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Collins Big Cat-Sapphire Band 16: Ade Adepitan A Paralympian’s Story
$9.50A Paralympic medal winner, commentator and a successful TV presenter, Ade Adepitan has led a remarkable life. Find out Ade’s story, from growing up in Nigeria with a disability, to developing his passion for sport, to receiving an MBE, in this inspirational autobiography.
• Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children’s sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
• Text type: An autobiography
ISBN: 9780007465484
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Collins Big Cat-Sapphire Band 16: Michael Rosen: All About Me
$9.50What’s it like to be a writer, radio presenter and performer? Read all about Michael Rosen’s life and find out what he was like as a boy, what he got up to at school and how he became a famous poet in this fascinating autobiography.
• Sapphire/Band 16 books books offer longer reads to develop children’s sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
• Text type: An autobiography.
ISBN: 9780007231270
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Collins Big Cat-Sapphire Band 16: Trixie Tempest’s Diary
$9.50Trixie’s hilarious diary, written by acclaimed children’s writer, Ros Asquith, tells of her plans to be a world famous trumpet player, horse rider and first child president of the world. She is also determined to teach animals to read! But when her beloved puppy is sick, everything changes.
Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children’s sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.
Text type: A humorous recount.
ISBN: 9780007231225
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Collins Big Cat-White Band 10: Brave Nurses
$9.50Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell risked their lives to look after the wounded and the dying. They proved that bravery in wartime isn’t just about fighting and winning battles.
• Text type A dual biography.
ISBN: 9780007591244
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Collins Big Cat-Gold Band 9: China’s Terracotta Army
$8.50When the First Emperor of China died 2,000 years ago, he was buried in a giant tomb. In 1974, this tomb was discovered along with an army of over 6,000 terracotta warriors. Discover the army for yourself and the reason they were buried with the Emperor.
ISBN: 9780007462032
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Collins Big Cat Poetry-Gold Band 9: I’m Growing a Truck in the Garden
$8.50A collection of weird and wonderful poems. Follow one boy through his day as he plays with his friends and creates havoc along the way. Written by Kenn Nesbitt, this collection is accompanied by the quirky illustrations of Sophie Burrows.
ISBN: 9780007462001
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Collins Big Cat-Gold Band 9: Animal Ancestors
$8.50Can you imagine a world with whales that could walk and giant earth moles? They both lived on Earth long ago and their relatives still live here today. Explore the terrifying, giant, strange ancestors of everyday creatures, in this captivating information text, illustrated with realistic imagery from Jon Stuart.
ISBN: 9780007187010
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Collins Big Cat-Purple Band 8: Were They Real?
$8.90An information book about the celebrated historical and fictional characters Cleopatra, Boudica, King Arthur, Robin Hood, the Pied Piper, Pocahontas, Blackbeard, Dracula and Tarzan. The book investigates which of them really existed, and which are based on legend.
ISBN: 9780007186167
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Collins Big Cat-Purple Band 8: Captain Scott: Journey to the South Pole
$8.50One hundred years ago, Captain Scott, naval officer and explorer wanted to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Was he the first to reach it? Discover what happened to him and his men when they went to the coldest place on Earth.
ISBN: 9780007461998
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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: The Lost Village of Skara Brae
$8.50In 1850 in Scotland, a great storm washed away tonnes of soil to reveal the remains of a village that existed 4,000 years before. Discover what was found at the lost village of Skara Brae and what life was like in the New Stone Age.
• Turquoise/Band 7 books offer literary language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
• Text type: An information book.
ISBN: 9780007461837
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: Kind Emma
$8.50Kind Emma lives all alone in her little cottage by the wood, with no one to talk to. But one snowy night Emma hears a knock at her door, and a tiny voice asking for help. When she takes pity on the little thing at the door and gives it shelter and food, she finds that her whole life is changed – and she at last has a friend to talk to.
Text type – A traditional story.
ISBN: 9780007185900
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: Morris Plays Hide and Seek
$8.50Morris wants to eat his kitty biscuits, but his mother sends him off to play hide and seek instead. When it’s Morris’s turn to hide, he finds the perfect place: the food cupboard, where the kitty biscuits are kept!
Text type – A story with a familiar setting.
ISBN: 9780007185993
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