Collins Big Cat - Band 17/Diamond

Mary Anning was one of the greatest fossil hunters in history. Find out how Mary''s life changed when she found an enormous fossil on her local beach, and how her discoveries transformed the way we think about life on Earth. The glossary and index can be used to develop children''s information retrieval skills further. Diamond/Band 17 books offer more complex, underlying themes to give opportunities for children to understand causes and points of view. Ideas for guided reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activities.

About the author

Sufiya Ahmed was born in India and arrived in the UK as a baby. She lived in Bolton, Lancashire, before moving to London where she still lives. Sufiya has worked in advertising and in the House of Commons, but is now a full-time author. In 2010 Sufiya set up the BIBI Foundation, a non-profit organisation, to arrange visits to the Houses of Parliament for diverse and underprivileged school children.

Product details

• Authors: Sufiya Ahmed, Ahmed Sufiya, Collins Big Cat
• Assisted by: Maxine Hammen (Illustration), Isabel Munoz (Illustration)
• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 10 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.07.2022
• EAN: 9780008478872
• ISBN: 978-0-00-847887-2
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Collins Big Cat
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > History, politics; Education and learning > Schoolbooks, general education schools; English, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Military & Wars, JUVENILE NONFICTION / School & Education, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Spies & Spying, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Interest age: from c 10 years, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), For National Curriculum Key Stage 2, For National Curriculum Key Stage 2 (England and Wales), For primary education, Educational: English language: readers & reading schemes, Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / Reading & Phonics, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary