The Railway Children: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
The Railway Children: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

Author: Collins Uk

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008147273

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A new chance to follow the lives of Roberta, Phyllis, and Peter as they relocate to the country and make friends with station guard Perks, in a lovely retelling of the old favorite written for children by E. Nesbit in the early 20th Century. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

The Railway Revolution: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
The Railway Revolution: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)

Author: Jo Nelson

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2016-09

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008163952

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A new chance to follow the lives of Roberta, Phyllis, and Peter as they relocate to the country and make friends with station guard Perks, in a lovely retelling of the old favorite written for children by E. Nesbit in the early 20th Century. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically.

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

Author: Emma Chichester Clark

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0007351593

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Retelling of the classic in which a little girl falls down a rabbit hole and discovers a world of nonsensical and amusing characters.

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

Author: Gervase Phinn

Publisher: Collins Big Cat

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007231089

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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)

Author: Narinder Dhami

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2016-01-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780008147280

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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.

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

Author: Jon Mayhew

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2020-11-23

Total Pages: 59

ISBN-13: 0008425582

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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.

The Big Bang
The Big Bang

Author: Andrew Solway

Publisher: Collins Big Cat

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007336418

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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.

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

Author: Amanda Mitchison

Publisher: Collins Educational

Published: 2013-01-14

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007465491

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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 Children of Men
The Children of Men

Author: P. D. James

Publisher: Vintage Canada

Published: 2012-01-11

Total Pages: 323

ISBN-13: 0307367711

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The year is 2021. No child has been born for twenty-five years. The human race faces extinction. Under the despotic rule of Xan Lyppiat, the Warden of England, the old are despairing and the young cruel. Theo Faren, a cousin of the Warden, lives a solitary life in this ominous atmosphere. That is, until a chance encounter with a young woman leads him into contact with a group of dissenters. Suddenly his life is changed irrevocably as he faces agonising choices which could affect the future of mankind. NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE