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Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level World War 2 is over and things in Britain are changing. For Philip and his family this means moving out, from the grey, cramped city to wide open spaces. But Gran doesn't want to...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Three spooky tales from three peerless storytellers, perfect for telling around the fire on a dark, windy night. Read of Flynn, who battled with three skeletons; of Tom, who saw...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level In Selim-Hassan the Seventh, a teenager is determined not to follow in his father's footsteps (but his great-great-great-great grandfather has other ideas). In The Wall, a young...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Have you ever wondered how to draw your favourite manga character, or design a character of your own? Manga artist Katie Coope shows you how, step by step. Use this book to...

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...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Meet children who live on islands all over the world in this non-fiction book. They tell us how they live, what they do and what it's like in their different communitites...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level The Maasai have a reputation for courage, independence and a way of life that fits with the grasslands of the East African plains. Find out all about the people, their history...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped as a child from his village in Africa and shipped to America to begin life in slavery. This book recounts his amazing journey to freedom and how he...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level It's Cal and Annie's first day at their new school. Cal is terrified that his little sister is going to tell the other children at school the family secret - that their dad is a...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This fascinating book, written in conjunction with the London National Portrait Gallery, examines what portraits are and what they can tell you about the sitter (and the artist)...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Have you ever wanted to be a Tudor? Here's how to do it - in just twenty easy stages. Find out all about the Tudor monarchs, homes, food and much more in this funny historical...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level When the Game Player of Zob pays a visit to earth and challenges the earthling children to a game, the children soon find out that the alien is a very bad loser - and that isn't...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This stunning non-fiction book presents the underwater world and why we must protect this special place. There are simple descriptions of food chains, bizarre ways in which deep...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Brother Aelred has remarkably smelly feet. To spare the other monks' noses, he is given the job of tending to the pigs. However, when Viking raiders arrive to attack, loot and...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Brave Tim agrees to look after Rosa's pets. He isn't afraid of vultures or wolfhounds, or even giant rabbits. But he isn't so sure about the gorilla, gargling in the kitchen! A...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This adventure story recounts the first round-world voyage of Tudor explorer Sir Francis Drake through the eyes of Dickon, a lame stowaway, who goes on to become Drake's cabin...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A twist on traditional tales of frogs and three wishes, this story features a modern day prince, who loves football. Unfortunately he looses his football to frog, who demands a...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Do you know what it takes to be a top footballer? Can you pick out the best moves? Find out in this guide to football skills. It will help children to understand how to study a...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This report with its dramatic photography helps us understand what brown bears look like and the savage, unspoilt, grandeur of their habitat. It persuades us that these animals...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level In this information book, detailed photographs, illustrations and vivid descriptions are used to introduce readers to some of the tiniest and weirdest monsters in the natural...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Bungleman is Pickleton's very own local superhero. Dennis is his long-suffering son. When disaster strikes in Pickleton, it is Bungleman who everyone calls upon to save the day...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level 'What Happened to the Dinosaurs' investigates why these huge creatures disappeared. The important question, 'How do we know they existed?' is answered with a clear timeline of...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Spider McDrew gets the chance to play for the Parkfield school football team, in the end-of-season cup draw. As usual though, things are not plain sailing for Spider who lets his...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Flash Harriet , the famous girl detective, is on the trail of a crime... and it has led her to the shores of Loch Ness. Find out what happens in this comic detective story...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level If you want to be a Viking, this book tells you everything that you need to know from how to milk a cow, to how to choose a sword! This information book is carefully organised...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level An account of three true life stories of survival, where people have to act quickly against unexpected disasters. Maps and pictures engage us in the drama of a sailor lost at...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level A range of beautifully illustrated Michael Rosen's poems, including many of his classic works such as 'Down behind the dustbin'. The poems resonate with children's lives as they...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Everyone at Parkfield School thinks that Spider McDrew is a hopeless case. He is always muddling things up and saying or doing the wrong thing. In this story, his class visit the...

Another captivating title written and photographed by BBC Big Cat Diaries presenters, Jonathan and Angela Scott; authors of the Collins Big Cat titles Antartica: Land of the Penguins and Big Cat Babies. This time they look at the lives of Africa's three...

Can you imagine a world with whales that could walk and giant earth moles? They both lived on Earth long ago and their relatives still live here today. Explore the terrifying, giant, strange ancestors of everyday creatures, in this captivating...

Mona the goat's brother is good at jumping. Mona's sister is good at leaping. Mona is good at growing sunflowers. But when she meets a big, fierce lion, Mona finds out she's good at something else too! A humorous fantasy story by renowned childrens'...

Ros Asquith, cartoonist and author of many children's books such as Trixie Tempest and Pass the Parcel), gives a masterclass on illustrating your own cartoons - with help from Trixie Tempest and others. This is an instructional book in the same style as...

Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny and Sandy, who are forever arguing. One day a little man comes to stay, and it looks as though their luck has changed. Julia Donaldson tells the tale of the misfortunate characters Bonny...

Chewy Hughie chews anything and everything he can get his paws on, driving his owners to distraction! But what happens when Chewy Hughie discovers a packet of bubblegum... This is a lively rhyming story by Jane Clarke, illustrated with stunning artwork...

People have run Marathons for more than 100 years, but how long is a marathon? Where are they run? Who can enter? Find out all about one of the most toughest and popular running events, in this non-chronological report. People have run Marathons for more...

'It was bedtime and Arthur was still awake. "I don't want to go to sleep," he said. Where could he go to find a place where NO ONE went to sleep?' Arthur returns in another stunning title, written and illustrated by Joseph Theobald. o Orange/ Band 6...

This fascinating book gives an introduction to some of the oldest, boldest and coldest sculptures ever made! From the sphinx and the Statue of Liberty, to works by Henry Moore, Rachel Whiteread and Meret Oppenheim, the sculptures are revealed in stunning...

Read this humorous fantasy story about Rex the dinosaur who wants to give animals super haircuts and make them happy. Green/ Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and varied characters. Text type - A humorous fantasy story. The...

What do I do? This non-fiction book looks at the different types of work that adults do. Photographs show children having fun dressing up with the appropriate props, while a series of illustrations for each job reveals a range of typical activities. The...

Every child's dream; a robot that tidies your room! But in this wordless picture book, the advantage-taking boy discovers his wised-up robot messing everything up again! Hiding the mess, the boy goes out to play... before all is revealed and Mum turns to...

Read the fantasy story by Julia Donaldson about a mermaid and a greedy octopus, filled with colourful illustrations. Blue/ Band 4 books offer longer, repeated patterns with sequential events and integrated literary and natural language. Text type - A...

This book with beautiful illustrations captures the qualities of each kind of light, from sunlight to moonlight to electric light, the way it illuminates and the relationship between darkness and light. Yellow level/ Band 3 books offer early readers...

Find out what happens to the little egg in this patterned story, filled with colourful illustrations by Shoo Rayner. Yellow level/ Band 3 books offer early readers varied sentence structure and natural language. Text type - A patterned story with a...

Collins' celebrity gardening author demonstrates with her son, Harry, how to make a garden, step-by-step, in an old wheelbarrow. The book has instructions and wonderful photographs demonstrating the steps involved in making a garden. Blue/ Band 4...

Here is everything you need to know about being a knight, from from being a young page to being knighted. This humorous non-fiction book explains all the tasks, training, outfits and privileges that came with the job. Gold/Band 9 fiction books offer...