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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-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
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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-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: The Wizard of OZ
$8.60Rediscover the wonderful story of Dorothy’s adventures in Oz, with new friends the Scarecrow, Lion and Tinman, as they come up against good witches and wicked witches in their quest to find the Wizard, who promises to save them all in very different ways. Will Dorothy ever find the way home? Find out in this gripping retelling by Abie Longstaff.
• Topaz/ Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate.
• This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.
ISBN: 9780008127756
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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: Africa’s Big Three
$8.50Another captivating title written and photographed by BBC Big Cat Diaries presenters, Jonathan and Angela Scott; authors of the Collins Big Cat titles Antartica: Land of the Penguins and Big Cat Babies. This time they look at the lives of Africa’s three biggest land animals – the elephant, the rhino and the hippo.
ISBN: 9780007186938
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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: 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-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: Fly Facts
$8.50An informative picture book that presents a larger-than-life look at the fly and explains that flies can be very useful – despite their capacity to carry germs and cause disease! The humorous cartoons, captivating photographs and informative captions provide a fascinating insight into this common and pesky insect.
ISBN: 9780007186082
