This exciting and fact-filled title comprises all the best bits from the popular Question Time series, giving lively, informative answers to many of the WHAT, HOW, WHY and WHICH questions that young children ask about the world around them. What? Where? Why? Questions and Answers about Nature asks a variety of questions such as 'How do caterpillars grow up?', 'Why are whales such whoppers?', 'How does the frilled lizard trick its enemies?', 'Why do peacocks show off?', 'How can a shark drown?' and 'What is a rainforest?' plus hundreds more. Containing information taken from the Question Time titles Creepy-Crawlies, Mammals, Reptiles, Birds, Sharks, Seashore and Rainforest, with brand-new pages on fish, this bumper volume is sure to delight the inquisitive reader. Carefully researched and created to fulfil early-learning needs, the book covers a wealth of popular natural history subjects that will stimulate children's curiosity. The topics are explored in great detail with engaging text, and supported by colourful and inviting illustrations that bring the natural world vividly to life. with eye-catching cartoons and a Now I Know feature reinforces the facts that have been explained. This focused approach will provide a solid basis of knowledge, as well as inspire and educate.

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

This book is about drawing. It shows children how to see shapes in objects and to draw the shapes in order to create an image of the object. 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: Yellow A Phonics phase: 4

This Project X Origins Non-fiction pack includes 46 books to engage and captivate readers aged 7 to 11 years. The books are perfect for independent reading and support and develop children's subject knowledge in cross-curricular topics. Texts are finely levelled to give children the right amount of challenge and improve their reading stamina.

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.

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

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.

"Rigby Rocket" is designed to offer links from guided to independent reading. It is linked to guided reading objectives, allowing children to practise valuable skills following a guided reading session. The titles are levelled to "Book Bands for Guided Reading", and provide stories that children are able to read independently. Each title contains reading notes written specifically for parents/Learning Support Assistants. These focus on key reading skills and encourage discussion to improve children's comprehension. The "Pink Level" titles are aimed at children in Reception.

Lots of people like to go on safari in Africa. This books look at all the animals they can see in safari parks: lions, hippos, elephants, giraffes and ostriches. Photographic images Includes contents and glossary

For the first time, Kingfisher brings its expertise in beautifully-designed, trusted non-fiction to the sphere of learning to read. This new graded reading series will grip children's interest. Developed with literacy experts, the five-level series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone.

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.

Genre: A funny fantasy story with predictable structure and patterned language. Learning Objectives: Word Recognition Strand 5: Read some high frequency words. Language Comprehension Strand 7: Show an understanding of the elements of stories, such as main character, sequence of events, and openings.

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. Our world is full of amazing animals and most of them are harmless to humans but it's always best to be prepared when venturing into nature. Have you ever thought about what you would do if you came across a wild animal? Do you know what to do if you find yourself face to face with a bear or a shark? This informative book will give you some tips! It's always better to be informed when exploring wild habitats!

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.

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. Part of the Shinoy and the Chaos Crew non-fiction series, this information book ties into The Day the Rain Fell Up. Find out the answers to questions you've always wanted to know about rain. Have you ever seen rain falling up? Where does the rain go? What would happen if there was no rain? Find out all the answers and more! Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

Pack of 6 reading books from the Rapid Reading series, used in schools to help struggling readers catch up Suitable for children in Key Stage 2 (Years 3, 4, 5, 6) - aged 7 to 11 who struggle with reading High-interest, low reading age books Innovative design supports children with dyslexia and other SEN The difficulty level of this pack ranges from a reading age of 5.5 years to 7 years to allow your child to progress. The pack contains the following books: Pets and Pests (Rapid Stage 1b) Sports Mad (Rapid Stage 1b) Creepy Castles (Rapid Stage 2b) Ice Age (Rapid Stage 2b) Savage Beasts (Rapid Stage 3a) Space Junk (Rapid Stage 3a)

Project X Origins is a ground-breaking guided reading programme for the whole school. Action-packed stories, fascinating non-fiction and comprehensive guided reading support meet the needs of children at every stage of their reading development. Travel back in time with Ant in the non-fiction book Dinosaur Safari and take a look at the world over 100 million years ago. Each book contains inside cover notes that highlight challenge words, prompt questions and a range of follow-up activities to support children in their reading.

Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Who is new at the horse-riding club? Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online

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.

Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. Sid waits for Dad. Includes: Before and after reading activities Picture dictionary Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online

For the first time, Kingfisher brings its expertise in beautifully-designed, trusted non-fiction to the sphere of learning to read. This new graded reading series will grip children's interest. Developed with literacy experts, the five-level series will guide young readers as they build confidence and fluency in their literacy skills and progress towards reading alone.

Inspire a love of reading with stories that are written from a child’s perspective and will encourage children to discover the world around them. With audio and activities, Peapod Readers are the perfect start to a child’s journey into learning English. How do animals say hello? Includes: Before and after reading activities Exam practice for Cambridge Pre A1 Starters Reading guide online

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

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.