This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake's cabin boy and personal hero. Readers learn about the harsh life that sailors in Tudor times experienced as they coped with storms, mutinies and illness on board ship. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type — An adventure story. • Provides lots of opportunities for drama and writing activities. This title is paired with: How to be a Tudor in 20 easy stages, an information book that can be used to locate factual information about Tudor explorers and the Armada. • Curriculum links — History: What were the effects of Tudor exploration? • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Find out how a female vampire, a hairy Troll having a bad hair day, a Super Billy-Goat who is a super pain, and a seriously weird commercial break, all find their way into this twist on a fairytale! * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type — A play based on a modern fairytale. * Curriculum links — Citizenship: Choices. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

A twist on traditional tales of frogs and three wishes, this story features a modern day prince, who loves football. Unfortunately he looses his football to frog, who demands a kiss as redemption. Of course the frog metamorphoses into a princess, who shares his love of football. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type — Humorous fantasy. * Pages 46 and 47 give an exclusive interview with the newly-wed couple for 'Hot' magazine, providing lots of opportunities for speaking, listening and writing. * Curriculum Links — Citizenship: choices. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

This stunning non-fiction book presents the underwater world and why we must protect this special place. There are simple descriptions of food chains, bizarre ways in which deep creatures support each other and ecosystems. Threats to marine life as well as conservation efforts are described in detail. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type — An information book. • There is a useful glossary and index on page 44 and a sample poster on page 47, designed to persuade us to 'Save our Oceans'. • Curriculum links — PSHE and citizenship:Preparing to play an active role as citizens; to research, discuss and debate topical issues, problems and events.

The spring fair is an exciting event for any family – with traditional games, rides, stall and competitions. This year, the farmer has a problem. Find out what happens when everyone tries to help – will it be a case of 'too many cooks…'?! • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type — A play based on a traditional folktale. • Curriculum links — Mathematics: Measures, shape and space. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Dana has started her new school and is keen to meet new friends, but Sophie isn't making it easy for her. When Dana decides to stand up to Sophie and her gang, everything changes. Written by Keith West and accompanied with detailed illustrations of the characters, this play sensitively tackles the serious issue of bullying in the classroom. * 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 playscript. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

So you want to be a Roman? Here is everything you need to know – in 20 easy stages. From the battle ground to building roads – find out the REAL facts to Roman living in this humorous non-fiction information book from Scoular Anderson. • Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. • Text type: An information book. • A gallery of the things the Romans did that changed the way we live on pages 46-47 enables children to recap the main features left over from Roman times. • Additional information retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills. • Curriculum links: History: Whay have people invaded and settled in Britain in the past — a Roman case study. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Have you ever wanted to be a Tudor? Here's how to do it — in just twenty easy stages. Find out all about the Tudor monarchs, homes, food and much more in this funny historical non-fiction book. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type — An information book. * Reader/Response page with summary pictures to be used as a stimulus for further speaking, listening and writing opportunities. * Additional information retrieval devices such as a glossary, index and monarch information summary pages can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills. This title is paired with an adventure story, Stowaway! set in Tudor times about a young boy who travels around the world with Sir Francis Drake. *Curriculum links — History: What were the differences between the lives of rich and poor people in Tudor times? * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Flash 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. • The step-by-step review of the clues that helped Flash Harriet solve the case on pages 46-47 enable children to recap the significant events of the story. • Curriculum links: Science: Helping plants grow well; Citizenship: People who help us — the local police. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

This 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 * A seasonal garden scene on pages 46 and 47 highlight the changing weathers and emotions that are focused on throughout the poems, providing plenty of speaking and listening opportunities. * Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.

Bendemolena the kitten lives in a noisy house, so she puts a shiny pot on her head and everything goes quiet. Hooray! But what happens when Mother Cat gives her messages to take back to her brothers and sisters? * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type — A play based on an American folktale. * Curriculum links — Music: The class orchestra, Exploring arrangements. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Find out all about the remarkable history of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in this non-fiction information book. Accompanied with detailed artwork and photos, this book explains how animals have evolved over time to adapt to their surroundings, from the very early creatures on earth, to the dinosaurs and the animals we see today. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * An information book * Curriculum Links: Science: Ourselves/ * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Extreme sportsmen and women go faster, climb higher and compete for longer. No sporting challenge is too great. Find out the great dangers people face when pushing themselves to the limit in extreme sports. Written by Adrian Bradbury and filled with action photos from around the world, this book will appeal to adventurous young readers everywhere. * Ruby/Band 14 books give increasing opportunities for children to develop their skills of inference and deduction. * Text type: An information book * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Jack and Sam think their school trip to the Ancient Greece Museum is boring, until they see a glowing statue ...Finding themselves whisked away to fight a deadly monster, suddenly Ancient Greece doesn't seem so dull after all. This exciting graphic novel by Linda Chapman is brought to life with illustrations from Dylan Coburn. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading. * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level. * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap. * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers. * Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs. * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation. * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion. * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension. * Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child.

Follow the true story of Winkie, a carrier pigeon in WWII whose crew crash landed in the sea. All hopes rested with Winkie as she battled to reach help — but would she be able to lead them back to her crew? The story is told in the style of a graphic novel and illustrated by award-winning author-illustrator team Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading. * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level. * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap . * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers. * Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs. * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation. * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion. * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to ffers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension. * Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

When Zara wishes for a new dress for the school party she doesn’t expect to see a fairy godbrother land in her room, especially when he tries to “text-a-spell” with unpredictable results! Will Zara ever get her dream dress? • Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading. • Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level. • Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap. • The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers. • Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs. • Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation. • Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion. • Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension. • Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child. • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Where does the food in your lunch-box come from? How far has it travelled? Find out where bananas are grown, where tuna is found and how chocolate is made in this highly photographic information book. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading. * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level. * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap. * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers. * Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs. * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation. * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion. * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension. * Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Find out about the natural disasters people face around the world, what effect they have on towns and cities and how we can help to protect people from them. Packed with fact files and maps showing disaster spots as well as high impact photographs, this book will tell you all you need to know about hurricanes, earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading. * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level. * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap. * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers. * Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs. * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation. * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to. respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension. * Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child.

He doesn't fit in at school; they don't understand him there. But in Angel House he feels stronger — he feels free. This beautiful book by Anne Curtis is thoughtfully illustrated by Chris Corner. * Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading. * Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level. * Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap. * The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers. * Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs. * Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation. * Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion. * Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension. * Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child. * This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Find out what life was like for the children growing up during World War II. With photographs straight from the archives of the Imperial War Museum, Jillian Powell looks at rationing, schooling and evacuation and how the daily lives of children were affected by the war. • Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading • Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level • Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap • The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers • Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs • Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation • Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion • Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension • Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader