Cassia and her family live in a tiny apartment in ancient Rome. Her parents are too poor to send her to school. Instead, Cassia and her brother spend their days working at a stinky laundry cleaning dirty clothes. Cassia dreams of a better life for her and her family. If only they could move out of the noisy city onto a quiet farm. But how will Cassia ever be able to make her dream come true?

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

Jake wishes he was as good at playing Space Explorers as his big brother Sam. Then one day Jake ends up inside the game, collecting rocks and dodging aliens! It's brilliant fun until he discovers that Sam is trapped inside the game, and needs his help. Can Jake play well enough to save his brother or will everything get Out of Control? Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These 36 original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains one of each of the following original stories: Stanley Manners, Rhyme Slime, Out of Control, Do Tigers Have Nine Lives?, Julia Caesar, Agent Blue and the Swirly Whirly. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.

Oxford Reading Tree Story Sparks is an emotionally-engaging fiction series that will fire children's imaginations. These original stories will get children thinking, and develop and deepen their comprehension skills. The variety of authors and illustration styles broadens children's reading experience, with something to appeal to every child. This pack contains six of each of the following original stories: Stanley Manners, Rhyme Slime, Out of Control, Do Tigers Have Nine Lives?, Julia Caesar, Agent Blue and the Swirly Whirly. All the books in the series are carefully levelled, so it's easy to match every child to the right book for them. They also contain inside cover notes, to enable parents and teachers to support children in their reading. Help with children's reading development is also available at www.oxfordowl.co.uk.