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Collins Big Cat-Topaz Band 13: Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans
$8.60Inspired by three traditional African tales, follow the crafty spider Anansi, and find out how his greed and cunning don’t always get him what he wants.
• Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
• Text type: Three Stories from another culture.
ISBN: 9780007465354
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Collins Big Cat-Ruby Band 14: Surgery Through Time
$8.60If we go into hospital today, we know anaesthetics, antibiotics and antiseptics will be used to make the visit as pain-free and safe as possible. But how were they discovered, and what were operations like before they were used? This fact-filled information book looks at the journey surgery has made, from its early days to modern hospitals.
• Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
• Text type: An information book
ISBN: 9780007465415
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Collins Big Cat Poetry-Ruby Band 14: Gathering in the Days
$8.60This wonderfully emotive collection of poems by award-winning poet Gareth Owen explores both the humorous and more serious elements of childhood, and is filled with beautiful illustrations by much-loved illustrator Peter Bailey
• Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
• A poetry book
ISBN: 9780007336357
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Collins Big Cat-Ruby Band 14: Flash Harriet and the Mystery of Fiendish Footprints
$8.60Flash Harriet, together with Gus, her pet tarantula, is back and on the trail of a new crime. Huge footprints have smashed up the local vegetable garden. Is it something to do with Marmaduke Mildew and the Giant Vegetable Competition? Or does the clue lie in the footprints themselves? Find out how our favouite detective solves the mystery.
• Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction.
• Text type: A humorous story.
ISBN: 9780007231218
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Collins Big Cat-Emerald Band 15: Pirate!
$8.60It’s Cal and Annie’s first day at their new school. Cal is terrified that his little sister is going to tell the other children at school the family secret – that their dad is a pirate. All goes well to begin with, but as the day progresses, the news soon gets out!
• 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 story with a familiar setting.
ISBN: 9780007230952
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Collins Big Cat-Emerald Band 15: Your Brain
$8.60Your brain controls everything you do – from your movement to your senses and even your thoughts and decisions. Complete with detailed diagrams, discover how this important part of your body works, and how you can look after it.
• Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts.
• Text type: An information book
ISBN: 9780007465453
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Collins Big Cat-Green Band 5: Crunch and Munch
$8.50From Jamie Oliver’s favourite dinner lady, Nora Sands, this recipe book is all you need to make some great healthy meals that are fun too. Each recipe includes an ingredients list, a child-friendly method and a ‘Top Tip’. There is a contents page on page 1, plus a glossary and index on pages 20 and 21.
ISBN: 9780007186655
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Collins Big Cat Green Band 5: Frog and Toad The Surprise
$8.50Once upon a time there were two good friends, a frog and a toad…
Frog and Toad both secretly visited each other’s houses to clean up the leaves. Were they able to surprise each other?
The much-loved Frog and Toad stories were written and illustrated Arnold Lobel and have been loved by generations.
ISBN: 9780008320973
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: The Brave Baby
$8.50The chief was brave and fierce, so many people were afraid of him. But Wasso, the brave baby, was not afraid of him. When the proud chief goes to confront Wasso, he learns an important and humbling lesson. No matter how much he tries to intimidate the brave baby, she will not do as he says.
ISBN: 9780007185962
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: First Day
$8.50It’s Flynn’s first day at school and he’s nervous about making a mistake. An amusing story unfolds as Flynn’s parents recount the mistakes others have made: Police officer Julie Nick gave a robber an ice cream and Ned Mutton tried to milk the chickens. Convinced he won’t do anything so silly, Flynn walks out of the house still wearing his pyjamas!
ISBN: 9780007186662
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: What is CGI?
$8.50Artist Jon Stuart shows how he produces computer-generated images. The process starts with a simple block of cubes, which are added to, given texture, before being bent, stretched, twisted into the correct shape and size. He then adds background, lighting and colour to bring the whole scene to life.
ISBN: 9780007186679
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: How to Make Pop-up Cards
$8.50Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4–11 edited by Cliff Moon. Top children’s authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.
ISBN: 9780007186013
