The Collins Big Cat - Band 15/Emerald

Mustafa never wins anything. Sam, the teacher''s pet, is always the class competition champion. But when Mustafa finds out the prize for the latest school project is tickets to a football game, he has to win. Emerald/Band 15 books provide a widening range of genres including science fiction and biography, prompting more ways to respond to texts. A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing. Text type: A contemporary story Ideas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

About the author

A. M. Dassu is a multi award-winning writer of both non-fiction and fiction including the internationally acclaimed novel Boy, Everywhere, one of The Guardian's, Bookriot's, Kirkus's, American Library Association's Booklist's, CLPE's and BookTrust's Book of the Year.
Collins Big Cat is a whole-school reading program that provides complete support for primary reading. Children will become fluent readers through hundreds of high-quality fiction and nonfiction banded books by award-winning authors and illustrators. In-depth teaching resources support you in developing and assessing key reading skills at all stages from early reading through to phonics, to guided, whole-class, and independent reading for more confident readers.

Product details

• Authors: A M Dassu, A.M. Dassu
• Assisted by: Sibu Puthenveettil (Illustration)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 9
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780008440671
• ISBN: 978-0-00-844067-1
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 4 mm
• Series: Collins Big Cat
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; Humanities, art, music > Education > Education system; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Animals / General, English, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / General, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Sports & Recreation / Soccer, Sports teams & clubs, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), School stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: School stories, Interest age: from c 8 years, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, Sports & outdoor recreation (Children's / Teenage), Sporting stories (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage fiction: Sporting stories, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Friendship stories