This non-fiction book explains how sea creatures have spines, stings and teeth and other means to protect themselves from hungry predators. Packed with stunning underwater photographs, there is much to entrance young readers.• Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters.• Text type - Non-chronological report.• A simple table at the end of the book can be used to check understanding and to recap information learnt reading the book.• Curriculum links - Citizenship: Animals and us.• This non-fiction book is paried with a playscript on a similar theme: Worm Looks for Lunch by Julia Donaldson.• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Spines, Stings and Teeth: Band 05/Green (Collins Big Cat)

Children's Books

Belcher, Angie

Belcher, Andy

Animals

Collins Educational

This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there. This colourful and informative book is presented as a ‘scrapbook’ of mementoes from Amy’s visit to the Pacific island of Vanuatu. Packed with photos, it gives information on how the islands of the Pacific wre formed, how villagers live, and about the kinds of animals and plants that grow there. With its account of towns, villages, food and activities, this book will inform and fascinate developing readers. A final double page spread provides a glossary of unusual terms and a map to show where Vanuatu is located. Purple level (Band 8) books offer developing readers structured language with some challenging vocabulary. Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Pacific Island Scrapbook (Collins Big Cat)

Education & Reference

Join a young girl on the adventure of a lifetime as she swims with dolphins. Written in the first person, in a captivatingly immediate style, readers will feel that they are there with the young swimmer as she fulfils her dream.
• Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters.
• Text type - A non-fiction recount.
• A labelled diagram on pages 22 and 23 show the different parts of a dolphin, offering reinforcement.
• Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?, Passport to the world.
• This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Swimming with Dolphins: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)

An exhilarating ride with one of New Zealand’s foremost adventure photographers, Andy Belcher as he takes on the New Zealand Targa Rally against a variety of cars – from 1960s Austin Healeys and Ford Cortinas to the latest Ferraris. Wonderful photography supports Andy’s recount of the trials and tribulations of this exciting event. • White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language. • Text type - A non-fiction recount of an event. • A photography rally map on pages 30 and 31 encourages discussion and provides lots of opportunities for further activities. • Curriculum links - DT: Vehicles; Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear? • This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Rally Challenge: White/Band 10 (Collins Big Cat)

Sports & Outdoors

Discover the fascinating world of humpback whales, including their childhood, their search for food, and the three-month migration to reach Antarctica in this highly photographic information book.

The Journey of Humpback Whales: Band 07/Turquoise (Collins Big Cat)

HarperCollins, UK

An engaging workbook for children learning English with the Big Cat series. These workbooks accompany the popular Collins Big Cat series. They enable children to practice and reinforce the target vocabulary and language structures presented in each corresponding Collins Big Cat reader through enjoyable puzzles, games and activities, as well as through more traditional comprehension exercises.Tracing, copying and eventually free-writing tasks build and develop children’s writing skills as they progress through the Bands, Pink A to Lime. A fun quiz to test understanding, and a reward certificate at the back of each Workbook, enable children to feel a sense of progress as they learn to read more confidently in English.

Pacific Island Scrapbook Workbook (Collins Big Cat)

Activities, Crafts & Games

Join a young girl on the adventure of a lifetime as she swims with dolphins. Written in the first person, in a captivatingly immediate style, readers will feel that they are there with the young swimmer as she fulfils her dream. • Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer developing readers literary language and stories with distinctive characters. • Text type - A non-fiction recount. • A labelled diagram on pages 22 and 23 show the different parts of a dolphin, offering reinforcement. • Curriculum links - Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?, Passport to the world.

Swimming with Dolphins (Collins Big Cat)

An exhilarating ride with one of New Zealand’s foremost adventure photographers, Andy Belcher as he takes on the New Zealand Targa Rally against a variety of cars – from 1960s Austin Healeys and Ford Cortinas to the latest Ferraris. Wonderful photography supports Andy’s recount of the trials and tribulations of this exciting event. • White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language. • Text type - A non-fiction recount of an event. • A photography rally map on pages 30 and 31 encourages discussion and provides lots of opportunities for further activities. • Curriculum links - DT: Vehicles; Geography: Where in the world is Barnaby Bear?

Rally Challenge (Collins Big Cat)

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

An engaging workbook for children who are using the Big Cat series. These workbooks accompany the popular Collins Big Cat series. They enable children to practise and reinforce the target vocabulary and language structures presented in each corresponding Collins Big Cat reader through enjoyable puzzles, games and activities, as well as through more traditional comprehension exercises.Tracing, copying and eventually free-writing tasks build and develop children’s writing skills as they progress through the Bands, Pink A to Lime. A fun quiz to test understanding, and a reward certificate at the back of each Workbook, enable children to feel a sense of progress as they learn to read more confidently in English.

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Books by Belcher, Andy

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Spines, Stings and Teeth: Band 05/Green (Collins Big Cat)

Pacific Island Scrapbook (Collins Big Cat)

Swimming with Dolphins: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)

Rally Challenge: White/Band 10 (Collins Big Cat)

The Journey of Humpback Whales: Band 07/Turquoise (Collins Big Cat)

Pacific Island Scrapbook Workbook (Collins Big Cat)

Swimming with Dolphins (Collins Big Cat)

Rally Challenge (Collins Big Cat)

Pacific Island Scrapbook Workbook (Collins Big Cat)

Pacific Island Scrapbook (Collins Big Cat)