The Merchant of Venice: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

The Merchant of Venice: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

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  • Author: Jon Mayhew
  • Publisher: HarperCollins UK
  • ISBN: 0008425582
  • Category : Education
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 59

Get acquainted with Shakespeare’s classic tale of greed and revenge, in this light-hearted and amusing retelling. Bassanio is overjoyed when he finally gets to marry Portia. But, his happiness is short-lived when he is forced to defend his dear friend Antonio, who’s in trouble with an old merchant – intent on getting his pound of flesh.


ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Read Aloud)

ALICE IN WONDERLAND (Read Aloud)

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  • Publisher: HarperCollins UK
  • ISBN: 0007491905
  • Category : Juvenile Fiction
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

***WITH AUDIO NARRATION*** Step into the magical world of Wonderland in this gloriously illustrated picture book retelling of Lewis Carroll’s enduring classic, from the highly-regarded, prize-winning illustrator of Blue Kangaroo and Melrose and Croc.


The Golden Turtle and Other Tales: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

The Golden Turtle and Other Tales: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

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  • Author: Gervase Phinn
  • Publisher: Collins Big Cat
  • ISBN: 9780007231089
  • Category : Children's stories, English
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Three folk tales from around the world retold by the wonderful storyteller Gervase Phinn. In the first, a golden turtle offers a kindly fisherman riches beyond his wildest dreams. In the secod, Amparo's daughter looks sweet, but when she's determined to do something nothing gets in her way. In the third, a naughty leprechaun gets a big shock! - Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. - A 'wanted' poster on pages 54 and 55 for the leprechaun in the last story helps children to recap all the naughty things he did. - Text type: Three stories from other cultures. - This book is paired with The Ultimate World Quiz, a non-fiction information book full of facts about our planet. - Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world; Citizenship: Choices, Living in a diverse world. - This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader


The Jungle Book: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

The Jungle Book: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

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  • Author: Narinder Dhami
  • Publisher: Collins
  • ISBN: 9780008147280
  • Category : Children's stories
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Rudyard Kipling's much-loved classic story for children, retold here by Narinder Dhami. Follow Mowgli's adventures with Bagheera, Baloo, and the wolf packs which he calls family, as he tries to escape the claws of vicious tiger Shere Khan. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.


As You Like It

As You Like It

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  • Author: Jo Cotterill
  • Publisher: Collins
  • ISBN: 9780008179465
  • Category :
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 56

When Rosalind is banished to the forest by her uncle it goes without saying that her cousin Celia will go with her. But their new life gets slightly complicated, when, disguised as boys, they meet real boys, who they'd quite like to live happily ever after with! How to reveal who they really are, without losing the people they love? Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage


War School for Dogs

War School for Dogs

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  • Author: David Long
  • Publisher: Collins
  • ISBN: 9780008208912
  • Category : Dogs
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level During the First World War, the British War Dog School was set up. Find out how it trained dogs to carry messages along the trenches, helping the war effort and saving lives. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type - An information book. The book is organised into short chapters to help children practise the skills of locating and identifying important information. The glossary and index can be used to develop children's information retrieval skills further. Curriculum links - History


Frederick Douglass: Civil Rights Leader: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

Frederick Douglass: Civil Rights Leader: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

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  • Author: Amanda Mitchison
  • Publisher: Collins Educational
  • ISBN: 9780007465491
  • Category : African American abolitionists
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Antislavery campaigner, author, diplomat and political statesmen, Frederick Douglass was one of the greatest men of his age. A former slave himself, Frederick fought publicly against slavery and was an inspiration in the fight for social and political change. Written by Amanda Mitchison, find out about this life-long battle to fight for equality. * Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. * Text type: A biography * Curriculum links: History, Citizenship


The Leopard Poachers: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

The Leopard Poachers: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

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  • Author: Kathy Hoopmann
  • Publisher: Collins Big Cat
  • ISBN: 9780007336395
  • Category : Children's stories
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

High in the Arabian mountains, Ali and Sameer gaze in wonder at a leopard. When the leopard roars with pain after being shot Sameer and Ali flee, terrified that they will fall victim to the leopard poachers. Readers follow Ali and Sameer as they escape in this action-filled adventure story.


The Big Bang

The Big Bang

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  • Author: Andrew Solway
  • Publisher: Collins Big Cat
  • ISBN: 9780007336418
  • Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

What was the Big Bang? What was the universe like just after the Big Bang? Who discovered the Big Bang? Stunning photographs and detailed information help to explain the answers to these and many other questions.


The Ultimate World Quiz

The Ultimate World Quiz

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  • Author: Claire Llewellyn
  • Publisher: Collins Big Cat
  • ISBN: 9780007231003
  • Category : Earth sciences
  • Languages : en
  • Pages : 0

Where can you see rockets blast into space? Which is the driest place on Earth? Which is the world's highest mountain? Find out the answers and many more facts in this amazing book about the planet we live on. - Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. - A world map with all the places mentioned in the text highlighted on pages 54 and 55 helps children to recap the different places they've learnt about and where they all are in the world. - Text type: An information book. - The book is paired with The Golden Turlte and Other Tales, a selection of short stories from other cultures. - Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world.