Ragbag, Dot and Bob want to save water.They try to collect rainwater in a cup and a hat (an umbrella!) but with little success. Even the fish narrowly escape having water taken from their tank! Eventually, the Apes collect lots of water in a tub - enough to fill their paddling pool! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception) Book band: Red B Phonics phase: 3

One day, Dot decides to grow some of her favourite food - pizza, fish and chips and popcorn! She 'sows' it and waits patiently for the food to grow, but of course nothing happens, Ragbag and Bob fetch some seeds, and together the Eco Apes plant them and successfully grow their own food! Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception) Book band: Red C Phonics phase: 4

Ragbag loves rubbish but the other Eco Apes aren't so keen. Ragbag teaches Bob and Dot that recycling rubbish can be fun when he shows them how to turn some everyday items of rubbish into some of their favourite things - a ship, a rocket and a hat. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence Suitable for children age 4-5 (Reception) Book band: Red A Phonics phase: 3

Compare the way the five-year-old narrator and his baby sister Kim can do everyday activities in this lovely non-fiction book written by Catherine Baker and beautifully illustrated by Karin Littlewood. Pink B/Band 1B books offer simple, predictable text with familiar objects and actions. Text type: A simple non-fiction text Pages 14-15 provide an opportunity for children to recap the story. Curriculum links: PSHE, Science

Using simple explanations and vibrant photographs, this engaging information book by Greg Cook looks at the process of making mats in India and goes on to show different mats from around the world. Collins Big Cat Phonics Progress books are specifically designed for struggling readers, giving them age-appropriate texts that they can read, building their confidence and fostering positive attitudes towards reading. This title has a text level of Band 1A / Pink A, which offers emergent readers very simple text supported by illustrations, and an interest level of Band 8 / Purple. Text type: An information book Children can recap the process of making a mat on pages 14 to 15. Curriculum links: Geography

In Displacement City, outreach worker Greg Cook and street nurse Cathy Crowe present the stories of frontline workers, advocates, and people living without homes during the pandemic. The book uses prose, poetry, and photography to document lived experiences of homelessness, responses to the housing crisis, efforts to fight back for homes, and possible solutions to move Toronto forward. Contributors provide particular insight into policies affecting Indigenous peoples and how the legacy of colonialism and displacement reached a critical point during the pandemic. Offering rich stories of care, mutual aid, and solidarity, Displacement City provides a vivid account of a humanitarian disaster.

This title is part of Bug Club, the first whole-school reading programme that joins books with an online reading world to teach today's children to read. In this Red-A level Eco Apes book: Ragbag loves rubbish but the other Eco Apes aren't so keen! Ragbag teaches Bob and Dot that recycling rubbish can be fun when he shows them how to turn some everyday items of rubbish into some of their favourite things - a ship, a rocket and a hat!