What would you like to do when you grow up? From blogger to stunt performer, firefighter to marine biologist, find out about the amazing jobs that are out there to be explored! In this book, you'll read about people who love doing what they do for a living. You'll find out what they were like at school and how they got their dream job. This book will also help you start thinking about the type of work you might want to do. Read on and see if you can spot a job you fancy! And don't worry if you still can't decide - you still have plenty of time to find your dream career! My Dream Job is part of the Reading Planet range of books for Stars (Lime) to Supernova (Red+) band. Children aged 7-11 will be inspired to love reading through the gripping stories and fascinating information books created by top authors. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 10-11 years

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics. Craig wants to have fun at the fair, but Scarlet's only interested on riding the Monster Coaster, and it looks so frightening! Sometimes things turn out differently than we expect and being with family can be all the courage we need.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers that together provide a consistent and highly effective approach to teaching phonics. Amba and her mum are looking to clear the clutter and make a bit of extra money, and what better way than a car boot sale! Amba picks out items to sell, but she is very torn about her old toy tiger. Will she bring it back home again or will it start new life?

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. Rajni and Sheela live in opposite flats, high up in the clouds in an apartment block in Mumbai. They wave to each other every day from their windows and believe they could be best friends … but they’ve never met! Will they ever get to know each other properly? This lovely story of friendship was written by Narinder Dhami. Lime Plus/Band 11+ books provide challenging plots and vocabulary as well as opportunities to practise inference, prediction and reading stamina. Pages 46 and 47 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Collins Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds features exciting fiction and non-fiction decodable readers to enthuse and inspire children. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. They have age-appropriate content, more mature images, and are fully aligned to Letters and Sounds Phases 3–5. In 1912, the supposed remains of the earliest human ever discovered were unearthed at Piltdown. The remains were subsequently found to be fake, although no-one knows for sure who devised the hoax. This fascinating non-fiction book is structured like a mystery, taking the reader through how the evidence gradually didn’t seem to add up … Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. The focus sounds in this book are: /ai/ ay, a-e, ey, ei. Pages 30 and 31 allow children to re-visit the content of the book, supporting comprehension skills, vocabulary development and recall. Reading notes within the book provide practical support for reading Big Cat Phonics for Letters and Sounds with children, including a list of all the sounds and words that the book will cover.

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. Shimmer is a red and reds never visit Pink Town. Zoom is a pink and pinks never even think of going to Red Town! It's always been this way, the pinks and reds stay away from each other. But, then Zoom and Shimmer stay out past dark. They can't find their way back and they bump into each other in the dark and shelter together until the are rescued. What will happen next?

Big Cat Phonics for Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It comprises classroom resources to support the SSP programme and a range of phonic readers. The 7+ books are designed for children aged 7+ who need more practice to acquire phonics skills. Brook is convinced there's nothing interesting about the street he lives on, but a project for school means he has to delve deeper! Follow Brook as he discovers the stories of the people living on his street and gains a better understanding and appreciation of Green street. There's so much more to this street than you might imagine!

Maria and Kimi can't wait to explore the local culture fair. Tasting foods and playing games from all over the world sounds like fun! But Maria's parents need the girls to help at the information stand first - boring! When Kimi spots a box full of strange things that people have lost, the girls have an idea that will be fun as well as helpful. Will they be able to find all the owners of these mysterious objects? Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 7-8 (Year 3) Book band: Brown A Phonics phase: n/a

Within this collection of Indian folk tales, you'll meet a crafty king, a sneaky salesman and a terrible thief ... along with a jackal who tries to rule the jungle and a greedy sister who gets exactly what she deserves. Read on to discover how the cheaters are outwitted and why honesty is always rewarded! Just One Grain of Rice and Other Indian Folk Tales is part of the Reading Planet range of books for Stars (Lime) to Supernova (Red+) band.Children aged 7-11 will be inspired to love reading through the gripping stories and fascinating information books created by top authors. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years

Ram the farmer is in trouble. Bali the tiger has threatened to eat him, his wife and their children, unless Ram gives up his pretty white cow. But Reeta, Ram's clever wife, has a plan to outwit the hungry tiger...

This beautiful retelling of an Indian folk tale from best-selling author Narinder Dhami is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations from Christopher Corr and quirky characters young readers will find hard to resist.

Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. They are packed with gorgeous colour illustrations and include inside cover notes to help adults reading with children, as well as ideas for activities related to the stories.

Big Cat for Little Wandle Fluency has been developed in collaboration with Wandle Learning Trust and Little Sutton Primary School. It consists of a range of chapter books with increasing word counts across 10 fluency levels aimed at children in Year 2 and 3. Each book builds reading confidence, stamina and speed and nurtures a love for reading. Fluency 2 books have a word count of 3360 words with an expected reading rate of 70 words per minute. Harry, Nazreen, Lily and Krish are a tight-knit group of friends, united by their love of jokes and pranks. However, when the reception class’s play area is destroyed in what looks like a deliberate act, the deputy head automatically suspects the usual pranksters. They are determined to prove their innocence, but will they be able to find the proof they need in only twenty minutes of break-time?!

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level 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. Text type: Fiction from our literary heritage Curriculum links: English: fiction from the English literary heritage This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available. Milo and his dad are moving in with Lily and her mum. Milo and Lily aren’t at all happy about it, and neither are their pets… Copper/Band 12 books provide more complex plots and longer chapters that develop reading stamina. Text type: A contemporary story Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities

Part of the "Storyworlds" series, this pack contains the four Stage Six "Fantasy World" stories. Each stage of "Storyworlds" provides a carefully structured introduction of words and language. The different worlds ensure that these are introduced and practised in a variety of contexts. Stages Four, Five and Six adopt a broadening structure to encourage the move to independent reading. Between 20 and 40 new words are added at each of these three stages, and continued repetition of text helps to maintain the build-up of confidence.

Genre: Realistic story Learning Objectives: Language Comprehension Strand 7: Use syntax and context to build up their store of vocabulary when reading for meaning Writing Opportunities Strand 9: Select from different presentational features to suit particular writing purposes (e.g. writing a diary entry and an invitation).

Collins Big Cat supports every primary child on their reading journey from phonics to fluency. Top authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that children love to read. Book banded for guided and independent reading, there are reading notes in the back, comprehensive teaching and assessment support and ebooks available. Ruby adores playing football, but it’s 1921 and the Football Association has decided that football isn’t suitable for girls – and Ruby’s father is in complete agreement. Can Ruby’s ingenious solution save the day? Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Join sister and brother, Sarita and Amar Joshi, on a whirlwind tour of India. Find out lots of fascinating information about this amazing country, including: Wonderful wildlife - including lions, tigers, elephants and snow leopards Delicious food - from samosas and dosas to spicy curries Colourful clothes - you'll even learn how to put on a sari Popular sports and entertainment - from cricket, to traditional music and Bollywood films After reading this book, you'll want to transport yourself to this incredible country! Incredible India is part of the Reading Planet range of books for Stars (Lime) to Supernova (Red+) band. Children aged 7-11 will love reading the exciting collection of fiction and non-fiction written by top authors. Inspire them to keep reading through gripping stories and fascinating information books packed with rich language and stunning artwork. Reading Planet books have been carefully levelled to support children in becoming fluent and confident readers. Each book features useful notes and questions to support reading at home and develop comprehension skills. Reading age: 8-9 years

Book Band: Brown - Ideal for ages 8+ A funny retelling of an Indian folk tale from best-selling author Narinder Dhami. Bulbul would much rather sit at home under the mango tree than go to work. And anyway everyone in the village agrees that he is the worst barber in the whole world. Luckily his wife Ruby has a cunning plan to earn money - but first they must outwit a notorious band of thieves! This comical version of a traditional Indian story from best-selling author Narinder Dhami has entertaining black-and-white illustrations by Amberin Huq and is perfect for children who are developing as readers. The Bloomsbury Readers series is packed with book-banded stories to get children reading independently in Key Stage 2 by award-winning authors like double Carnegie Medal winner Geraldine McCaughrean and Waterstones Prize winner Patrice Lawrence. With engaging illustrations and online guided reading notes written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), this series is ideal for home and school. For more information visit www.bloomsburyreaders.com. 'Any list that brings together such a quality line up of authors is going to be welcomed ... Bloomsbury Readers are aimed squarely at children in Key Stage 2 and designed to support them as they start reading independently and while they continue to gain confidence and understanding.' Books for Keeps

Six captivating and engaging stories with clear phonics progression, ideal for children who are taking their first steps in reading. Join Sam on a camping trip with his special backpack, help Pip catch her dragon balloon and find out what happens when Hen's very big egg starts to cracka| With a variety of stunning artwork styles and six funny, heart-warming and exciting stories, this collection has something for everyone! The stories have been specially written to support and develop your child's early reading skills as they start to use letters and sounds to read simple words. Activities after every story make reading fun and reinforce comprehension. Each collection also features tips for parents to help you support your child's developing reading skills. Featuring much-loved characters, great authors, engaging storylines and fun activities, Read with Oxford offers an exciting range of carefully levelled reading books to build your child's reading confidence. Read with Oxford Stage 1 equates to Oxford Levels 1 and 1+ used in schools. For more information about the Read with Oxford Stages, as well as practical advice, free eBooks and fun activities to help your child progress, go to readwithoxford.com. Let's get them flying!

Join the Sleepover Club: Frankie, Kenny, Felicity, Rosie and Lyndsey, five girls who want to have fun – but who always end up in mischief!

Fliss is desperate for a pet in 'The Sleepover Club at Rosie's' and volunteers to look after the school hamster for the weekend. Oh-oh…Kenny's horrible sister is out to make trouble in 'The Sleepover Club at Kenny's' – have the Sleepover Club met their match? And in 'Starring the Sleepover Club', it's all fun and games with Fliss's mum's camcorder. Will the Sleepover Club discover screen stardom, or will their film be a flop?

This fantastic range of fiction for Shared, Guided and Independent reading gives you stories your children will love to read over and over again. Gaelic and Scottish teaching support also accompanies this reading series.

It's time to welcome new girls to Malory Towers, the famous boarding school by the sea, in four brand-new stories by outstanding authors, set in Enid Blyton's much-loved school.

YA and Waterstones Book Prize-winner Patrice Lawrence introduces us to proud Marietta with her magnificent head of braided hair. A dormitory argument reveals something unusual about Marietta, and something equally unexpected about Alicia.

In Guardian and Stylist columnist Lucy Mangan's story, student librarian Evelyn is wary of her lively, lacrosse-playing classmates. When one of them becomes a regular visitor to the hushed domain of the library, can Evelyn really trust her?

Sunita Sharma joins Malory Towers surrounded by a sense of mystery, in Narinder Dhami's fabulous story. But is Sunita really as glamorous as Gwendoline imagines?

In Rebecca Westcott's heartwarming story, Darrell and friends fear the worst when spoilt Gwendoline's cousin joins the school. But Maggie is very different from her stuck-up relative . . .

Your home was the one place you felt safe. Now it's your prison. You were invisible. Now your every move is monitored by masked strangers. You looked after your mum, your best friend. Now you barely know her. Everything can change in thirteen hours.

Engaging fiction and non-fiction fully aligned to each week of Essential Letters and Sounds, allowing children to consolidate their phonic knowledge through reading in context. These fully decodable readers are 100% matched to the phonic progression of Essential Letters and Sounds. Essential Letters and Sounds is a systematic synthetic phonics programme validated by the Department for Education. These readers complement your existing decodable readers from Oxford University Press and can be used alongside them to support the teaching of Essential Letters and Sounds. A Fantastic Trip allows children to apply their phonics learning from Year 1, Autumn 1, Week 1 of Essential Letters and Sounds.