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

The Railway Revolution: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Author: Jo Nelson
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-09
Genre: Railroads
ISBN: 9780008163952

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
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 0007351593

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

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

The Jungle Book: Band 16/Sapphire (Collins Big Cat)
Author: Narinder Dhami
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2016-01-05
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780008147280

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
Total Pages: 59
Release: 2020-11-23
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0008425582

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.

As You Like It

As You Like It
Author: Jo Cotterill
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 56
Release: 2017-01-03
Genre:
ISBN: 9780008179465

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

The Big Bang

The Big Bang
Author: Andrew Solway
Publisher: Collins Big Cat
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9780007336418

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
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Children's stories, English
ISBN: 9780007231089

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

A Night to Remember

A Night to Remember
Author: Walter Lord
Publisher: Macmillan
Total Pages: 212
Release: 2005-01-07
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780805077643

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
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2011-01-05
Genre: Children's stories
ISBN: 9780007336395

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
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2013-01-14
Genre: African American abolitionists
ISBN: 9780007465491

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