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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: Going Fast
$8.50Faster than a speeding boat, and more exciting than a trip on a bobsleigh, this fact-packed non-chronological report looks at the fastest animals and machines in the world. Action-packed illustrations and photographs accompany text explaining what enables each featured animal or machine to be so fast.
• Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literacy language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.
• Text type – A non-chronological report.
ISBN: 9780007186716
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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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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: Bounce Catch Kick Throw
$8.50What makes a ball bounce? How is a football made? Children will find the answers to these, and more, questions about different types of balls in this fun instruction book. With a colourful combination of photos and artwork, it gives information on all kinds of balls and activities, such as how to juggle.
Text type – An instruction text.
ISBN: 9780007186020
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: Marathon
$8.50People have run Marathons for more than 100 years, but how long is a marathon? Where are they run? Who can enter? Find out all about one of the most toughest and popular running events, in this non-chronological report.
Orange/Band 6 books offer varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages.
ISBN: 9780007186891
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Collins Big Cat-Orange Band 6: A Day in India
$8.50Find out all about living in India as we follow Gini on a day in her life in Jaipur. Who’s in her family, what does she like to eat and what’s her school like? This non-fiction recount, written and beautifully photographed by Jonathan and Angela Scott, answers all these questions and more, telling us all about Gini’s life.
Text type: A non-fiction recount.
ISBN: 9780007336111
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Collins Big Cat Phonics-Blue Band 4: From Cow to Carton
$7.80Ever wondered how milk gets from the cow in the field to your glass? Filled with photographs, this non-fiction report takes you through every step, from milking the cow to transporting the milk to the supermarket.
Text type: A non-fiction report
ISBN: 9780007422098
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Collins Big Cat Phonics-Blue Band 4: Gorillas
$7.80Gorillas are fascinating animals – find out all about their habitat, diet and behaviour in this photographic non-fiction book by Teresa Heapy.
Text type: A non-chronological report
ISBN: 9780007422081
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Collins Big Cat Phonics-Yellow Band 3: Frog or Toad?
$7.80What’s the difference between a frog and a toad? This highly photographic non-fiction book explains the similarities and differences between these two amphibians, including their appearance, diet and behaviour.
ISBN: 9780007422050
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Collins Big Cat Phonics-Yellow Band 3: Rock Out!
$7.80In this musical non-fiction book, a group of children make instruments out of junk and bring them together to play a tune.
ISBN: 9780007235995
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Collins Big Cat-Red B Band 2B: Art in the Woods
$7.80This non-fiction instruction book shows children how materials found in the wood, including pine cones, leaves and twigs, can be used to make their own miniature wood art project.
ISBN: 9780007512782
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Collins Big Cat-Gold Band 9: Flying High
$8.50Hot-air balloons, gliders, solar-powered planes … Climb board and find out about the world of aircraft.
ISBN: 9780007591206
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