The Steam Train: Band 4/Blue (Collins Big Cat)

The Steam Train: Band 4/Blue (Collins Big Cat)

Author: Ian Whybrow

Publisher: HarperCollins UK

Published: 2017-11-15

Total Pages: 18

ISBN-13: 0007495110

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The steam train is pulling out of the station, it heads to the hills, into a rainstorm, through a tunnel and out the other side into the sunshine and to the seaside. Follow the rhythm and the rhyme of this simple poem and travel with the train on its wonderful adventure, beautifully illustrated by Rosalind Hudson.


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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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: 2010

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 0007351593

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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.


Pete the Cat's Train Trip

Pete the Cat's Train Trip

Author: James Dean

Publisher: HarperCollins

Published: 2015-06-23

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 0062303872

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

New York Times bestselling author and artist James Dean brings young readers along on a groovy train ride with Pete the Cat! Pete can't wait to visit Grandma, especially because he gets to take a train ride to see her! The conductor gives Pete a tour of the train, and Pete gets to see the engine and honk the horn. Pete even makes new friends and plays games on board. What a cool ride! Pete the Cat's Train Trip is a My First I Can Read Book, which means it's perfect for shared reading with a child. Fans of Pete the Cat will delight as Pete takes the grooviest train trip in this hilarious I Can Read adventure.


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

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 Mystery of the Blue Train

The Mystery of the Blue Train

Author: Agatha Christie

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2024-01-02

Total Pages: 271

ISBN-13: 0593685377

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Agatha Christie’s beloved detective Hercule Poirot solves the murder of an American heiress by restaging her final journey by night train—with all of the suspects aboard. When the fabled Blue Train, the luxury overnight passenger express to the Riviera, arrives at Nice, a guard attempts to awaken Ruth Kettering from her slumbers. But the wealthy American socialite will never wake again, for a brutal blow has killed her, disfiguring her almost beyond recognition. What is more, her famously valuable rubies are missing. The prime suspect is Ruth’s estranged husband, Derek. Yet Hercule Poirot is not convinced, and so he stages an eerie reenactment of the journey—with all of the suspected murderers aboard. A VINTAGE CLASSIC MYSTERY


Collins Big Cat Sets - Blue Starter Set

Collins Big Cat Sets - Blue Starter Set

Author: HarperCollins UK

Publisher: Collins Educational

Published: 2013-01-01

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 9780007929092

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The ideal way to try Collins Big Cat, to plug gaps and to refresh your reading resources at unbeatable prices. Starter sets contain a complete list of titles from each band with a big discount on the normal price. This Blue Starter Set contains: Super Sam 978-0-00-744535-6 Let's Build a Rocket 978-0-00-744536-3 Going to the Zoo 978-0-00-744537-0 Wait and See! 978-0-00-744538-7 Fishy Friend 978-0-00-749424-8 Knock! Knock! 978-0-00-749423-1 The Steam Train 978-0-00-732924-3 Blast off to the Moon! 978-0-00-732925-0 Bert's Band 978-0-00-718581-8 Mojo and Weeza and the Funny Thing 978-0-00-718579-5 Percy and the Badger 978-0-00-718585-6 Funny Fish 978-0-00-718580-1 Talk, Talk, Talk 978-0-00-718578-8 Sounds 978-0-00-718584-9 Top Dinosaurs 978-0-00-718571-9 The Fantastic Flying Squirrel 978-0-00-718583-2 Robots 978-0-00-718582-5 What's Underground? 978-0-00-718586-3 The Mermaid and the Octopus 978-0-00-718684-6 Harry's Garden 978-0-00-718676-1 Mojo and Weeza and the New Hat 978-0-00-718662-4 Colours 978-0-00-718663-1 The Lonely Penguin 978-0-00-741296-9 Tod and the Trumpet 978-0-00-741297-6 Growing and Changing 978-0-00-741298-3 New from Old: Recycling Plastic 978-0-00-741299-0