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 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 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.

Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland

Author: Emma Chichester Clark

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 7

ISBN-13: 0007316135

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When Alice follows a white rabbit down a hole she discovers the extraordinary world of Wonderland, where a magical adventure begins. It's not long before Alice finds herself attending a very unconvential tea party and taking part in a peculiar game of croquet, all in the company of such mysterious and unforgettable characters as the Mad Hatter, the Cheshire Cat and the Mock Turtle. Lewis Carroll's classic story is brought alive for a new generation of readers in this exquisite picture book.

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.

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

As You Like It
As You Like It

Author: Jo Cotterill

Publisher: Collins

Published: 2017-01-03

Total Pages: 56

ISBN-13: 9780008179465

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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

A Night to Remember
A Night to Remember

Author: Walter Lord

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2005-01-07

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9780805077643

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A cloth bag containing eight copies of the title.

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

Author: Kathy Hoopmann

Publisher: Collins Big Cat

Published: 2011-01-05

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780007336395

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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.

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