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Milo the dog is very proud of his moustache, but one day a bird comes and steals it from him. Join Milo as he searches for his missing moustache, and finally solves the problem, in this hilarious and quirky story by nine-year-old Collins Big Cat...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Stumbling upon a hidden and forgotten garden, three young friends find themselves transported to World War One, and caught up in the shocking truth of young soldiers sent to...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level What are codes for and who uses them? How do you make a code, how do you break a code? If you think only spies and soldiers use codes, you're wrong! Find out how codes have been...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level When Alex's dad drags him to Boswall and Sons, the local department store, he never expects to find himself thrown into a world of kidnap and spies. Written by Carnegie-nominated...

The Dancing Dog can do lots of dances - but can he do all of them? Follow the Dancing Dog as he dances his way through a selection of dance styles, and shows that he doesn't always get the moves right. Beautifully illustrated by Pat Murray, this poem was...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level What was the Big Bang? What was the Universe like just after the Big Bang? Who discovered the Big Bang? Stunning photographs and detailed information help to explain the answers...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Explore the fascinating life cycle of the salmon, from river life to the big oceans and back to where they hatched, in this highly photographic information book by Sally Morgan...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level High in the Arabian mountains, Ali and Sameer gaze in wonder at a leopard. When the leopard roars with pain after being shot Sameer and Ali flee, terrified that they will fall...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level No one has a gran like Ellie and Morris. Gran has red hair, a leather jacket, and she's part of a motorbike gang. When Gran's lodger disappears with her motorbike, Ellie and...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Walter Tull was a successful footballer and officer in the British Army in World War One. These achievements are even more exceptional because Walter was Afro-Caribbean,...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Dana has started her new school and is keen to meet new friends, but Sophie isn't making it easy for her. When Dana decides to stand up to Sophie and her gang, everything changes...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This wonderfully emotive collection of poems by award-winning poet Gareth Owen explores both the humorous and more serious elements of childhood, and is filled with beautiful...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Follow Kwame Nkrumah-Acheampong's amazing life from a small town in Ghana to the slopes of the 2010 Winter Olympics, via the Snowdome in Milton Keynes. As the first Ghanaian...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Extreme sportsmen and women go faster, climb higher and compete for longer. No sporting challenge is too great. Find out the great dangers people face when pushing themselves to...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Find out all about the remarkable history of Charles Darwin's theory of evolution in this non-fiction information book. Accompanied with detailed artwork and photos, this book...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Omar and Sasha wander through war-torn streets with their dog Valentine, searching for an address at the Rue Bel Tesoro. On their journey they meet a variety of unusual, quirky...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level An atmospheric collection of new poems about the sea and earth by poet Judith Nicholls, beautifully illustrated by Judy Musselle. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level The Three Princes are all desperate to win the love of Princess Halima, and a challenge is set by her father to find the most beautiful, magical gift they can find. But when...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Have you ever been camping? Become an expert camper - find out how to read maps, set up camp, cook campfire food and even track wild-animals with this fun non-fiction information...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level So you want to be an Anglo-Saxon? Find out how to do it in just a few stages. From fighting the Vikings and praying to gods, to making books from animal skin - all is revealed in...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Have you ever been amazed at how far animals migrate each year? Have you ever wondered why animals migrate for such long distances? Find out all about the journeys animals make...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Stretch is a cat, long and slinky. Woffles is a dog, big and woolly. When the People bring home Muffy the new cat with sharp claws, Woffles' quiet life is shattered. But Stretch...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level This hilarious set of poems by award-winning and much-loved poet Roger McGough explores the weird and the wonderful. Filled with brand new poems and accompanied by wonderful...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level What is blood? How does it help us? How does it travel around the body? Find answers to all these questions, learn what the heart and lungs do and see what the difference is...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Find out how to become an Ancient Egyptian in just a few stages with this fact-filled book from popular author and illustrator Scoular Anderson. From living off the land and...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Ben's feeling sick, or at least that's what he says. Really, he doesn't want to see his friend Vince. But when he finds a monster under his bed he has an idea - the two swap...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Explore the extraordinary world of fossils! Find out how they're formed, where to find them and how to identify them in this information book. Written by palaeontology expert Dr...

Build your child's reading confidence at home with books at the right level Cinderella is tired of a life of chores, but everything changes when her fairy godmother turns up. Just as she meets her perfect prince, though, the clock chimes twelve and she...

Have you ever gone looking for buried treasure? Find out all about being an archaeologist, the treasure that has been found - from gold coins to butter that has been preserved for thousands of years - and what we can learn from it in this fascinating...

As five friends paddle around the bay in their dinghy, none of them see a storm coming until it's too late. Swept out to sea, the children end up on a desert island. Follow them in this exciting playscript, as they explore the island and try to find a...

A beautifully illustrated anthology of Wendy Cope's poems, this collection includes well-loved classics such as "Summer Toes" and "Into the Bathtub" as well of lots of brand new, fabulous poems, which take us on a wonderful journey full of little...

A wonderful anthology of poetry by award winning poets John Agard and Grace Nichols, brought to life with beautiful illustrations by Satoshi Kitamura. Purple/Band 8 books offer developing readers literary language, with some challenging vocabulary. Text...

Travel the world and look at some of the most amazing buildings - inside and out! Find out how they're built, what they do and lots more fantastic facts in this exciting and very visual book. Each building is intricately illustrated, providing lots of...

Find out all about living in India as we follow Gini on a day in her life in Jaipur. Who's in her family, what does she like to eat and what's her school like? This non-fiction recount, written and beautifully photographed by Jonathan and Angela Scott,...

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...

Follow the narrator as he takes us through the good and bad aspects of micro-organisms in this fun rhyming poem by Sam McBratney, explaining that while these unseen bugs can ruin food and make us ill, they also keep our world under control, by rotting...

Have you ever wondered how things are created? Find out all about inventors and their amazing inventions in this non-fiction information book, written and illustrated by Scoular Anderson. Green/Band 5 books offer early readers patterned language and...

The desert is too hot to stand still, so Hoppit and his friends keep moving. As more and more animals join, who knows where they're going to end up! It's a big surprise for everyone except the snake and eagle, who try to warn them what's ahead...Join in...

Follow this simple instruction text with clear photographs of each stage to learn how to plant your own pips. Pink/1B - A simple instruction book Text type: Non-fiction Focus phonemes: p, o, t, s, c, u, g, e, i, a, m, d, ck, n The step-by-step guide on...

Interested in football? This photographic non-fiction book looks at all the different football skills needed to play the game, score and win. Pink/1B - A simple non-fiction book Text type: Non-fiction Focus phonemes: i, c, a, n, p, ck, t, k, o, d, r, u,...

Sid is a rat at the tip, he lives there with his friends Cam and Tim. But while they sleep soundly in their snug beds Rick the cat is on the look out for some dinner. This exciting story is vividly illustrated by Tomislav Zlatic. This is a Band 01B/Pink...

Sid is sad because his dad is in a pit, but he comes up with a cunning plan to get him out and play a trick on the man that put him there at the same time! This hilarious story about two mammoths is humorously illustrated by Woody Fox. Pink/1A - A simple...

Find out about different foods and the different ways that they are eaten in this photographic non-fiction book. Pink/1A - A simple non-fiction book Text type: Non-fiction. Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d. Pictures of all the different foods on...

Sam the squirrel has seen a juicy looking nut at the top of a tree, but when he tries to knock it down, it falls to the ground and into the paws of a cat and a dog. Will he ever get his nut back? Beautiful illustrations by Giuditta Gaviraghi accompany...

What different objects can children use during play? Find out in this photographic non-fiction book. Pink/1A - A simple non-fiction book. Text type: Non-fiction. Focus phonemes: s, a, t, i, p, n, m, d. Photos of each of the items on pages 14-15 help...

Let's get creative and have fun! Get an old sock, some glue, marker pens and material and follow this simple instruction text to make your own cool frog or snake hand puppet. Photographically illustrated the lively, colourful images show each stage and...

When a hungry boy wishes for an egg he gets a surprise - a magic egg that makes everything he wishes for come true with hilarious consequences. But in the end does he ever really get what he wants? This traditional tale is beautifully illustrated by...