This is a report about how costumes are made for actors. It describes the whole process, from design to wardrobe. 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

This book introduces a typical day in the working life of a vet. It focuses on the link between the vet's appointment times and the medical help she gives her sick or hurt animal patients. Also, the vet offers helpful advice to the animals' owners. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 5-6 (Year 1) Book band: Green B Phonics phase: 5

TreeTops Non-fiction are part of a structured reading programme for juniors from Oxford Reading Tree, Levels 9-16. The high-interest subject matter they cover will motivate all children to read - especially boys. They are ideal for guided reading. Books contain inside cover notes to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk. They are available in mixed packs of six books or class packs of 36 books.

Five fantastic stories and one non-fiction book from Star Reading. With brilliant parent notes to help you get the most out of every book with your child, all at pink book band level.

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Boudica, the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe, is famous for leading her people into battle against the Romans about 2000 years ago. But who was Boudica, and what led her to fight against the might of Rome? Travel back in time with this book, and find out! Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts. Text type: An information book Curriculum links: History

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. Dinosaurs have been fascinating people for many years. Why and how did such powerful reptiles become extinct so suddenly? It is a puzzle that has mystified scientists for a long time. Help us to study the evidence and solve the puzzle! 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. Claire has always been interested in prehistoric animals. It's fascinating to learn how the world’s scientists study and discuss every single piece of evidence of the Earth’s climate, rocks, animals and plants. It can’t be easy studying things that happened so long ago.

The Level 9 pack contains 6 books, one of each of the following titles: Sculptures for the Emperor, Stone Sculptures to Frozen Figures, Wake Up!, Sleep, Turtle Beach, Rock Pool to Rainforest. Oxford Reading Tree Explore with Biff, Chip and Kipper is a series of paired fiction and non-fiction books linked by curriculum-related topics that children will be learning about in the classroom. Each pair consists of an engaging story featuring well-loved characters and a compelling non-fiction book. These topic-linked pairings encourage children to read and relish both text types from an early age, develop and deepen their reading comprehension and foster a love of reading. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it is easy to match every child with the right book and enable them to progress. These books are phonically decodable featuring a small number of pre-taught, non-decodable words to enrich the texts and support language development. Each book contains inside cover notes to help adults read and explore the content with their child. Free teaching notes and help with childrens reading development is available on Oxford Owl at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to help children who are behind in their reading to catch up fast Ideal for home learning. Rapid Reading is a catch-up intervention reading scheme that has been proven to help children who are behind in their reading to triple their rate of progress. Each carefully-levelled reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their comprehension skills, reading fluency and confidence. Includes 'Before reading' notes to help children read with confidence and 'Quiz' questions to develop understanding. This book contains one fiction text and one non-fiction text on a similar theme.

Part of the Rigby Star Family|, this Rigby Star Independent reader is levelled for independent, follow-on reading from the KS1 guided reading sessions.|, this reader is levelled for independent, follow-on reading from the KS1 guided reading sessions.

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to help children who are behind in their reading to catch up fast Ideal for home learning. Rapid Reading is a catch-up intervention reading scheme that has been proven to help children who are behind in their reading to triple their rate of progress. Each carefully-levelled reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their comprehension skills, reading fluency and confidence. Includes 'Before reading' notes to help children read with confidence and 'Quiz' questions to develop understanding. This book contains one fiction text and one non-fiction text on a similar theme.

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to help children who are behind in their reading to catch up fast Ideal for home learning. Rapid Reading is a catch-up intervention reading scheme that has been proven to help children who are behind in their reading to triple their rate of progress. Each carefully-levelled reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their comprehension skills, reading fluency and confidence. Includes 'Before reading' notes to help children read with confidence and 'Quiz' questions to develop understanding. This book contains one fiction text and one non-fiction text on a similar theme.

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. Have you ever seen a whale stranding on television. Why do these magnificent and enormous creatures become stranded? Read on to find out why it happens and how people help to rescue them. White Plus/Band 10+ 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. Claire was lucky enough once to go on a whale-watching trip. Like other people on the boat, she felt a bond with the magnificent creatures that suddenly appeared and then dived back down under the sea. Writing this book about their mysterious strandings helped her to understand and admire them more.

Suitable for children age 7 and above with a reading age of 5 years to 5 years 6 months Part of the Rapid Reading intervention series by Pearson Rapid Stage: Starter Level 1B (equivalent to blue book band) Design supports readers with dyslexia Proven to help children who are behind in their reading to catch up fast Ideal for home learning. Rapid Reading is a catch-up intervention reading scheme that has been proven to help children who are behind in their reading to triple their rate of progress. Each carefully-levelled reading book has a dyslexia-friendly design and supports all struggling learners, including those with SEND, to develop their comprehension skills, reading fluency and confidence. Includes 'Before reading' notes to help children read with confidence and 'Quiz' questions to develop understanding. This book contains one fiction text and one non-fiction text on a similar theme.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Is the world’s climate changing? We all know the theory but here is the evidence, in stunning photographs and information. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. A weather map on pages 54 and 55 helps children to look at the areas of the world most affected by extreme weather and what is happening where. Text type: A non-chronological report. Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best-loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening. This pack contains 36 books, six of each of the following titles: Tall and Tiny, The Lambton Worm, Icarus, Sea Stories, The Magic Cow and Puss in Boots.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Welcome to Karasjok! Find out what it is like to live in Northern Norway where it is dark for much of the winter. Non-fiction texts in Turquoise Band use maps, charts and diagrams to present information. Learners are encouraged to navigate information displayed in glossaries and indexes. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Project X CODE Extra introduces more exciting adventure stories and stimulating non-fiction texts into the Project X CODE series. This pack contains 1 copy of each of the following titles: Trapped in the Tower, Meet a Dragon, Air Spin, Thrill Seekers. In line with the phonic, vocabulary and comprehension progression in Project X CODE, these books are ideal for additional practice outside of the core intervention sessions, for introducing children to non-fiction texts, and for children who simply want to read more of the CODE adventure!

Have you ever seen a puppet show? Now's your chance to go behind the scenes! Take a trip inside the Little Angel Theatre and meet Ronnie the puppeteer. As he takes you on a tour of the theatre, you can meet lots of puppets, find out how they're made and how a show is put on. This colourful non-fiction book brings the world of puppets to life. Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. Text type: An information book. Pages 22 and 23 show a diagram of the different areas of the puppet theatre, to help children to recap what they have read. Additional retrieval devices such as a glossary and index can be evaluated for their usefulness as children develop critical reading skills. Curriculum links: Design and Technology: Puppets; Art and design: People in action This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Part of Rigby Star Guided series this is the only programme built specifically for guided reading. Its rich, multi-layered stories and non-fiction texts by top quality authors and illustrators are guarantreed to captivate children and facilitate discussion.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. What is chocolate and how is it made? Find out in this book. Non-fiction texts in Turquoise Band use maps, charts and diagrams to present information. Learners are encouraged to navigate information displayed in glossaries and indexes. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.

Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level Every human has to breathe, but how do we do it – and why? This detailed non-fiction book clearly explains the breathing process, how your lungs are connected to the rest of your body, using detailed diagrams for support. Topaz/Band 13 books offer longer and more demanding reads for children to investigate and evaluate. Text type: An information book Curriculum links: Science This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

In this non-fiction recount of a family trip to the dump, simple text combined with Ley Honor Roberts lively and inimitable cartoon-photo collage style brings environmental issues to life. The family's journey around the dump shows how different materials are sorted into different containers, ready for recycling. Red B/Band 2B books offer simple but varied text with familiar objects and actions, combined with simple story development and a satisfying conclusion. Text type - A simple recount. A diagram on pages 14 and 15 provides a chance to recap where each material was deposited. This information book is paired with a story on the same theme: Tec and the Litter by Tony Mitton. This book has been levelled for Reading Recovery.

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Where can you see rockets blast into space? Which is the driest place on Earth? Which is the world's highest mountain? Find out the answers and many more facts in this amazing book about the planet we live on. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. A world map with all the places mentioned in the text highlighted on pages 54 and 55 helps children to recap the different places they've learnt about and where they all are in the world. Text type: An information book. The book is paired with The Golden Turlte and Other Tales, a selection of short stories from other cultures. Curriculum links: Geography: Passport to the world. This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Bukolla is a very beautiful brown cow, so when she goes missing Frida cannot return home without her. But up in the mountains she discovers that Bukolla isn't only good for making milk ... can this clever beast use her magical powers to outwit a pair of devious trolls? Children will fall in love with this story with its engaging rhymes and vivid illustrations. TreeTops Greatest Stories offers children some of the worlds best loved tales in a collection of timeless classics. Top children's authors and talented illustrators work together to bring to life our literary heritage for a new generation, engaging and delighting children. The books are carefully levelled, making it easy to match every child to the right book. Each book contains inside cover notes to help children explore the content, supporting their reading development. Teaching notes on Oxford Owl offer cross-curricular links and activities to support guided reading, writing, speaking and listening. This pack provides 6 copies of the same title.

Our international primary reading series will help your learners become confident, independent readers. Why are some birds colourful and others dull? In this book children will learn about birds, from hummingbirds to flamingos. Purple Band non-fiction titles provide more in-depth information and technical vocabulary than in previous bands. Contains full teaching support including learning outcomes, curriculum links and follow-up activities.