Bill went for a walk. He went over a river, up a hill and into a wood and behind a waterfall. A few steps behing Bill, however, is a hungry bear with an eye on Bill's sandwiches. The bear's attempts to grab the sandwiches are foiled be a variety of minor disasters.

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 Red A/ Band 2A books offer predictable text with familiar objects and actions, cobmined with simple story development.

 Text type - a story with predictable structure and patterned language.

 Children can follow and discuss the route taken by Bill and the bear using the map on pages 14 and 15.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

A Day Out - Band 02A/Red A

A simple text where a visit to an art show causes a girl to imagine what the world would be like if it was wholly yellow, red or blue. Realising that the world actually consists of all the colours of the rainbow, she paints lots of multicoloured pieces of art herself.

 Blue/Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language.

 Text type - A simple non-fiction text.

 A gallery story map on pages 14 and 15 pictures the different stages of the girl's thought-processes for children to discuss.

 Curriculum links - Art and Design: Self-portrait. Science: How we see things.

Colours - Band 04/Blue

From Jamie Oliver's favourite dinner lady, Nora Sands, this recipe book is all you need to make some great healthy meals that are fun too. Each recipe includes an ingredients list, a child-friendly method and a 'Top Tip'. There is a contents page on page 1, plus a glossary and index on pages 20 and 21.

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 This is a Band 05/Green book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers early readers patterned language and varied characters. This is an instruction text with a café menu on page 22 and opening hours on page 23 which encourage children to discuss recipes and healthy food they enjoy and would like in their own café. This story supports science learning about life processes and living things, as well as humans and other animals. It also promotes knowledge that eating the right types of food help keep humans healthy. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery. For more guided reading books in this Collins Big Cat band, try The Magic Pen (B06Y5R5DWT) written by Hiawyn Oran and illustrated by Nick Schon.

Crunch and Munch - Band 05/Green

This non-fiction book takes you on a journey into the jungle and looks at the people, animals and wildlife that live there, including parrots, monkeys and big cats.

 This non-fiction book takes you on a journey into the jungle and looks at the people, animals and wildlife that live there, including parrots, monkeys and big cats.

 Pink A/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions

 Photographs of all the different things that can be found in the jungle on pages 14-15 help children to recap and provide a wealth of speaking and listening opportunities.

 Text type: A non-fiction report

 Curriculum links: Understanding of the world

In the Jungle - Band 01B/Pink B

A humorous story with simple, repetitive text about two little monsters painting spots, stripes, squares, zigzags and triangles. But what are they painting? Finally the reader discovers that the little monsters have actually been painting the shapes on their sleeping mum!

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 Pink B/ Band 1B books offer emergent readers simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions.

 Text type - A story with predictable structure and patterned language.

 Pages 14 and 15 feature the fully painted mum-monster, with smaller pictures of the little monsters to remind children of the shapes painted.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Monster Mess - Band 01B/Pink B

This book helps children identify different types of car by colour using simple, repetitive text which reinforces common colour words. Cars are shown both in close-up and in action in its surroundings, driving in the city, off the road or tearing around a Grand Prix circuit.

 Pink A/Band 1A books offer emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations.

 Text type - A non-fiction report

 Pages 14 and 15 give children the opportunting to recap the information and discuss the text.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Cars - Band 01A/Pink A

The Camel Fair is a non-fiction recount of a holiday in India, accompanied by spectacular, atmospheric photographs. The highlight of the visit, and the central focus of the book, is the Pushkar Camel Fair. The event is recounted in a letter format through the eyes of a child, Sarina who is visiting relatives.

 White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.

 Text type - A recount of a visit.

 A flow diagram explaining how to get onto a camel is included on pages 30 and 31 to encourage children to discuss the information.

 Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the World is Barnaby bear? Passport to the World; Citizenship: Living in a diverse world.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The Camel Fair - Band 10/White

Where on Earth describes the journeys of significant explorers, revealing the lands they discovered and what they found there. Grid maps and grid references offer children an opportunity to find out for themselves where each explorer sailed.

 Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

 Text type - An information book.

 A colourful world map on pages 30 and 31 shows the routes the explorers took, providing lots of opportunities for speaking and listening, and work outside the reading session.

 Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? Passport to the World.

 Fabulous Creatures - Are they Real? is another non-fiction title by Scoular Anderson at this level.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Where on Earth? - Band 11/Lime

The Pet Detective faces a special challenge when Kara's pet tortoise, Rocket, goes missing. Has the tortoise been squashed on a motorway? Eaten by a hungry goat? Chewed up by a dog? The Pet Detective follows the clues to find out what's happened.

 Purple/ Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary.

 Text type - A story by the same author.

 A final double page spread shows all the things a Pet Detective needs on a case to support recapping the story.

 Curriculum links - Science: Plants and animals in the local environment.

 Tortoise Trouble is one of two stories by Jana Hunter about the Pet Detective

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Pet Detectives: Tortoise Trouble - Band 08/Purple

The 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.

 Turquoise/ Band 7 books offer literay language and extended descriptions, with longer sentences and a wide range of unfamiliar terms.

 Text type - A recount of a visit.

 There is a timetable of the week's events on page 22 and an index on page 23 to help children recount the story.

 Curriculum links -Geography: Plants and animals in the local environment; Citizenship: Animals and us.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

A Visit to the Farm - Band 07/Turquoise

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level

 Dunkan Dabble won't answer to his name as he believes he's Batbird, a superhero that he and his friends watch on TV. Dunkan's family and friends find him very difficult to live with as Batbird. He plays too roughly and insists on sleeping upside down. But Dunkan becomes a hero overnight by unwttingly saving his family from a prowling fox.

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 Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language.

 Text type - A humorous fantasy story.

 A timeline on pages 30 and 31 summarises the story in nine sequential steps providing an ideal cue for further discussion.

 Curriculum links - Citizenship: Choices, Taking part.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

The Amazing Adventures of Batbird - Band 11/Lime

Is There Anyone Out There? investigates whether there is life beyond planet Earth. The non-chronological report examines what we already know about the Solar System and the possibility of life on other planets. It also offers ideas of what aliens in certain sorts of environments might look like.

 White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.

 Text type - A non-chronological report.

 Pages 30 and 31 contain a table of conditions needed to sustain life to encourage children to recap the information.

 Curriculum links - Art and design: Mother Nature designer; Science: Forces and movement, Plants and animals, Variation.

 Leading science and wildlife author and photographer Nic Bishop has contributed three other titles to Collins Big Cat - Look Out Butterfly!, Fantastic Flying Squirrel and The Cloud Forest.

 This title is paired with a story on the same theme: Buzz and Bingo in the Starry Sky by Alan Durant.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Is There Anyone Out There? - Band 10/White

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.

 This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

 This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Living Dinosaurs - Band 08/Purple

Filled with photos showing different methods of firefighting, this instruction book tells children how firefighting started and how it continues today. Stunning action photos show fires being tackled on land, at sea and from the air using a variety of equipment. There's even a glimpse of what firefighting might be like in the future.

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 This is a Band 06/Orange book in the Collins Big Cat reading programme which offers varied text and characters, with action sustained over several pages. This is an information book with a glossary and index included on pages 22 and 23 to aid comprehension. This book supports learning related to geography and citizenship, and will help children identify people who help the community. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery and quizzed for Accelerated Reader. For another story in this Collins Big Cat book band for guided reading, try Pompeii (B06Y5B4Q3C) written by Fiona Macdonald and illustrated by Giorgio Bacchin.

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