Walking through the forest one moonlit night, Buzz and his dog Bingo find a sign pointing to a Monster Party. It sounds like fun - but first they have to find their way through the Monster Maze, meeting Count Dracula, a werewolf, a troll and a mummy along the way.

Buzz and Bingo in the Monster Maze: Band 08/Purple (Collins Big Cat)

Children's Books

Durant, Alan

Walker, Sholto

Education & Reference

Collins Educational

When Buzz and Bingo went down to the woods one day, they got a big surprise! They met a charming prince, a big bad wolf, seven little men and an old woman. But where was the beautiful girl that every one was looking for? Children will enjoy spotting the familiar characters and plot changes as the traditional stories are skillfully woven together.

Buzz and Bingo in the Fairytale Forest: Band 09/Gold (Collins Big Cat)

Literature & Fiction

HarperCollins, UK

In this comical adventure, Buzz and Bingo find themselves in Outer Space trying to help a lost alien, XY5, find his parents. Along the way they meet a number of glittering constellations in the starry sky and a whole family of aliens. But after assisting XY5 they find themselves with the problem of trying to get back to earth.

Buzz and Bingo in the Starry Sky: Band 10/White (Collins Big Cat)

Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed.
Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed.
Pages 14-15 contain a flow chart, giving the opportunity to summarise and discuss the events of the story.
Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language with some challenging vocabulary.
Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

The Pot of Gold: Band 08/Purple (Collins Big Cat)

DONALDSON, JULIA

When Zara wishes for a new dress for the school party she doesn’t expect to see a fairy godbrother land in her room, especially when he tries to “text-a-spell” with unpredictable results! Will Zara ever get her dream dress?
• Collins Big Cat Progress builds confidence, helping struggling pupils not only to read, but to love reading • Dual-banded books provide age-appropriate interest level material matched with a lower reading ability level • Every book is levelled by reading expert Cliff Moon to ensure precise, systematic, measurable progression to help close the ability gap • The books use a range of reading strategies: phonic, graphic, syntactic and contextual to build confident, accurate, fluent readers • Designed to build speaking and listening skills, as well as reading skills, the books are highly visual and include incredible illustrations and photographs • Every book has a Key Stage 2 look-and-feel to engage older pupils and avoid stigmatisation • Topics are relevant for children in years 3-6 and connected to the curriculum and framework objectives for these years to support inclusion • Progress titles contain a Reader Response page to encourage the pupil to respond to and recall what they have read. This offers an ideal opportunity to check comprehension • Ideas for Reading, written by primary literacy expert Gill Howell are included in the back of every book to help you support the reading needs of each child • This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader

Zara and the Fairy Godbrother: Band 05 Green/Band 14 Ruby (Collins Big Cat Progress)

Ryan, Margaret

A Workbook enabling children to practise the language points presented in the Reader.

Buzz & Bingo in the Starry Sky Workbook (Collins Big Cat)

Collins Cobuild

An engaging workbook for children learning English with the Big Cat series.

Buzz and Bingo and the Monster Maze Workbook (Collins Big Cat)

Buzz and Bingo in the Fairytale Forest Workbook (Collins Big Cat)

Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed. Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed. Pages 14-15 contain a flow chart, giving the opportunity to summarise and discuss the events of the story. Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language with some challenging vocabulary. Ideas for Guided Reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

The Pot of Gold (Collins Big Cat)