Download or read book Twinkle Twinkle Firefly Band 08 Purple Collins Big Cat written by John Agard and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura.
Download or read book Collins Big Cat Twinkle Twinkle Firefly Band 8 Purple written by John Agard and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura. • Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type: A poetry book. • An illustration on pages 22 and 23 encourages children to recap the poems they have read in the anthology. • Curriculum links: Art and Design: Portraying relationships; Music: Play it again - exploring rhythmic patterns; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world
Download or read book Collins Big Cat Unusual Traditions Band 08 Purple written by John McIlwain and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you look forward to the annual cheese-rolling? Or have you taken part in a dragonboat race? Perhaps you have danced in the street as part of a big street carnival. All around the world people take part in traditions that might seem unusual, but are great fun for everyone who joins in! Find out about all these and more in this information book. •Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type - Non-chronological report. • An index is shown on page 21, and a labelled map of the world on pages 22 and 23 showing where the traditions featured in the book originate, an ideal cue for further discussion. • Curriculum links - Citizenship: Developing good relationships and respecting the differences between people; Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby bear?, Passport to the world.
Download or read book Collins Big Cat Living Dinosaurs Band 08 Purple written by Jonathan Scott and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ever wondered why the dinosaurs didn’t survive? In this fascinating non-chronological report the success story of crocodiles and lizards (focusing on monitor lizards), and some of the reasons why they have survived since the time of the dinosaurs is explored. • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type - A non-chronological report. • The book includes a contents page on page 1, plus a glossary and index on pages 20 and 21. • A fact chart on pages 22 and 23 summarises the distinguishing aspects of each of crocodiles and monitor lizards. • Curriculum links - Science: Humans and other animals.
Download or read book Twinkle Twinkle Firefly written by John Agard and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 23 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura. / Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. / Text type: A poetry book. / An illustration on pages 22 and 23 encourages children to recap the poems they have read in the anthology. / Curriculum links: Art and Design: Portraying relationships; Music: Play it again - exploring rhythmic patterns; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.
Download or read book Collins Big Cat The Pot of Gold Band 08 Purple written by Julia Donaldson and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed. Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed. Pages 14-15 contain a flow chart, giving the opportunity to summarise and discuss the events of the story. Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language with some challenging vocabulary. Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.
Download or read book Captain Scott written by Adrian Bradbury and published by Collins Big Cat. This book was released on 2012-09 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One hundred years ago, Captain Scott, naval officer and explorer wanted to be the first person to reach the South Pole. Was he the first to reach it? Discover what happened to him and his men when they went to the coldest place on Earth. * Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. * Text type: An information book * Curriculum links: Literacy: Information texts.
Download or read book Tiger Dead Tiger Dead Stories from the Caribbean Band 13 Topaz Collins Big Cat written by Grace Nichols and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2021-07-12 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these two animal stories from the Caribbean, find out in the first why Tiger wanted to get rid of all the other animals and keep the jungle for himself and what clever Anansi did about it, and in the second how shy Owl nearly lost everything because he didn't have the courage to show his face.
Download or read book Chicken Licken written by Jeremy Strong and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2007 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicken Licken is worried the sky is going to fall on his head, so he sets off with an increasing band of followers to tell the King. But will he get that far...'
Download or read book The Leaving written by Tara Altebrando and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Six were taken. Eleven years later, five come back--with no idea of where they've been. A riveting mystery for fans of We Were Liars. Eleven years ago, six kindergartners went missing without a trace. After all that time, the people left behind moved on, or tried to. Until today. Today five of those kids return. They're sixteen, and they are . . . fine. Scarlett comes home and finds a mom she barely recognizes, and doesn't really recognize the person she's supposed to be, either. But she thinks she remembers Lucas. Lucas remembers Scarlett, too, except they're entirely unable to recall where they've been or what happened to them. Neither of them remember the sixth victim, Max--the only one who hasn't come back. Which leaves Max's sister, Avery, wanting answers. She wants to find her brother--dead or alive--and isn't buying this whole memory-loss story. But as details of the disappearance begin to unfold, no one is prepared for the truth. This unforgettable novel--with its rich characters, high stakes, and plot twists--will leave readers breathless.
Download or read book Collins Big Cat Hector and the Cello Band 08 Purple written by Ros Asquith and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hector the Hippo wants to play the cello more than anything else in the world. But who in the jungle will teach him? Most of the other animals laugh at the idea. Finally Hector meets a musician who can help him, a lyrebird. He practices everyday until he has a chance to play at a grand concert in front of all the other animals. • Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. • Text type - A story by a significant author. • A storyboard on pages 22 and 23 summarises the story in eight illustrations providing an opportunity to recap the key events. • Curriculum links - Music: Exploring sounds, Classroom instruments, Combining sounds to make music; Science: Animals; ICT: Using text and tables to develop ideas.
Download or read book Twinkle Twinkle Firefly written by John Agard and published by Collins Educational. This book was released on 2012-08 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging workbook for children who are using the Big Cat series. These workbooks accompany the popular Collins Big Cat series. They enable children to practise and reinforce the target vocabulary and language structures presented in each corresponding Collins Big Cat reader through enjoyable puzzles, games and activities, as well as through more traditional comprehension exercises. Tracing, copying and eventually free-writing tasks build and develop children's writing skills as they progress through the Bands, Pink A to Lime. A fun quiz to test understanding, and a reward certificate at the back of each Workbook, enable children to feel a sense of progress as they learn to read more confidently in English.
Download or read book Let s Go to Mars written by Janice Marriott and published by Collins Big Cat. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique persuasive text takes the form of a fictional holiday to Mars, presenting factual information about the red planet. The text draws comparisons between Earth and Mars, and considers aspects of space travel such as weightlessness and the lack of oxygen.
Download or read book Dani Binns Brilliant Builder Band 08 Purple Collins Big Cat written by Lisa Rajan and published by Collins. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dani Binns is a builder! The team are busy constructing a new development of houses when they hit a brick wall with the building plans. They need Dani's help, but how will she measure up?
Download or read book Harry the Clever Spider at School written by Julia Jarman and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2012-06 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This humorous story follows Harry the spider to Clare's school, where the class is studying minibeasts. Displeased with his box, Harry escapes in the classroom. The fuming teacher is reconciled to Harry when he finds her lost glasses. She admits that Harry is a very clever spider.
Download or read book So You Want a Pet written by Anne Rooney and published by Collins Big Cat. This book was released on 2015-01-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction to choosing and caring for pets of various kinds, for younger children.
Download or read book Collins Big Cat Star Boy s Surprise Band 08 Purple written by Jana Hunter and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-11-15 with total page 27 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far, far away, in deep, dark space, was a star. A tiny twinkle. But it was Star Boy’s home. Star Boy lived there all alone, with only his robot, Ace, for company. And although Ace was fun to play with, he was just a robot. For his birthday, all Star Boy wanted was a surprise – but how could a robot think of a surprise? • This deceptively simple science fiction story explores ideas of friendship and understanding. • Text type - A fantasy story. • Pictures taken through the Space Girl’s viewer are featured on pages 22 and 23, showing views from her rocket and snap shots of the birthday party providing lots of speaking and listening opportunities. • Curriculum links - Citizenship: Taking part, Developing skills of communication and participation. • This story is paired with a non-fiction book on a similar theme: Let’s go to Mars by Janice Marriott.
