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Collins Big Cat-Topaz Band 13: How to be an Anglo-Saxon in 13 easy stages
$8.60So you want to be an Anglo-Saxon? Find out how to do it in just a few stages. From fighting the Vikings and praying to gods, to making books from animal skin – all is revealed in this fun non-fiction guide by Scoular Anderson.
• Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
• An information book.
ISBN: 9780007336296
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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-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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