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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: Brown Bear and Wilbur Wolf
$8.50When Brown Bear loses his sense of smell he cannot find food. Wilbur Wolf is too old to hunt for food. Can the two find a way of working together to help each other?
ISBN: 9780007461844
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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: Chewy Hughie
$8.50Chewy Hughie chews anything and everything he can get his paws on, driving his owners to distraction! But what happens when Chewy Hughie discovers a packet of bubblegum… This is a lively rhyming story by Jane Clarke, illustrated with stunning artwork from Sarah McConnell.
ISBN: 9780007186921
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Collins Big Cat-Turquoise Band 7: The Bogeyman
$8.50In the middle of a game, Carrie said to Harry “Don’t step on the lines or the Bogeyman will get you”. Find out who the Bogeyman is and if Harry can face his fears by standing up to him.
ISBN: 9780007462018
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Collins Big Cat Poetry-Turquoise Band 7: Going for a Drive
$8.50A beautifully illustrated anthology of Wendy Cope’s poems, this collection includes well-loved classics such as “Summer Toes” and “Into the Bathtub” as well of lots of brand new, fabulous poems, which take us on a wonderful journey full of little adventures that will resonate with children everywhere.
ISBN: 9780007336128
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Collins Big Cat Turquoise Band 7: From Tree to Book
$8.50Find out all about how book is made, from making the paper to printing the words to designing the cover.
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: 9780007591114
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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
