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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: Virginia Hall World War II Spy
$9.50At the beginning of World War II, a young American woman named Virginia Hall was sent undercover to Nazi-occupied France to spy on the German army. Follow her incredible true story as she bravely aids the French Resistance, organize and leads rebel armies and passes secret coded radio messages to the Allied forces in this fascinating biography.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: A biography.
ISBN: 9780007428366
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: The Tour de France
$9.50The Tour de France is the most famous cycling race in the world. Find out how it began, what stages are involved and what prizes can be won in this informative book by Sean Callery, filled with fascinating stories and including personal input from Tour de France cyclist Geraint Thomas MBE.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: An information book.
ISBN: 9780007428397
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: Swimming the Dream
$9.50Still only a teenager, Paralympic swimmer Ellie Simmonds has already swum in the World Championships, beaten a world record holder and received an MBE. Find out Ellie’s story of developing her passion for swimming, living with Achondroplasia Dwarfism and her future ambitions in her autobiography, full of personal photos from her career so far.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: An autobiography.
9780007428380
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: Palaces, Peasants and Plagues- England in the 14th Century
$9.50Collins 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.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: An historical account
ISBN: 9780007530168
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: Macbeth
$9.50I’m Conn, and I work in Macbeth’s castle. I fetch and I carry, and I see everything. Sometimes I see things I shouldn’t; things so dreadful I’ll never forget them.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: A retelling of a play
ISBN: 9780007530137
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: Becoming an Olympic Gymnast
$9.50What’s it like to be one of Britain’s greatest gymnasts? In this fascinating autobiography, Beth Tweddle takes us through the biggest moments of her life, from winning gold at the World Championships, to being honoured with an MBE at just 25 years old. Follow her story as she prepares for her most important task yet – the Olympics!
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
Text type: An autobiography.
ISBN: 9780007428373
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: Against the Odds
$9.50Collins 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.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: An autobiography
ISBN: 9780007530151
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Collins Big Cat-Pearl Band 18: A Time Traveller’s Guide to the Future
$9.50Take a closer look at the amazing changes the future may hold, including robopets, space tourism and locust burgers, as well as the wider impact of our future life on the climate and extinction of animals. Using the most recent research and predictions, this photographic non-fiction book by Isabel Thomas expertly guides us through life in 2050.
• Pearl/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books.
• Text type: An information book
ISBN: 9780007428359
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Collins Big Cat-Diamond Band 17: Designing Places and Spaces
$9.50What’s the tallest building in the world? How long did it take to build the Eiffel Tower? How have cars developed? Find out the answers and trace how designs have changed through the years and across the world in this visually stunning information book.
• Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view.
• Text type: An information book.
ISBN: 9780007186822
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Collins Big Cat Poetry-Emerald Band 15: Caliban’s Cave
$8.60An atmospheric collection of new poems about the sea and earth by poet Judith Nicholls, beautifully illustrated by Judy Musselle.
• 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 poetry book
ISBN: 9780007336302
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Collins Big Cat-Topaz Band 13: Breath
$8.60Every human has to breathe, but how do we do it – and why? This detailed non-fiction book clearly explains the breathing process, how your lungs are connected to the rest of your body, using detailed diagrams for support.
• Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
• Text type: An information book
ISBN: 9780007465378
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Collins Big Cat-Topaz Band 13: Football Spy
$8.60Do you know what it takes to be a top footballer? Can you pick out the best moves? Find out in this guide to football skills. It will help children to understand how to study a football game and how to look for the skills of different types of players: goalkeepers, defenders, midfielders and strikers.
• Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
• Text type – An information book.
ISBN: 9780007230860
