assessment and Support Guide A Practical planning and support for Pink B. Each guide contains 978-0-00-726572-5 • £42.00 Pink B/Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and CD-ROM A guides, photocopiable activities and assessment sheets, and the 978-0-00-719865-8 • £155.00 actions. CD-ROMs contain interactive resources.

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Playing In the Desert Tim Hopgood Becca Heddle A lovely story of three friends who enjoy playing This simple non-fiction report explores the outside in all seasons; summer, autumn, winter exciting, extraordinary elements of the desert, and spring – whatever the weather. from beautiful plants, to tall buildings, and children themselves! 978-0-00-732916-8 A story with predictable structure and patterned language 978-0-00-732917-5 A simple information book Monster Mess I Can Do It! Tasha Pym Paul Shipton In this funny story, two little monsters have a This simple information book shows how we can great time painting different shapes – on their move our bodies, and compares us with animals mum! like kangaroos and sloths. 978-0-00-718650-1 978-0-00-718651-8 A simple information book A story with predictable structure and patterned language Cats The Robot Claire Llewellyn Paul Shipton Find out all about domestic cats and their wild The inventors are building a robot – but do they relatives in this simple non-fiction book. have all the pieces they need? 978-0-00-718548-1 A non-fiction report 978-0-00-718546-7 Illustrations A patterned story with predictable structure Come to the Circus Damian Harvey reinforce In the Desert The Big Splash predictable text Come to the circus! A combination of artwork Maureen Haselhurst and photographs show children some of the A young monster is getting everything she needs things they might see in a circus, such as clowns to take a dip: a boat, a toy shark, armbands, and acrobats. goggles, flippers...until she’s ready...for her bath! 978-0-00-718551-1 A simple information book 978-0-00-718557-3 A patterned story with predictable language Wheels Phonic Readers in Band Pink B The See-saw Frances Ridley Paul Shipton Some wheels are big and some wheels are small. Hippo wants to play on the see-saw. Who will This exciting book is full of photos of all kinds of decodable fiction decodable non-fiction play with him? wheels, from skateboards to tractors. Rat Naps Pips in Pots 978-0-00-718553-5 978-0-00-718550-4 A simple information book Paul Shipton Alison Hawes A story with predictable structure and patterned language We Like Fruit! Sid is a rat at the tip, he lives there with his Follow this simple instruction text with clear Colour Bears Gill Budgell friends Cam and Tim. But while they sleep photographs of each stage to learn how to plant Tasha Pym This non-fiction book explores the different types soundly in their snug beds Rick the cat is on the your own pips. Red and yellow make orange, blue and of fruit that children like to eat, with mouth- look out for some dinner. 978-0-00-733504-6 A simple instruction book yellow make green, but what do three bears and watering photographs of melons, oranges, 978-0-00-733287-8 A simple story with a familiar setting Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d, g, o, c, ck, e, u three pots of paint make? A mess! strawberries and much more. Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d, g, o, c, ck, e, u, r In the Net 978-0-00-718652-5 978-0-00-718653-2 A non-fiction report A story with predictable structure and patterned language Sam and the Nut Jillian Powell In the Forest Sheryl Webster Interested in football? This photographic non- I Can Help Becca Heddle Sam the squirrel has seen a juicy looking nut at fiction book looks at all the different football skills Anthony Robinson There are many exciting things in the forest. Find the top of a tree, but when he tries to knock it needed to play the game, score and win. It’s fun to help! Follow one boy as he helps his out all about them from dawn until night in this down, it falls to the ground and into the paws of 978-0-00-733501-5 A simple non-fiction book family over the course of one day. new highly photographic non-fiction book. a cat and a dog. Will he ever get his nut back? Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u new 978-0-00-741280-8 978-0-00-741282-2 A non-fiction report 978-0-00-733499-5 A simple story with a familiar setting A story with a predictable structure and patterned language Phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, d, g, o, c, k, ck, e, u Got it! Seasons Scrapbook Charlotte Guillain Splash! Charlotte Raby No, Sid, No! Follow a young girl as she sets out to catch a Lucy Courtenay Follow one girl as she visits the park at different Kate Scott crab, in this fun non-fiction book, written by There’s a storm brewing and a mother and points of the year, collecting objects and pictures When Mum leaves Sid by himself in the house, Charlotte Guillain and brought to life by the daughter are out on a walk – what can they see? for her scrapbook to show the differences he sits patiently waiting for her to return. But new illustrations of Ley Honor Roberts. new new 978-0-00-741281-5 between the seasons. when a cat climbs in through the window, Sid 978-0-00-742193-0 A simple non-fiction book A story with a predictable structure and patterned language 978-0-00-741283-9 A non-fiction recount new jumps into action to chase the intruder away – Phonemes: g, t, a, n, d, i, p, o, ck, s, u with disastrous consequences! 978-0-00-742192-3 A simple story with a familiar setting Phonemes: ck, o, d, r, u, k, g Pink B Talking Books Why not try read-along versions of Collins Big Cat Pink B titles, designed to bring the stories to life and support reading comprehension and language acquisition. Try them today at www.collinsbigcat.com

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The Magic Egg How to Make a Sock Puppet Vivian French Jillian Powell When a hungry boy wishes for an egg he gets a Let’s get creative and have fun! Get an old sock, surprise – a magic egg that makes everything he some glue, marker pens and material and follow wishes for come true with hilarious consequences. this simple instruction text to make your own 978-0-00-732918-2 cool frog or snake hand puppet. A story with predictable structure and patterned language 978-0-00-732919-9 A simple instruction text Understanding is enhanced with key words picked out Have You Ever? Weather Report Tasha Pym in illustrations Alison Hawes What better way to explore the weird and The awe-inspiring photographs and illustrations wonderful creatures of your imagination than in this non-fiction report about different types of through sight, touch, taste and sound. weather will provide your students with a 978-0-00-718654-9 fascinating and informative insight into the world A story with a predictable structure and patterned language outside the classroom window. The Magic Egg Tec and the Cake 978-0-00-718655-6 A non-fiction report Tony Mitton In the Dark Tec the detective follows the crumbs to find out Claire Llewellyn who ate the cake. Phonic Readers in Band Red A What happens in the neighbourhood when it is 978-0-00-718545-0 A story with a predictable structure and patterned language dark? Who can be found in the city streets when decodable fiction decodable non-fiction children are tucked up in bed? Which animals Tec and the Hole prowl in the wood by the light of the moon? Muck It Up! Pet Cat, Big Cat Tony Mitton 978-0-00-718552-8 A non-fiction recount Jane Clarke Alison Hawes Tec the detective has found a hole in the ground – What’s Inside? The two frogs, Plip and Plop, love to play in and What are the differences between your pet cat, but who dug it? Monica Hughes around the pond. When they muck up the pond and a big cat in the wild? 978-0-00-718554-2 What’s inside a nut? What’s inside a pod? What’s and reeds, they decide to clean it up. But Duck 978-0-00-723587-2 A simple recount A story with a predictable structure and patterned language has other ideas… Focus Phonemes: i (sit, in, hiss), c (cat, cross), h (hunt, hiss), l (milk, inside you and me? The clear photos in this book 978-0-00-723583-4 A simple story with a familiar setting lap) A Day Out will show children what’s inside all sorts of things. Focus Phonemes: u (muck, duck, fun, up), p (pond, Plip, Plop, Claire Llewellyn 978-0-00-718542-9 A simple information book mop), o (pond, Plop, not), m (muck, mess, mop) Run, Jump, Hop! Bill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill John Foster Up, Up and Away Ant and Snail and into a wood – all the time followed by a This colourful photographic book compares and hungry bear who wanted his lunch! Sue Graves Paul Shipton contrasts the way animals and humans move. 978-0-00-718555-9 Follow the red balloon on its journey through the Ant and Snail decide to have a race. Ant speeds 978-0-00-723586-5 A simple non-fiction book A story with a predictable structure and patterned language sky in this non-fiction book. off and is soon in the lead, but when Ant trips Focus Phonemes: j (jump), a (cat, can, fast), d (bend, sand, dig, over and falls in a pit, he is glad when Snail mud) Cat and Dog Play Hide and Seek 978-0-00-718559-7 A simple non-fiction recount arrives to help him. Shoo Rayner The Big Red Bus My Bike Ride 978-0-00-723584-1 A simple traditional story Shoo Rayner’s comic duo play hide and seek, with Maoliosa Kelly Focus Phonemes: ai (snail), f (fit, fast), n (ant, snail, and, run, not, Alison Hawes hilarious consequences, in this lively story. ran, in), r (run, ran, rock, rest) This non-fiction book takes us on a trip with a This simple non-fiction text recounts a girl’s 978-0-00-718660-0 journey by bicycle using symbols, maps and little girl and her dad as they go for a journey on A story with a predictable structure and patterned language Cat and Dog in a Mess the big, red bus. directions. Shoo Rayner 978-0-00-723585-8 A simple recount A Night at the Gallery 978-0-00-718661-7 A simple non-fiction recount When Cat and Dog play in the park, Dog gets Focus Phonemes: b (big, bus, back, bell), g (get, grab, grandad), Paul Shipton into a mess. Cat tries to tidy him up, but ends up t (at, it, Nut, trip, sit, fast, at) Something strange is happening in the gallery, as Animal Coats getting even messier! Claire Llewellyn Get Fit! piece by piece the clothes from a man in one 978-0-00-723582-7 A simple story with a familiar setting painting move to other images. new When it rains, we put on a raincoat. Animals have Focus Phonemes: e (mess), s (snip, slip, slap, slop, mess, stuck), Gina Nuttall new coats to protect themselves, too. ck (pick, stuck, spick) 978-0-00-741284-6 It’s fun to get fit! Find out different ways A story with a predictable structure and patterned language 978-0-00-741286-0 A simple information book Puff the Pup professional sports people keep fit, and how easy it is for us to do the same. Best Bird Tony Mitton new World of Football Laura Hambleton Daniel Nunn Puff the pup is digging a hole and finding lots of 978-0-00-742196-1 A simple non-fiction recount Phonemes: g, o, k, e, u, r, h, b, f, j, ll Owl thinks he is the best at everything, but he interesting things. But what does he find right at Everyone can play football, anywhere in the keeps meeting other birds who are better than the bottom of the hole? Chick to Hen world! Find out what you need to play the game new him. What is Owl best at? new and where in the world it is played. 978-0-00-742194-7 A simple story with a familiar setting Elspeth Graham new Phonemes: u, ff, g, o, f, r, h 978-0-00-741285-3 978-0-00-741287-7 An information book Follow the life of a chicken – from its early days A story with predictable structure and patterned language Panda’s Band as a chick hatching in its nest, to laying eggs of its own, in this photographic information book by Laura Hambleton new Elspeth Graham. Panda enjoys playing his drums, but would love Red A Talking Books 978-0-00-742197-8 An information book to put together a band and share his music with Phonemes: ai, ck, e, u, r, h, b, l, ll new others. Why not try read-along versions of Collins Big Cat Red A titles, designed to bring the stories to 978-0-00-742195-4 A simple story with a similar setting life and support reading comprehension and language acquisition. Try them today at Phonemes: r, ck, b, u, h, f, ll www.collinsbigcat.com

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Lively illustrations p encourage children Ben and Bobo Bones to engage with Martin Waddell Jonathan Emmett the story Ben and Bobo are painting, but Bobo is very What bones have you got in your body? Where clumsy and things keep going wrong. are they? Are they big or are they small? Find out 978-0-00-732920-5 all about the different bones in your body in this A story with predictable structure and patterned language simple information book. Super Ben 978-0-00-732921-2 A simple information text Steve Smallman What Are You Making? There’s a shark in the duck pond, aliens at the Alison Hawes roundabout and even a monstrous toad in the Piece by piece, the children make something puddle. that is finally revealed as an amazing monster. 978-0-00-718656-3 A patterned story with predictable structure 978-0-00-718657-0 A non-fiction recount Where is the Wind? The Oak Tree Celia Warren Anna Owen Ben and Bobo Mole sets out to see the wind. He sees Bee What lives in, on or under the oak tree? Find out blowing about, he sees a packet blowing over in this simple non-fiction book. Mouse and he sees Toad blowing about on a 978-0-00-718562-7 A simple non-chronological report reed, but he doesn’t see the wind! Phonic Readers in Band Red B 978-0-00-718566-5 Let’s Go Shopping A story with predictable structure and patterned language Betty Moon decodable fiction decodable non-fiction Pirates Using a combination of artwork and Paul Shipton photographs, this colourful book takes children The Mouse and the Monster through the experience of shopping for trainers, Feelings A band of pirates are searching for some hidden Martin Waddell books, bread and all sorts of things. Monica Hughes treasure. One by one, they get into trouble and When a tiny mouse meets a big, hungry monster This gentle non-fiction book examines a range of make a hasty retreat back to the pirate ship. 978-0-00-718567-2 A non-fiction report on the road, he needs to think fast. This is a lively feelings through the characters of a little boy and 978-0-00-718561-0 What do you like? retelling of a traditional story by Martin Waddell. his dog. A story with a predictable structure and patterned language Anna Owen 978-0-00-723589-6 A traditional story 978-0-00-723592-6 A simple recount Focus Phonemes: sh (bash, smash, crash), er (monster, bigger), Focus Phonemes: ou (shout, out), ee (feeling), ie (died, cried), or Woody’s Week What types of food do you like to eat, and oa (road), ng (looking, thinking, strong) (torch) Michaela Morgan when? A simple non-fiction text that examines food and mealtimes. Bot on the Moon Thick and Thin Woody decides he can’t wait for his dad to build his playhouse. Especially since the gift comes in a 978-0-00-718564-1 A simple non-fiction recount Shoo Rayner Alison Hawes box large enough to design a house of his own! Bot, the golf-loving robot, is going for a trip in his In this simple photographic book children My Exercise Diary rocket ship. Find out what happens when he 978-0-00-718560-3 compare and contrast different thick and thin A story with a predictable structure and patterned language Alison Hawes lands on the moon. things and learn why people like to use them. Follow a week in the life of a boy who loves to 978-0-00-723588-9 A simple fantasy story 978-0-00-723593-3 What’s for Breakfast? run, swim, rollerblade and trampoline in this Focus Phonemes: oo (moon, zoom), z (zoom), ar (stars, card) A simple information book Paul Shipton simple non-fiction recount, illustrated with Focus Phonemes: th (thick, thin), oo (cook), v (names Vic, Kevin), action-packed photographs. We Are Not Fond of Rat! oi (coil) Three hungry ants send their dad out to hunt for Emma Chichester Clark food but aren’t satisfied by what he brings back! 978-0-00-718669-3 A simple non-fiction recount Poor Rat! No one wants to be his friend. But Pond Dipping 978-0-00-718668-6 Alison Hawes A story with a predictable structure and patterned language River Journey when the other animals see how sad he is, they Fiona MacDonald all try to make him feel better. If you dip a net into a pond, what will you see The Lion and the Mouse when you scoop it out? Follow a river from its source to the sea and see 978-0-00-723590-2 A rhyming story Anthony Robinson Focus Phonemes: qu (quack), th (them), ch (chat) 978-0-00-723591-9 A simple recount how it adapts to its surroundings in this highly Focus Phonemes: x (box, six), w (wet, swim), ue (blue) A tiny mouse accidentally disturbs a sleeping lion photographic report. Max Can Do It! - but the lion lets him go. When the lion later 978-0-00-741290-7 A non-fiction report Charlotte Raby I Found a Sound new finds himself in trouble, the mouse returns the new Bee Rex the dinosaur loves to run, shout and Vic Parker good deed. All in a Month swing from the trees, but her brother Max can’t How many sounds do you hear in your day? 978-0-00-741288-4 A traditional tale Monica Hughes Follow one boy as he fizzes, pops and crunches Join the countdown as one boy describes the do any of those things. He prefers slower, quieter new Bad Bat new pursuits, such as looking for bugs under rocks. his way through his day. events in his life in the past month, from moving Laura Hambleton When Bee needs help, though, Max finds there is 978-0-00-742200-5 A simple non-fiction recount house a month ago to preparing for school and something he can do. Bad Bat enjoys tricking the other animals when making friends today. Pond Food they are sleeping. 978-0-00-742198-5 A simple story with a familiar setting new 978-0-00-741291-4 A simple non-fiction recount John Townsend 978-0-00-741289-1 new Goat’s Coat Ponds are full of all kinds of plants and animals. A story with predictable structure and patterned language Laura Hambleton Take a look inside one pond and discover the new Goat loves her red coat and Fox loves his spotty new food chain that exists within. socks – but he wants Goat’s coat too, and sets 978-0-00-742201-2 A simple non-fiction book Red B Talking Books out to steal it from her. Will Goat and Fox ever be able to find a compromise to keep them both Why not try read-along versions of Collins Big Cat Red B titles, designed to bring the stories to happy? life and support reading comprehension and language acquisition. Try them today at 978-0-00-742199-2 A simple story with a familiar setting www.collinsbigcat.com

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Individual fiction non-fiction books: £3.75 Text is used across The Wind s The New Kite e the two pages for l Julie Sykes Monica Hughes t i the first time Mum tries out Lenny’s new kite. She holds on This book informs early readers about the wind t tightly, but trips over the dog and falls into the by showing its effects. d e r

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It Was a Cold, Dark Night Water Bears Tim Hopgood Sue Gates Ned is looking for a home in the cold, dark forest. Explore the extraordinary world of 978-0-00-732922-9 water bears, tiny animals that you can find all A story with predictable structure and patterned language around but only see with a microscope. Around the World 978-0-00-732923-6 A simple non-fiction report James Carter The Baby Turtle Travel through sun, snow and showers with two Andy and Angie Belcher children. Language is becoming Follow the first day of a baby turtle, from 978-0-00-718658-7 more varied, with key A poem with predictable structure and patterned language hatching on the beach through its treacherous journey from the sand to the sea. vocabulary illustrated Sam the Big, Bad Cat 978-0-00-718659-4 A non-fiction recount once again Sheila Bird Sam the big, bad cat isn’t feeling well and Tom Where is my School? It Was a Cold, Dark Night wants to take him to the vet. Sam doesn’t want to Alison Sage go, and finds a variety of hiding places. See the exact location of Kim’s classroom within 978-0-00-718572-6 A story with a familiar setting her school, and then locate her school in her city, Phonic Readers in Band Yellow her country and the world. Percy and the Rabbit 978-0-00-718569-6 An information book Nick Butterworth decodable fiction decodable non-fiction When Percy’s cap, scarf and gloves go missing, Hands they end up being used by some mischievous Thelma Page Diggety Dog Real Monsters mice to decorate a snowman! What can you do with your hands? There are lots Michaela Morgan Nic Bishop 978-0-00-718570-2 A story with a familiar setting of ideas in this simple explanation book. Diggety Dog is looking for a bone. But no matter Follow the adventures of a monster-like lizard, as it 978-0-00-718587-0 An information text how far he digs, he only seems to manage to goes out looking for food. This non-fiction book is Rat-a-tat-tat uncover trouble! illustrated with stunning photographs by award- Michaela Morgan Dance to the Beat 978-0-00-723595-7 A humorous rhyming story winning wildlife photographer, Nic Bishop. ‘Rat-a-tat-tat! Who is that? Open the door and see...’. Uz Afzal Focus Phonemes: y (ugly, spotty, greedy, very, smelly, slithery, 978-0-00-723598-8 An information book 978-0-00-718573-3 Find out how to perform some simple dance happy, sleepy, dizzy), o-e (bone, mole, hole, vole, joke) Focus Phonemes: ew (chew) A rhyming story with a predictable and repetitive pattern moves in this instruction book. 978-0-00-718576-4 An instruction text Horse Up a Tree Rock Out! Rebecca at the Funfair Martin Waddell Janice Vale Frances Ridley How to Have a Party When Horse went up a tree one day, he didn’t In this musical non-fiction book, a group of Rebecca went to the funfair. She didn’t like the Susan Gates think about how to get down again – and now children make instruments out of junk and bring hall of mirrors, and the rollercoaster made her turn Follow a young girl on the day of her party as he’s stuck. The sheep, the ducks, the hens and them together to play a tune. green – but when she won prizes on a stall, she she checks though her list of preparations to Farmer come to help him in this comical tale. 978-0-00-723599-5 A non-fiction recount decided she liked the funfair after all! make sure everything is ready! 978-0-00-723596-4 A humorous story Focus Phonemes: i-e (like, slides, pipe), u-e (tube) 978-0-00-718575-7 A story with a familiar setting 978-0-00-718574-0 A non-fiction text with lists and instructions Focus Phonemes: ay (day, hay, nay), ow (below, show) The Sun and the Moon The Little Egg Lights Bart the Shark Paul Shipton Tanya Landman Monica Hughes Paul Shipton The Sun and the Moon both shine on Earth, but ‘A little egg was in its nest. Pick! Peck! Pock!’ But Learn about the qualities of each kind of light, Bart the Shark is big and bad. Bart the Shark is differ in many ways. This book what happens to the little egg next? the way it illuminates, and the relationship feeling mad! Find out what happens to the little introduces children to the key similarities and 978-0-00-718677-8 A patterned story with a predictable structure between darkness and light. fish when Bart the Shark comes to visit, in this differences between the two celestial bodies. very funny rhyming story. Rolling 978-0-00-718680-8 A non-fiction recount 978-0-00-723597-1 A simple non-chronological report 978-0-00-723594-0 A humorous story Focus Phonemes: igh (high, right, night), y (sky) Gareth Owen The Helper Bird Focus Phonemes: a-e (cave, shape), ea (eat, seaweed) Follow a group of children as they climb to the Anita Ganeri Peas, please! top of a hill and race each other to the bottom by This little bird may be small, but it’s very helpful The Singing Beetle Fiona Macdonald rolling in this fun rhyming poem. Linda Strachan new to bigger animals. Find out how the bird is able Where do peas come from? How do they grow 978-0-00-741292-1 A poem Poppy the beetle sings all day, but her singing new to help the larger animals around it. and how do they get from the field to our dinner isn’t very popular with the rest of the beetles and 978-0-00-741294-5 A simple non-fiction book plates? All these questions and more are Doing Nothing they refuse to play with her. When she bumps new answered in this informative and photographic Petr Horacek Night Animals into Harry the mouse and Jake the snake, though, new new journey of the pea. The frog is sitting at the bottom of the pond, Louise Spilsbury she finds her singing can be useful after all. 978-0-00-742204-3 An information book doing nothing. But other animals keep coming When we go to sleep at night, some animals are 978-0-00-742202-9 A story with a familiar setting Focus Phonemes: ea, a-e, i-e, ai, oo, ee after him and he has to hop away. just waking up. Focus Phonemes: ee, i-e, ea, oo, a-e, ie new Frog or Toad? 978-0-00-741293-8 A story with a familiar setting 978-0-00-741295-2 A non-fiction report I Spy Fly Sue Barraclough Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham What’s the difference between a frog and a toad? The fly was hungry, and buzzed over to the park This highly photographic non-fiction book Yellow Talking Books to see what he could find. In the park he quickly explains the similarities and differences between Why not try read-along versions of Collins Big Cat Yellow titles, designed to bring the stories to new spied lots of food, but found getting that food new these two amphibians, including their appearance, was much less straightforward! diet and behaviour. life and support reading comprehension and language acquisition. Try them today at 978-0-00-742203-6 A story with a familiar setting 978-0-00-742205-0 A simple non-fiction book www.collinsbigcat.com Focus Phonemes: y, oo, zz, ea, i-e Focus Phonemes: ay, ie, ea, ue, a-e, i-e, u-e

30 Download your free Yellow APP Pack at www.collinsbigcat.com Yellow Starter Sets available Includes a single copy of all Yellow titles • 978-0-00-790931-5 • £82.50 £62.00 31 Collins Big Cat Writing Competition Winners’ Books

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Jasmin Glynne Nicole Sharrocks U O L L The Dancing Dog can do lots of Follow one girl as she builds a rocket and B L dances – but can he do all of them? plans to take all of her friends on an E Follow the Dancing Dog as he dances his amazing trip to the Sun and the Moon. Y way through a selection of dance styles, and But will the task prove more difficult than shows that he doesn’t always get the moves right. she first thought? This clever and This poem was written by nine-year-old 2010 inventive poem was written by eleven- winner Jasmin Glynne. year-old Collins Big Cat 2011 Writing 978-0-00-737811-1 A poem Competition winner Nicole Sharrocks. 978-0-00-744536-3 A poem

Going to the Zoo Milo’s Moustache Reece Cox Katie McDougall Join one boy and his family as they go on a trip to the zoo. This isn’t a normal zoo, though – it’s full of some very extraordinary animals, Milo the dog is very proud of his moustache, but including elephants drinking tea, penguins on skis, and even one day a bird comes and steals it from him. Join chimpanzees eating peas! This imaginative and funny poem is Milo as he searches for his missing moustache, in written by eleven-year-old Collins Big Cat 2011 this hilarious and quirky story by nine-year-old 2010 Writing Competition winner Reece Cox. winner Katie McDougall. 978-0-00-744537-0 A poem 978-0-00-737812-8 A story with a familiar setting

Wait and See! Louisa Kelly Mr Cat is carrying a big bag. His friends, Mrs Bear, Mr Fox, Mrs Duck and Mr Mouse, are all very interested to find out what he has inside the bag, but Mr Cat will only give them one answer – “Wait and see!” This sweet story is written by ten-year-old Collins Big Cat 2011 Writing Competition winner Louisa Kelly.

978-0-00-744538-7 A story with patterned and predictable language

Super Sam Kaitlin Broadfoot Sam is an ordinary dog who likes to sit around and sleep in his basket – but Sam has a secret. When his owners leave the house, he becomes Super Sam! Find out what heroic deeds he performs in this entertaining story by ten-year-old Collins Big Cat 2011 Writing Competition winner Kaitlin Broadfoot.

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Legs and arms follow as Bill’s new giant Discover how to turn a small bean into a and cables deep into the ground. hole to stay in, but he doesn’t want to be on his friend appears. They have plenty to talk about! tall beanstalk. 978-0-00-718586-3 A non-chronological report own. 978-0-00-718578-8 A traditional story 978-0-00-723603-9 An instruction book 978-0-00-723600-8 A story with a familiar setting The Mermaid and the Octopus Harry’s Garden Focus Phonemes: ur (curl, turning) Focus Phonemes: are (share) Julia Donaldson Kim Wilde The Rainforest at Night Under the sea, the mermaid was having tea. But Celebrity gardener Kim Wilde and her son, Harry, Hansel and Gretel a greedy octopus wanted to eat her for his tea. show how to make a garden in an old Malachy Doyle Nic Bishop What could she do? wheelbarrow. 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Flash Harriet and the Mystery of the How to be a Roman Fiendish Footprints Scoular Anderson Historical anecdotes and facts Karen Wallace So you want to be a Roman? From the battle liven up each page How to be a Tudor Flash Harriet, the famous girl detective, is back ground to building roads – find out the real and on the trail of a new crime, which leads her to facts to Roman living in this humorous non- an extraordinary vegetable garden, a case of fiction guide. sabotage and some mysterious footprints. 978-0-00-723123-2 978-0-00-723121-8 An information book A humorous story Oceans Alive The Gargling Gorilla Angie Belcher Margaret Mahy What lies under the ocean? Why are oceans When a resourceful young boy agrees to petsit for important? Why are they in danger? Find out his animal-loving neighbour, he has to think on his in this stunning photographic book. feet to avoid the gargling gorilla. 978-0-00-723092-1 978-0-00-723089-1 An information book A humorous fantasy story Where Do You Live? The Footballing Frog Janice Vale Ann Jungman Meet children from all over the globe and A selfish prince rues the day he breaks a promise learn where they live, what they do in their to the frog who rescued his football. A witty take spare time and what they do at school. on the ‘kiss-a-frog’ fairytale genre – with added 978-0-00-723098-3 football appeal for boys! A non-fiction recount 978-0-00-723087-7 A humorous fantasy story

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Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at FICTION NON-FICTION Key Stage 2 who have a Key Stage 1 reading level, giving them Dinner with a Pirate The Modern Pentathlon Saviour Pirotta Zoe Clarke age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and When Pedro the fisherman catches a At the 2012 Olympics, the modern big swordfi sh, he decides to share his pentathlon will be 100 years old. This fostering positive attitudes towards reading . meal with a man in the local prison – a photographic non-fi ction report shows captured pirate. But when Pedro himself the events that are included in the Available in January 2012 is later captured by a pirate gang, pentathlon and the extraordinary skills he finds his generosity hasn’t been needed to compete in this challenging Ruby forgotten. Sapphire event. 978-0-00-742881-6 A story from another culture 978-0-00-742884-7 An information boo k FICTION NON-FICTION Seal Skull Tigers in Troubl e In the Game Muscles Anne Curtis Louise Spilsbury Katy Coope Anna Claybourne A boy takes home a seal skull that he Once, there were 100,000 tigers in the Dan and Sara are bored. What is a muscle? How do finds at the beach. It has dark, empty world, but now these beautiful creatures There’s nothing to do in their they work? Why are they so eyes that stare back at him. Now a storm are under threat of extinction. Find out town, so they’re sitting in the important? Find out the answers is brewing and his room is filled with the reasons for the decrease in tiger Sapphire Copper park and playing a computer to all of these questions in shadows – will he be able to calm the numbers, and what we can do to change game – but little do they know this information book, filled storm ? it, in this photographic information book what adventures are happening with detailed illustrations and 978-0-00-742883-0 A mystery story by Louise Spilsbury. right behind them … This photographs. 978-0-00-742880-9 A non-fi ction book Manga graphic novel is written Fire in the Sky and energetically illustrated Sapphire 978-0-00-742876-2 An information book Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom Animals in War by award-winning author Katy When Rosa Parks Met Discover the incredible true story of IWM & Jillian Powel l Ruby Coope. Martin Luther King Junior Sergeant Norman Jackson, who had From pigeons and elephants to 978-0-00-742873-1 A graphic novel Zoe Clarke survived 30 missions when his plane was parachuting dogs – millions of animals hit over enemy territory in 1945. Under In some parts of America in Diamond helped in both world wars. This Top Secret fire and travelling at 200mph he climbed the 1950s, white people and non-fi ction book, with fascinating Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom onto the wing, attempting to put out the Diamond black people were treated very photographs from the archives of the During World War II, many spies blaze. Imperial War Museum, focuses on the were dropped from Britain into differently. Rosa Parks and Martin Luther King publicly fought 978-0-00-742886-1 A graphic novel animals that were involved and their France to help fight the Nazis. Diamond bravery in the face of battle. One of them was a woman called against this – but in very different 978-0-00-742885-4 A non-fi ction book Christine Granville, who risked ways. This is the powerful and B B inspiring story of how they stood Sapphire her life to save her comrades. L A

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Anne Curtis John Foster 4 the Ancient Greece Museum is boring, people face around the world, what until they see a glowing statue ... Finding effect they have on towns and cities and Captain Scott travelled to the Some cars are big and powerful, themselves whisked away to fight a how we can help to protect people from Antarctic in 1901 – the first while others are very small. Some deadly monster, suddenly Ancient Copper them . man in the world ever to go can even fly or float on water! Greece doesn’t seem so dull after all. there. Join one man as he Find out about some of the 978-0-00-742888-5 An information boo k world’s coolest and most unusual 978-0-00-742887-8 A graphic novel follows in Scott’s footsteps and Copper Long-Distance Lunch understands why the Antarctic cars. Copper Anita Ganeri Diamond 978-0-00-742872-4 A non-fi ction book Zara and the Fairy Godbrother is so important to us in this Margaret Ryan Where does the food in your lunch-box evocative book by Anne Curtis. BMX When Zara wishes for a new dress for come from? How far has it travelled? 978-0-00-742877-9 An adventure story Charlotte Guillain the school party she doesn’t expect to Find out where bananas are grown, Mission Mars Riding a BMX, or Bicycle see a fairy godbrother land in her room, where tuna is found and how chocolate Ruby Anne Curtis Motocross, is very different to especially when he tries to “text-a-spell” is made. The Star Ship Orca is taking off riding an ordinary road bike. with unpredictable results! Will Zara ever 978-0-00-742890-8 An information boo k on a mission to find a new planet Find out all the differences, the get her dream dress? tricks, techniques and amazing Ruby 978-0-00-742889-2 A humorous story Amazing Escapes for the people of Earth. First John Foster stop: Mars. But will the crew find skills that go into making a great Winkie’s Wa r Read the miraculous survival stories from anything there except rocks and Olympic BMX competitor. Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom across the world of lucky people who sand? Will they find intelligent 978-0-00-742874-8 A non-fi ction report Copper Follow the true story of Winkie, a carrier escaped dangerous situations, such as life? pigeon in WWII whose crew crash landed being bitten by a shark or trapped in an 978-0-00-742871-7 A science-fi ction story Ruby Y B in the sea. All hopes rested with Winkie avalanche. This inspirational book by as she battled to reach help – but would John Foster is accompanied by real-life E A Diamond she be able to lead them back to her photos and illustrations.

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3 fishermen. Jean throws a spear animals in the world? Take Angel House IWM & Jillian Powel l at a passing dolphin to show his a closer look at some very Anne Curtis Find out what life was like for the strength and suddenly the crew poisonous, venomous and He doesn’t fit in at school; they don’t children growing up during World War are swept into a terrible storm. deadly animals in this stunning understand him there. But in Angel II. With photographs straight from the Jean soon realises that he has photographic non-fi ction report House he feels stronger – he feels free. archives of the Imperial War Museum, Ruby injured the Dolphin King and put by award-winning author Anna This beautiful book by Anne Curtis is Jillian Powell looks at rationing, Sapphire the lives of his friends in peril. Claybourne. thoughtfully illustrated by Chris Corner. schooling and evacuation and how the Diamond Copper Will Jean be able to make up for 978-0-00-742882-3 An information book 978-0-00-742892-2 A fantasy story daily lives of children were affected by his mistakes? the war. 978-0-00-742879-3 A legend from another 978-0-00-742893-9 A non-chronological report G B B B A L A R

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Bring Collins Big Cat to life in your classroom with brand G Fun and stimulating whiteboard new read-along versions of all Key Stage 1 Collins Big Cat activities books. Enjoy lively readings, sound effects and music whilst helping children connect how words look with how they G Help with comprehension, speaking and sound. Simple page turning prompts will enable children to listening and collaborative learning follow the reading in the book. Collins Big Cat Flipcharts combine the best aspects of traditional teaching and Ideal for use with all children, especially less confident readers, SEN and EAL pupils, they support reading e-learning. Flipcharts run on Interactive comprehension and language acquisition and are perfect for whiteboards using Promethean ActivStudio whole class or individual use. software.

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From readers to writers Collins Big Cat e-resources are the perfect way to help your pupils become confident writers. Engaging interactive stories are supported by Story Creator software to help your young readers become writers.

G Develop writing and comprehension skills G Extend learning beyond the book G Teacher approved!

Each CD-Rom contains an animated version of a Collins Big Cat book. The books are brought to life with music and sound effects, to provide an enhanced reading experience and aid language acquisition .

Each CD-Rom also contains whiteboard activities, teachers’ notes and photocopiable worksheets, all matched to APP , literacy learning objectives and linked to the winder curriculum. These will provide numerous opportunities to extend learning. The Every e-resource also comes with Story whiteboard activities are compatible with SMART, Creator software, allowing children to Promethean and Powerpoint. write their own stories on-screen, connecting reading to writing using resources from the book. These include artwork and a word bank, taken from the book itself, providing everything needed to transform readers into authors.

A sound bank supplies all narration, sound effects and music to support role play and drama activities . The e-resources provide tremendous flexibility – they can “Story creator was by far the be used as a two-week most innovative, exciting area programme of work, or as a dip-in to explore – this fantastic resource to return to time and section sets the disk apart time again. from other big books for whiteboards.” – a review on schoolzone.co.uk

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Available for both Apple and Android devices, Collins Big Cat Story Creator Apps apps are new for this year. Just like the story apps, these contain an animated Story Apps version of the book. In addition, turn young readers into writers with Story Creator software, as children We have teamed up with award-winning educational create pictures and write their own stories using developers, Shoo Fly, to create beautifully animated and audio images, characters and sounds from the book. versions of your favourite Collins Big Cat stories. Read along Go to www.collinsbigcat.com for more details with the story on your iPad or Android device to help children develop essential literacy skills.

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This year, we are looking for a poem inspired by a journey or a story about an unexpected visitor. Both need to be between 90-170 words and be appropriate for A first proof Go to www.collinsbigcat.com for more information from 2011 winn er Kaitlin Broad foot’s book Sup Yellow Band readers (ages 5-6). and to download your entry pack for 2012. er Sam

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