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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: A Visit to the Farm
$8.50The renowned children’s writer Michael Morpurgo has written this vivid account of a child’s stay at a farm, told in the form of letters home and illustrated with photographs of animals and children on location at the farm. Humorous and engaging, it conveys the fun and excitement of working closely with animals.
ISBN: 9780007186105
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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: Castles
$8.50The book reveals how castles were built, not only for people to live in, but also to keep enemies out. Detailed illustrations show the materials that were used and special precautions that were taken to ensure castles would provide adequate defence. Photographs show several examples of castles and castle remains that can still be visited today.
ISBN: 9780007186006
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Collins Big Cat Tales Copper Band 12: The Honey-Guide Bird
$9.50Two funny, light-hearted traditional tales from Africa.
Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
Text type: Traditional tales from another culture.
ISBN: 9780008147105
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Collins Big Cat Tales Copper Band 12: The House of the Nine Doors
$9.50A classic tale of the Irish legend Finn McCaul, as he strives to fulfil a challenge to free his jailed uncle. The question is, is it even humanly possible?! Find out in this non-stop, funny story of perseverance, imagination – and a bit of speed, written by the Canongate Prize winner Lari Don.
Text type: A traditional tale
ISBN: 9780008127725
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Collins Big Cat Tales Copper Band 12: The Fisherman and his Wife
$9.50A traditional German tale about the perils of greed, and what happens to those who always want more than they have. When a fisherman catches a magical fish, he has the chance to change his fortune, but will his wife’s dissatisfaction put everything at risk?
Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina.
Text type: A traditional tale
ISBN: 9780008179311
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Collins Big Cat-Emerald Band 15: Great Expectations
$8.60Follow the life of Pip, a poor lonely orphan in Victorian England. Everything changes when he becomes friends with the wealthy Estella. But can Pip leave his past behind? Written to celebrate the 200th anniversary of Charles Dickens’ birth, this inspired retelling is written by Whitbread award-winning author Hilary McKay.
Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Text type: A retelling of a story by a significant author
ISBN: 9780007465422
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Collins Big Cat-Emerald Band 15: The Games Player of Zob
$8.60When the Game Player of Zob pays a visit to earth and challenges the earthling children to a game, the children soon find out that the alien is a very bad loser – and that isn’t good news for them…
Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
Text type – A science-fiction story.
ISBN: 9780007230945
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Collins Big Cat-Emerald Band 15: Archie The Big Good Wolf
$11.90Those Big Bad Wolf tales? Forget them, this is the true story! Archie Wolf tells how he is drawn into the country’s worse crime wave. Could he track down the villain behind it? And could he escape from the villain’s hit man?
* Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
* Text type – A modern play
ISBN: 9780007234219
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Collins Big Cat White Plus Band 10+: Whisked Away
$9.50Baker Jake bakes wonderful homemade cakes, but the day before he is due to take part in a TV baking competition, his special whisk goes missing! Without it, Jake fears he will be beaten by the fiendish Maureen Buttercream, owner of the soulless “Cakes-U-Like” chain. So who has stolen the whisk? By the time the true culprit is revealed, Jake will have to find out whether he or his whisk is the real secret of his success. Join Baker Jake as he solves the mystery of the stolen whisk in this exciting story by Timothy Knapman.
ISBN: 9780008381752
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Collins Big Cat White Plus Band 10+: There’s an Alien in my Spaghetti
$9.50Zoha was eating spaghetti when she discovered a tiny silver spaceship in her food. There was an alien in her spaghetti! What could he possibly want? Join Zoha and Alan the alien on their adventure to understand life on Earth in this quirky story by Kay Woodward.
ISBN: 9780008230388
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Collins Big Cat White Plus Band 10+: Scaredy Kat
$9.50Nobody at Puggle School would ever believe Katy’s phobia. Some of her friends are scared of spiders. Some of them are scared of snakes. But no-one is scared of a kitten! Katy can’t even think about a kitten without breaking out in goose bumps. It would be OK if only her best friend hadn’t invited Katy to come and play after school… and meet Fluffy! How can Katy get over her fear? Will everyone think she’s totally weird if she tells them? Perhaps she’d be surprised by the fears they have if she ever did … This story about overcoming fears is written by Ali Sparkes.
ISBN: 9780008381745
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Collins Big Cat White Plus Band 10+: Police Nan and Spike the Cat-Detective
$9.50Spike used to be a cat-burglar, but he’s given up his life of crime to live with retired police officer, Police Nan. Now he’s a baddie-turned-goodie, and enjoys his comfy life of cream, cuddles and cat naps. One problem: if Police Nan hears about a crime, she just can’t help herself. On goes her old police helmet, and off she bustles to solve the case. Only Police Nan’s a bit rusty these days … she needs Spike and his sharp, ex-cat-burglar brain to dig her out of trouble and help solve the crimes. Join Police Nan and Spike as they travel to Paris to solve the mystery of the toyshop robber in this hilarious story by Dawn McNiff.
ISBN: 9780008381769
